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Drupal Poll Module’s Annoying 128 Character Limit

Posted November 3, 2008  |  Filed in: Drupal    

I’m working on a project that is giving me some hardcore Drupal experience, and in general I’m liking Drupal quite a bit (more on this when the project is finished though).
Anyways, even though I’m working with Drupal 6, there seems to be some legacy code from older versions in place - among them the 128 [...]

Sending a 301 “Moved Permanently” Header with PHP

Posted September 3, 2008  |  Filed in: PHP    

Using these 2 handy-dandy lines of PHP code, you can easily redirect both people and search engines to a web page’s new location. By doing it this way, you not only make life easier for your site’s visitors, but also let search engines know that they should update their records about the move.

Generate Javascript Files with PHP

Posted August 22, 2008  |  Filed in: PHP    

There are times when you might want to fetch stuff from a database using PHP and then spit out a JavaScript file. For example, many image slideshows are controlled by javascript - but what if the image references are stored in MySQL? You can use PHP to fetch the info, and then include the javascript/php [...]

I’m Still Here!

Posted August 8, 2008  |  Filed in: Uncategorized    

I haven’t had a new post in awhile, so I just wanted to drop a quick “hello!” and let folks know I’m still alive! It’s just been an incredibly busy summer for me. I’ve been working too much, traveling, working on the house, gigging (I play drums), seems everybody I know is getting married, etc. [...]

So Your PHP Error Reporting is Off

Posted June 25, 2008  |  Filed in: PHP    

If you’re working with crappy web host, you might notice that you’re getting a lot of blank PHP pages. This is likely due to PHP’s error reporting being completely turned off - here’s a fix.

Benchmark Your PHP Pages

Posted June 18, 2008  |  Filed in: PHP    

Curious about how long your PHP pages take to load - or maybe you’re on a total optimizing / refactoring rampage? This will help you see how many microseconds you can shave off your page generation time.

Using PHP to Obfuscate Email Addresses

Posted June 5, 2008  |  Filed in: PHP    

Want to thwart those pesky spambots? These 2 simple PHP functions can mask those email addresses, and when worked into your CMS, can make it super easy for you and your clients to whip up safe email links on the web.

Handy Mac OSX Keyboard Shortcuts

Posted May 22, 2008  |  Filed in: OS X, gtd    

In this short article, I cover some of the lesser known mac keyboard shortcuts that are nice because many allow your hands to remain in the standard keyboard position, and don’t require the arrow keys. I also cover some of the Firefox shortcuts I use the most.

Turn Numerous Television Without Pity Review Pages into One Page

Posted May 15, 2008  |  Filed in: Uncategorized    

Tired of clicking through those long Television Without Pity reviews? Then you should try out this simple tool that collects all the pages for you into 1 printer friendly page.

A Very Simple SEO Tool

Posted May 6, 2008  |  Filed in: SEO    

Whenever somebody asks me how they can get more “organic” search engine traffic to their site, one of the first things I look at are the Page Title and Heading 1 tags on the page. I created this handy tool as an easy to to tell what they are, or aren’t.

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