aBowman

New Embed Code for WP.com Users

abowman — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 03:18:42 +0000

I added some new embed code to a lot of the widgets tonight that will work for people who host their blogs on WordPress.com.

aBowman Dog

abowman — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:24:41 +0000

The aBowman Dog is now available as a gadget on iGoogle. You can change the look of the dog here and then add the gadget to iGoogle by pressing the button below the customization form. Over the next few weeks, I will be adding some new features, optimizing the code and fixing bugs.

Minor Groovy Fish Update

abowman — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:27:26 +0000

The update I applied today to the Groovy Fish Android app fixes the anti-aliasing issue users were experiencing on the Droid and Nexus One. Those users should no longer see distorted graphics (jagged edges on the fish and lily pads) after installing the update.

Groovy Fish now on Android Phones

abowman — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:15:55 +0000

The new Groovy Fish application is now available for download on the Android Marketplace. Groovy Fish is a lot like the Fish gadget, but also includes lily pads and flowers.

QR Codes (Scan to download):

Newton’s Cradle Gadget

abowman — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:11:56 +0000

Some of you have probably already seen the Newton’s Cradle gadget. Just figured I would announce it here for those who subscribe to the blog.

It is currently available for iGoogle and Chumby. The Chumby version adds another dimension to the gadget, since it responds to tilting. I’ll be making it available to other sites soon.

New Hamster Gadget

abowman — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:03:31 +0000

Check out the new Hamster gadget.

I’ll be adding a Clearspring menu soon so that you can add it to sites other than iGoogle.

Add Gadgets to MySpace and Blogger

abowman — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:42:38 +0000

Over the past week, I’ve been adding new buttons under each of the gadgets that allow you to easily add the gadgets to MySpace or Blogger. Some of you may want to customize the gadget before adding it to your page. To do that, click the “edit settings” link and use the form to adjust the colors or to change other values. When you’re finished, click one of the “add to” buttons below the customized gadget to add it to your page.

Gadget HTML Code Updated

abowman — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:47:06 +0000

Yesterday, I was testing out the gadgets on MySpace and I discovered that the embed code was no longer working. They must have recently changed the way they parse the code and rewrite it. I updated the gadget html code and it should now work for you.

To get the code for your page, click on the edit settings link under the gadget. You should then see a text box under the edit settings form which contains the code.

New Picasa Photos Gadget

abowman — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:32:58 +0000

Conveniently view photos on your iGoogle page with my new Picasa Photos gadget. There are several Picasa gadgets in the directory right now, but this one has some features the others don’t have. There is a full screen mode, a thumbnail mode, a keywords/tags search. Even if you don’t have a Picasa account, you can search for photos that are in the public gallery to display on your iGoogle page. The gadget on this site is set to show pictures of dogs.

New Look for aBowman.com

abowman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:22:27 +0000

I finally got around to redesigning the site! At first, I was just going to use one of the ready made minimalist themes, but I wasn’t completely happy with any of them. What I ended up doing was stripping down and tweaking the default Kubrick theme that comes with WordPress and adding a little code to generate the navigation tabs. I’m probably going to be adding more to the footer over the next few days, like recent post links, recent comments links, and a search box.