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PHP: Be careful with empty()

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:22:00 +1000

Be vary careful when using PHP's empty() function. Some code that I came across recently handled configuration of something where each config option was a record in the database. Upon saving, the fields of the form were iterated over and 'empty' fields were ignored and not saved.

Design: Tribute to Michael Jackson

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:44:00 +1000

A tribute to Michael Jackson, the King of Pop.

Design: Colour trip

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:26:00 +1000

Here is another wallpaper for my Deviant Art gallery. This one is a series of concentric colour wheels that have been offset slightly to give the look of a spiral.

New Design: Colourful lines

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:20:00 +1000

I felt that I needed a new wallpaper (it's been a while since my last one). I wanted to feature some sort of colourful swirly pattern so I set about creating Colourful Lines, the latest addition to my Deviant Art gallery.

New design: Scrum and Cola logo

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:04:00 +1000

I have a new design in my Deviant Art gallery. This one is a logo/icon kind of thing for a Scrum-based Project Management tool that Mark Gandolfo is working on. You can follow the project on Twitter.

How to: Home screen icon in iPhone web app

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:40:00 +1000

Ever wondered how some iPhone web applications manage to get an automatic icon when adding them to Springboard (your home screen)? All you have to do is add this to the <head> of your page:

Initial iPhone version of my blog

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:35:00 +1000

I just put up an iPhone optimised version of this blog at iphone.nathanhoad.net. For this early version I have only included basic post reading but intend on eventually including all of the functionality of the full site.

Internet Explorer: Get the facts

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:20:00 +1000

Internet Explorer is a horrid browser.

Best Keyboard Cats yet

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:19:00 +1000

If you don't know what Keyboard Cat is then just watch these videos and laugh. It's that simple.

How to: Colours in Git

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:13:00 +1000

Bored with just black and white in your git status? Add some colour!