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Roo! Updated!

Chip — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:56:58 +0000

Roo! has finally been updated to version 0.4 RC1. A couple of bugs have been squashed, security has been improved and a new lighter theme has been rolled out. Changes include addition of a developer feed (this!), update of all JS scripts, and implementation of several new features.

New Addition to adButterfly Network

Chip — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:07:01 +0000

First of all, what is adButterfly Network? adButterfly Network is a (wannabe) closed advertisement network, showcasing client ads on all member sites. Latest addition to this network is a Romanian site about traditional treatments, cures and dealing with diseases. Based on the new WordPress 3.0 and with enhanced community features, like a forum plugin, advanced [...]

New 3D Objects

Chip — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:47:02 +0000

My latest 3D model is now up on Turbosquid.com. It’s a simple 3D low-energy bulb. It’s the last simple model, as I intend to go advanced and create some city models. I have several drafts of both modern and futuristic cities. It seems that, lately, object collections start to catch up. So I’ll build several [...]

Craig Ferguson – Late Late Show

Chip — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:05:29 +0000

I’ve been watching for a few weeks now a great show on CBS, namely Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. This man is fantastic and he’s been through a lot during his life. Now, before I start, let me tell you my favourite parts of his show. So, I’ll start with the monologue, I’ll then [...]

WordPress Automatic Post Thumbnail

Chip — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:58:12 +0000

There are quite a handful of different post thumbnail solutions out there, but it seems that I found a very simple and compatible one that uses the famous timthumb library. Add this code to your functions page, functions.php: function post_image() { global $post, $posts; $thumb = ''; $output = preg_match_all('/<img.+src=[\'"]([^\'"]+)[\'"].*>/i', $post->post_content, $matches); $thumb = $matches [...]

Nice Date Feature – Facebook Style

Chip — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:51:27 +0000

One of the latest features I’ve added to my sports fishing portal was the nice date feature. Instead of showing PHP formatted date and time, I wanted to display time since the action took place, like “4 hours ago”, “2 days ago”, “1 minute ago” and so on. <?php function nicetime($date) { if(empty($date)) { return [...]

Developer Feed: Hello World

Chip — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:22:21 +0000

This is the first developer’s post. Hello world.

Beautiful Examples Of Steampunk Gadgets

Chip — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:05:29 +0000

I’m a big fan of the steampunk trend or genre, be it in books, games or movies. I gathered here a collection of the most beautiful examples of steampunk inspired gadgets. According to Wikipedia, Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction, frequently featuring elements of fantasy, that came into prominence in the [...]

How To Optimize A Link Directory – Part 1

Chip — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:51:30 +0000

This is a step by step tutorial about optimizing a link directory site. I’m doing this for my one and only link directory which starts to grow old in a world of social media domination. First of all, a basic Google Analytics metrics shows a very high bounce rate. This is understandable as users arrive, [...]

Ark

Chip — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:33:28 +0000

An unknown virus has destroyed almost the entire human population. Oblivious to the true nature of the disease, the only remaining survivors escape to the sea. In great ships, they set off in search of uninhabited land. So begins the exodus, led by one man… Official web site: http://www.thearkfilm.com/ It’s a bit late, but for [...]

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