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Code 2009/04/29 1 min read

HTTP Authentication on PHP as CGI (like Dreamhost)

Using PHP's HTTP Authentication is a simple way to protect scripts behind a login/password prompt. There's one little problem: it's supposed to work only on PHP as an Apache module, not the CGI version. It took me a while, hair pulling and some googling to get a basic HTTP Auth system working on Dreamhost's PHP as CGI so for my…

WordPress 2009/04/27 1 min read

Prepare For WordPress Plugin Competition 2009

A few minutes ago, Mark from WebLog Tools Collection announced the 2009 Edition of the totally cool WordPress Plugin Competition. As I've written several times already, this is the best moment in the plugin year. Awesome ideas and awesome plugins popping, that's a truly exciting moment. This year, Mark introduced a new rule: winners from past edition can't compete. I…

WordPress 2009/04/24 1 min read

Comparison of WordPress SEO Plugins

Filed in the "I hate SEO plugins" category (why), and tagged as "but some are better than others", there's an article on Urban Giraffe that gives a comparison of WordPress SEO Plugins. The article is factual and tends to prove that HeadSpace is the most comprehensive and featured pack plugin, particularly compared with All In One SEO, more famous and…

WordPress 2009/04/21 1 min read

Use Twitter to Identify Yourself on WordPress Blogs

If you're a Twitter user, got a WordPress blog, and would like to throw in some interactions between those two, don't miss this plugin: Twitter Connect. Using the brand new Twitter's OAuth API, this plugin lets you identify yourself using your Twitter account. I like it for several reasons: it's cool, it's quick, and it opens the door to getting…

In case you'd like to know more about me, there's a pretty good interview of me over at Single Function. I say "pretty good" because I like how interviews there are done, mixing up personal aspects with more focused and technical ones. Go read!

2009/04/20 21h39 #

Review 2009/04/15 7 min read

@Splitweet: You’re My Favorite Twitter Client

Recently, I've been using Twitter more and more. I recently launched a tiny web service and decided to use Twitter as a "marketing" platform (maybe I'll blog about this later) so I really needed a way to switch easily between multiple Twitter accounts and identity. The best twitter client I've found yet is Splitweet, a free web-based Twitter multi account…

WordPress 2009/04/14 1 min read

Admin Drop Down Menu: Now Fully uneM nwoD porD nimdA

OK, let's step down a bit from Twitter for a while. This is a much overdue update to the übercòól Admin Drop Down Menu. Aside from minor tweaks related to the upcoming WordPress 2.8, more languages than ever (German being the latest addition), the plugin is now fully RTL friendly (hence the so witty post title) I'm warmly thanking a…

TIBAO: a set of super cute flash games, featuring a super cute black little boy exploring the savanna. Recommended for those who have kids who want to play on the computer.

2009/04/04 19h40 #

Ahah 2009/04/03 1 min read

New Infallible Anti Spam Technique

It seems Jeff Atwood from Coding Horror has found a new way to identify spam: comments by women are so rare on my blog that when I see a female name in the comments it is 95% likely to be spam. Sad but true. Hey. Fun but sad but true, I'd say :)

Web 2009/04/01 1 min read

Embed Youtube Video in Twitter

Troy's Twitter Script for Greasemonkey is the definitive power tool for Twitter addicts. The feature list of this tiny script is amazing: my favorite is media embedding (view pictures or Youtube videos right from within Twitter), Retweet button, on the fly link shrinking when writing and expanding when reading, and much more. Check the full description with screenshots on @ArtemR's…