Been a while since I did anything about my layout and since updaing my layout usually boosts my creative spirit I decided to pimp my old layout since I did really like it as it was.
So, at this point the only new thing is the layout, but I’m planning on re-doing the plugin pages to give more information on them and more proper support.
On my way home today I bought this bottle of apple-pear juice (in my everlasting search for a healthy drink with a nice taste), nothing special and who cares.. I know, but read the label..
Cracked me up 
Wish more companies would do this, gives you an extra reason to get one of these bottles (kind of like a happy meal .. but then for drinks).
Those who were already using NotifyMe prior to updating their WP installation to WP 2.5 should not have had any problems working with the plugin, however new installs on WP 2.5 failed miserably due to the fact that WP seems to have made some changes related to error checking for plugins.
The problem has been fixed in the latest version (1.04); all I really had to do was put the installation instructions in a function rather than have them hanging loose inside the php file.
Anyway, go get it.
On a side note; the code for notifyme is currently really dirty and hazardous.. I will certainly clean this up once I get around to making a final version of the plugin.
Anyway, back to the point, on my Laptop (my personal companion) I have a dual boot installation of Kubuntu 7.10 and Windows XP running, Kubuntu mainly for development and XP for leisure (aka. gaming).
One of the things I love about Windows though, is that it is so damn easy to customize explorer to your needs, I found a post on deviantart today.. which had some really interesting references to explorer addons in it, I gave it a try and well.. you can see the result in the attached screenshot! I guess I’ll be spending a few more hours than usual on XP today ^_^
(for those who need a new set of glasses; the addons, plugins, extensions.. call it what you like.. are: FindeXer, QTTabbar, QTAddressBar)
Isn’t she a beauty?
For those of you who haven’t heard of openmoko or neo1973 yet, check it out.
For all you iPhone lovers out there: this phone is technically better than the iPhone in almost every single way.
Can’t wait till it comes out.
I just came across the following video on youtube.. it’s seriously fucked up how this guy thinks about the Internet, or the world in general for that matter.
Basically, “the internet” steals from the real artists, by releasing the same type of arts (if not better) without having people pay for it. Cause now real artists don’t get paid for what they do.
What a nutjob.. I love the hosts reactions though 
Well I was going through some of my old files today and I bumped into a complete backup of a hosting site I used to own together with a friend of mine, CrystalCore! Including in the backup was the very first CMS I ever made, looking back at it now it looks extremely poor, though in my head it always looked a lot better, anyway it’s not to be compared to anything you see these days.
Screenshots of the CMS
And screenshots of the frontend site of what CrystalCore used to be .. *sniff*.. I really enjoyed working on that site
This was all done by me, my friend took care of the technical side of business, eg. the servers and client management.
Keep in mind that my experience level was a lot lower compared to what it is now 
Some time ago I made a little “manual” on PHP for my wife, because she kept on asking me for help on her sites and I was growing sick of it, I figured if I could get her to understand the basics of PHP, maybe I wouldn’t have to get up and help her every 5 minutes, well.. I still have to help her, and I doubt she’s going to take a look at the “manual” any time soon, but I thought I’d share it with the web, maybe someone else can put it to good use.
Click here to check out the PHP Manual (for lack of a better word..)
Note that this is not a walkthrough or anything like it, like it explains on the first page it’s a couple of pages that show you how it’s done, and from there you can draw your own conclusions, that’s how I learned PHP, that’s how I learned the basics of Python and that’s how I’m now learning a bit of C#, in my opinion it’s the best way.
On a side note, I have discontinued the development of the MyStats Wordpress plugin, as it has hardly any downloads and I have my doubts about it’s overall functionality (besides I’m busy enough as it is).
Wow.. I’m speechless..
Logitech MX Air Rechargeable Cordless Mouse Review
Hiiiigh gadget score!
Ok I really wonder sometimes, do people know what Beta means? I mean, I know Google and companies of the like have been abusing the name Beta lately, but come on people, it’s not just a word that makes a program look sparkly!
Beta MEANS the software is NOT FINNISHED and is ONLY to be used for testing and development!
I say this because lately I’ve had a lot of people asking for support for the NotifyMe plugin, saying their database of an amount of users WAY larger than what is responsible to be managed by beta software.
I am very honest about my plugins, useronline and pageactivity at this point are solid plugins who might have a bug here and there but they work! NotifyMe is NOT a solid plugin! It is Beta and I do NOT recommed anyone using it for any purposes other than testing or development!
So if you are using NotifyMe on your website with a large user database, please do yourself a favour and switch to another plugin, NotifyMe has a very usefull import and export feature so it won’t be hard, just wait untill a full version is released, and then start using it for real.
Nathan, 23 years old, dutch origins, lives in Canada with his Quebec wife.
