Convert PHP Eclipse projects into PDT projects
Posted on May 20, 2008, under Web Dev/Tech.
Found a great quick tip on converting existing Eclipse projects into PDT projects from the globalways Developer Blog.
Essentially you just add a few elements to the .project XML file, and then you have a PDT project! I’d recommend running the “Clean Project” task afterwards just to make sure your project is refreshed.
Compound conditions and regex in SharePoint Designer workflows
Posted on May 19, 2008, under SharePoint.
The Microsoft SharePoint Designer Team Blog has some good tips on incorporating compact and powerful conditions in your workflows. I’ve loved using Regular Expressions in the past - they are so powerful for string matching - and I’m really glad to see it can be used in SharePoint Designer workflows.
If you need a little help putting together some of your own regex magic, try out the Regex Coach.
Microsoft WorldWide Telescope Launched
Posted on May 14, 2008, under Entertainment.
I have been a little “distracted” in a SharePoint Bootcamp this week, but the WorldWide Telescope has been launched. I’m looking forward to going through it with my daughter and getting her reactions.
Free Photoshop Book from SitePoint
Posted on May 14, 2008, under Web Dev/Tech.
SitePoint is giving away their 278 page book The Photoshop Anthology: 101 Web Design Tips, Tricks & Techniques for the next 30 days in PDF format. You do have to give an e-mail address, but then you can download the PDF directly.
The chapters are:
- Getting Started with Photoshop
- Basic Skills
- Creating Buttons
- Creating Backgrounds
- Working with Text
- Adjusting Images
- Manipulating Images
- Designing a Web Site
- Advanced Photoshop Techniques
New HTML and DOM Standards Compliance in IE8 Beta 1
Posted on April 11, 2008, under Web Dev/Tech.
The IEBlog lists new HTML and DOM standards compliance ehancements in IE8 Beta 1. If you mess with JavaScript or the DOM at all, this is good stuff to keep aware of. I’m a little removed from this level of web development as compared to my old role, but I know I would have been pretty excited overall with the enhancements that IE8 brings to the development arena. Hopefully it doesn’t take years to get adopted by IE users once released. 
Apple pushes insecure web browser on computers
Posted on March 31, 2008, under Current Events, Security, Web Dev/Tech.
Apple pushes Safari on Windows via iTunes updater (posted 3/21)
Apple has started offering Windows users its Safari 3.1 Web browser through the same online updater it utilizes for iTunes and the QuickTime video player.
Not just offering, but pushing. As in you must manually un-check the install or ignore it, or Safari will be installed the next time you run the updater to bring your iTunes up to the next release.
MacBook Air hacked in security contest (posted 3/27)
A team of security researchers has won $10,000 for hacking a MacBook Air in two minutes using an undisclosed Safari vulnerability.
Bad decision, Apple. I don’t want that accidentally pushed out on my machines, or any of the family members I help support.
If you want to prevent this from happening on your machine when you run the Apple updater, make sure the Safari option is checked, and then in the top menu, select “Tools > Ignore selected updates”.
Freedom Never Cries
Posted on March 25, 2008, under Entertainment.
Five for Fighting sings about a flag:
The man behind the counter is Fred Ferguson, a Medal of Honor recipient.
h/t: Hugh Hewitt
Energy Efficient Bulbs??
Check your bulbs if you use ‘em. I found brown tinting on two others. Don’t know what to make of that yet, but I will be calling the customer service number on them. Holy cow.
Microsoft WorldWide Telescope
Posted on March 7, 2008, under Current Events, Web Dev/Tech.
FeedDemon and other NewsGator RSS clients now Free!
Posted on January 9, 2008, under Current Events, Web Dev/Tech.
NewsGator and Nick Bradbury (primary developer behind FeedDemon, TopStyle, HomeSite) announced today that their line of RSS clients, including the stellar FeedDemon, are now free! That is awesome!
I have been using FeedDemon as my primary RSS aggregator for over a year, and have loved it. Very quick, responsive, and a nice interface to read and manage feeds. I also subscribe to the (not free) NewsGator Online service to sync my feeds and clippings across 2 FeedDemon clients and the NewsGator Online client. Makes it very easy to stay on top of a lot of information.
Here are the available NewsGator RSS clients that are now free:
- FeedDemon - Windows client
- NetNewsWire - Mac OS X client
- NewsGator Inbox - Microsoft Outlook client
- NewsGator Go! - Mobile client
- NewsGator Online - Web client (has always been free)
They also posted some FAQs to address how this change fits their business model and isn’t NewsGator dumping their the RSS clients.
Update: Turns out they are making their synchronization service available for free as well - cool!
