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WordPress 2.2 is out! This version includes a number of new features and over 200 bug fixes. Download it now.
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Google Summer of Code
March 22, 2007 by daynah
Filed under Scripts and Coding, Wordpress
I read this on WordPress and thought it was a nifty idea. If you’re a computer student interested in making some money and learning at the same time, check out this offer:
Looking for something fun to do this summer? All college and university students around the world are invited to apply to get paid $4,500 USD to work on your favorite open source project this summer. WordPress is among the 131 accepted to Google Summer of Code, of more than 300 projects that applied.
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March 19, 2007 by daynah
Filed under AJaX, Scripts and Coding, Tech News
After listening to Scott’s interview with Jorge Taylor on the Spry AJaX Framework, I decided to read up on it.
The Spry framework for Ajax is a JavaScript library for web designers that provides functionality that allows designers to build pages that provide a richer experience for their users. It is designed to bring Ajax to the web design community who can benefit from Ajax, but are not well served by other frameworks.
The Spry framework is a way to use the data capabilities that enable designers to incorporate XML data into their HTML documents using HTML, CSS, and a minimal amount of JavaScript, without the need for refreshing the entire page. The Spry framework is HTML-centric, and easy to implement for users with basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The framework was designed such that the markup is simple and the JavaScript is minimal. The Spry framework can be used by anyone who is authoring for the web in their tool of choice. (From Adobe Labs)
Definitely more fun and exciting stuff to learn. I think this framework is very promising, and will help web designers build websites quickly. Check out the demos with this Spry framework. I just downloaded the Spry Pre-Release 1.4, so I’ll definitely be playing with it soon!
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CSS 3: Substring Matching Attribute Selectors
March 16, 2007 by daynah
Filed under Code Snippets, CSS, Tips and Tutorials
I was reading up on CSS 3′s Substring matching attribute selectors and discovered a fun way to reference anchor links!
Web links can be a variety of files. PDF, DOC, and HTML are some of the familiar ones. I was wondering if we could put a small icon to denote what type of file is being downloaded, and with CSS3, it’s quite possible.
Create an HTML file. Between the <head> tags, put
<style>
body {
font-size: .9em; font-weight: bold;
}
a { color: blue; line-height: 1.5em; }
a[href$=".html"] {
padding-left:20px; background-image:url(html.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
a[href$=".pdf"] {
padding-left:20px; background-image:url(pdf.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
a[href$=".doc"] {
padding-left:20px; background-image:url(msword.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
</style>
and between the <body> tags, put:
<ul> <li><a href="myfile.html">My HTML File</a></li> <li><a href="myfile.pdf">My PDF File</a></li> <li><a href="myfile.doc">My Word Doc File</a></li> <li><a href="http://php-princess.net">Any Link</a></li> </ul>
Save the file as mytest.html (and download these three images as well — 
) and open it up in Firefox 2.0. You will then see something that looks like this:
Isn’t that great? The padding attribute moves the link 20px to the right. And the background-repeat attribute makes sure that image doesn’t repeat. So when I link a PDF file on my website, an image of a PDF file automatically shows next to the link. What a time-saver. :) The only drawback to this is that CSS3 isn’t fully implemented in all of today’s browser. It seems that Firefox 2.0 is ahead in the game. MSIE 7.0 and browsers below do not render CSS3 correctly. But it is a nice tip. Hopefully the next generation of browsers will render CSS3 the way it’s suppose to.
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FQL: Facebook Query Language
February 26, 2007 by daynah
Filed under So Much Data
Introducing, FQL! What is FQL you may ask? FQL is a way to query the same Facebook data you can access through the other API functions, but with a SQL-style interface. In fact, many of the normal API calls are simple wrappers for FQL queries. All of the usual privacy checks are still applied. A typical query looks something like this:
SELECT name, pic FROM user WHERE uid=211031 OR uid=4801660
Read More about the Facebook API here.
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About The WordPress Wii Edition Plugin:
The WordPress Wii Edition Plugin is a plugin that automatically renders an optimized version of your blog when visitors come to your blog on a Nintendo Wii running the Opera browser. Wii’s are automatically detected, there is no configuration needed. The theme used by the plugin is based on the colors of the Wii interface and uses the “Wii†font at sizes that provide for easy reading on TV screens. This plugin was inspired by Alex King’s Mobile Plugin.
Why is this plugin useful?
Webpages on the Wii are hard to view on default zoom and on many pages (designed wider then 800 pixels) you will have to scroll from side to side. In addition, font sizes that work on a computer screen don’t render well on a TV screen. As such we put together this plugin to make our favorite blogs a bit easier to read.
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PHP and Yahoo! Web Services APIs
February 20, 2007 by daynah
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Here’s a great source for information about using PHP with Yahoo! Web Services APIs.
- HOWTO Articles to help you understand our technologies and how you can use them better with PHP.
- Code Samples you can play with. Use them as a starting point for your own applications or study them for subtle nuances.
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February 15, 2007 by daynah
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I was browsing around on the web and ran into something called Ruby on Rails. I have no idea what it is.. but I remember seeing it somewhere else before. So me being my usual curious self, I googled it, and found this nice tutorial called try Ruby!.
Ruby is… a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write.
I find it to be a very cute little language. The syntax is just great. I love all of the shorthand.
Ruby on Rails is a full-stack framework for developing database-backed web applications according to the Model-View-Control pattern. From the Ajax in the view, to the request and response in the controller, to the domain model wrapping the database, Rails gives you a pure-Ruby development environment. To go live, all you need to add is a database and a web server.
Interesting stuff. I think I’ll dive into it a little more later on. :D
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September 7, 2005 by daynah
Filed under Scripts and Coding
Yay, I’m enrolled in this class. So in the next few weeks, I’ll be even busier! I love these digital design classes, except the hours are horrible. I’m so tired after work. heh
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Course: Art (Studio) X491.2 (3 units)
This graphic design/illustration class offers an introduction to the use of the computer as an illustration tool using Adobe Illustrator. Students learn text/graphics manipulation skills used in a variety of projects, such as technical publications, service manuals, textbook art, advertising art, medical illustration, comics, cartography, corporate identity logos, greeting cards, clip art, product illustration, fashion layouts, symbol design and fine art.
Prerequisite: A working knowledge of the Macintosh computer.Instructor: Donna L. Adrain, B.A., Graphic Designer, Independent Contractor, Temecula
When: Tue. 6:30-9:30 pm, Sept. 20-Nov. 22. (10 meetings)
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