del.icio.us seems like the greatest thing right now. It’s a social bookmark manager. I’m using the following code right now to include a random set of my del.icio.us bookmarks on this page. Discussion here.
Author: Dan
Outlook 2002 Holidays Update
Very annoying. The holidays in Outlook 2002 (aka Outlook XP) only extend through 2005. I guess that’s part of Microsoft’s planned obsolescence, but I need to schedule beyond 2005, and I intend to keep using Office XP as long as possible. Strangely, Microsoft released a calendar update for 2007, but only for Outlook 2000! Well,… Continue reading Outlook 2002 Holidays Update
TrackBack Ping Bookmarklet
I’ve made a TrackBack Ping Bookmarklet for Firefox — and mine actually works! Others I’ve seen don’t use the “post” method, which is required by the TrackBack specification. Here’s my TrackBack Ping Bookmarklet. Drag it to your toolbar. Select the URL to which you want to send a TrackBack Ping, then click the Bookmarklet. Fill… Continue reading TrackBack Ping Bookmarklet
Categorylist Modification
I modified the categorylist plugin for Blosxom. Now it only lists a category if there are posts in that category. I’ve created my category taxonomy (tentatively) before I’ve posted in every category, and I don’t want a slew of links to (0) posts. Here’s a diff of my modification.
Writeback Plus Modification
I made a couple of modifications to the Writeback Plus plugin for Blosxom. Here’s the diff file. Basically, I wanted to have the ability to have alternative writebacks display with a shaded background. In addition, I fixed the removal of the builtin trackback flavour. And I also fixed the annoying always plural usage of “writebacks”… Continue reading Writeback Plus Modification
Toolbar Button Spacing
Using Firfox 1.0.3, there seems to be a problem with either the Qute theme or the Googlebar extension (I think the former) resulting is a squished looking Googlebar. Very annoying. Here’s a pic. And here’s the fix: /* Less toolbar button spacing */ toolbarbutton { padding: 3px 4px 4px 3px !important; } toolbarbutton:hover:active, toolbarbutton[open=”true”], toolbarbutton[checked=”true”]… Continue reading Toolbar Button Spacing
My Current Adblock File
Here’s my current adblock file: adblock.txt (last updated: 2005-06-21 11:31:53). You can import this into your Mozilla Firefox Adblock extension. It’s comprehensive — at least for the sites I visit.
Statement of Purpose
There is no particular purpose to this blog other than to give me a chance to play around with the technology. I enjoy toying with technology, software, etc., and I’ve been fooling with creating websites since the first days of the Mosaic browser. Only one of these endeavors has led to anything fruitful — iNonsense,… Continue reading Statement of Purpose