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Postcard Viewer

Scripts and Software

From the SimpleViewer folks, theAIRTIGHT - PostcardViewer. Pre-loads images, is cross-browser, uses Flash detection, lightweight and best of all, free!

January 18, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Favelet Suite

Scripts and Software

Hmmmm. How did I miss this one? Must have been at the beach. slayeroffice | Favelet Suite.

December 11, 2004 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)

I was impressed when the images faded in without Flash, but Colouir has taken it one step further with the Resizing, Fading Slideshow Demo, done completely with Javascript. View source to see how it works. Very nice! [via Clagnut]

December 10, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Folderblog

Scripts and Software

folderblog is a tiny PHP script that "automatically displays the images placed in a given subdirectory". The script can be used to output images in blog, gallery or whatever format you wish.

I haven't played with it but, I'm going to. [via]

P.S. A "new" ETC is underdevelopment, hence the lack of activity here lately. Stay tuned.

June 21, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (2)

Simple Viewer

Scripts and Software

AIRTIGHT - SimpleViewer - "a free, customizable Flash image viewing application". Check out the demo to see how it works.

April 14, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Pricelessware 2003

Scripts and Software

It's "priceless" because it's free and it's great. Definitely bookmark worthy. Pricelessware 2003 Category Index. [via Ordinary Life]

December 15, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Feed on Feeds

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I have been in search of the perfect RSS software forever. I have tried just about all the big name ones. None seemed to "fit". My wishlist included the following: Somehow integrated with my browser (Firebird). I'm lazy. I don't want to open another program. I want access to my bookmarks so I can bookmark things that interest me to come back to later. I want access to my reads from work. I want to easily see who has updated. I want to display only the new items. I want to be bandwidth-friendly and have the ability to control when and how I update my feeds (I have a lot of them!). I don't need them updating every hour. I only need them updated when I'm ready to read them. I wanted to be able to customize the look to suit me. If I'm going to spend a lot of time looking at them, I want a look I like.

So, after trying almost all of the major feed readers out there so far, enter Feed on Feeds. It's a server-side script and runs on any server with PHP/mysql. It's easy to set up if you're familiar with these types of scripts. It's accessible from my work since it's on my server. It supports OPML import. It displays in my browser just like any other page. Bookmarking is easy. Opening links that interest me in the background in tabs is easy. I can update the feeds all at once, individually, manually or through an automated cron job if I wanted to. I can view the feeds in a number of ways as well . It has a bookmarklet to auto-disover feeds and subscribe as I surf around. A few simple changes and I was also able to customize the look of the output as well (although it does a fine job out of the box).

I do believe I've found the perfect RSS reader for me!

[Feed on Feeds can also be found on sourceforge]

August 28, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (2)

TypePad

Scripts and Software

TypePad is offering it's first public glimpses of their new hosted blogging service, still in Beta Testing. So far, a peek at TypePad News: Template Builder and their Photo Albums.

July 30, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Tabbed DHTML/CSS Blogroll List

Scripts and Software

All-CSS/DHTML Blogroll list (ver 2) :: JayAllen.org. Pretty spiffy!

July 25, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Zempt

Scripts and Software

Zempt :: Multi-platform posting for Movable Type :: Zempt : a new and improved version 0.3.

July 03, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (2)

Lorem Ipsum Generator

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Lorem Ipsum Generator - text filler made easy.

June 23, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Random Image Script

Scripts and Software

photomatt � scripts � Random Image Script.

May 13, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

PhotoPal

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I really like this! PhotoPal is "an image organization system featuring Textism-style picture layout, automatic thumbnail creation, RSS feeds, picture level EXIF date extraction, and picture level descriptions, all without the need for an SQL like database."

I have looked at a lot of image gallery scripts and this is the first one I like the looks of right out of the box!

[via Web-graphics]

May 02, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (1)

Ebay search results through RSS

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Thanks to John for pointing me to this script's author. The author, his post and the original code is from Waxy.org.

This PHP script executes a search on ebay for a specified item and then returns the results as an RSS feed that you can put into your News Reader. The search results will be updated on the same schedule as your blog reads etc.

For example, I am currently looking for lenses for my Olympus Camera. I submitted a search for this and put the results into my News Reader and this is what it looks like (screen capture).

It's very easy to implement. You need to be able to run php on your server, of course. Instructions for implementing within Movable Type follow in the extended although you don't need MT to use this script. Alternately, just upload the php file to your server and point your browser to it to open it up and follow steps 7-9 below.

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April 19, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (1)

Hiveware Image Rotator Script

Scripts and Software

From Hiveware - a PHP Image Rotator Script. and also from the same site, the Cache Trick, which you can use to force-reload images that are delivered by a script (such as with the Rotator Script).

April 05, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

PHP Script to Bounce Searchers

Scripts and Software

New from Scriptygoddess, an update to an earlier script that bounces visitors arriving at your site through Google. This update bounces visitors from a host of search engines. The script is PHP and is obviously not for everyone. Many welcome visitors from search engines. If you're like me though and would like to keep your personal journal away from people looking for nekid pictures of my muther, this script is for you! ;) (Intentional poor spelling to throw off the googlers).

March 15, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)

Using PHP to show Weather Forecast

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Ian-Barton.com - Weather Forecasting from Your Blog is a nice solution for displaying current weather conditions and how just been updated.

March 01, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Nice Titles

Scripts and Software

I've been playing with Nice Titles here today, seen at Kadyelebee's and at MovableBlog. You can see them in action by hovering over some of the links on this page.

I'm having a little display problem though. The links in the body of the posts pop up the Nice Titles about an inch above the link in IE6 but display properly on the sidebar links. It seems to be related to MT somehow, because with the same browser, the NiceTitles display properly on other pages, outside of a MT post. Hmmmm. Anyone care to guess why that is? :)

P.S. This seems to be only supported in the newest of browsers. You may not be seeing anything at all if you don't have the latest version of your browser.

Updated: Feb. 15, 2003. I removed the script from the page because I couldn't get it to behave properly in IE6 in the post body. Probably something at my end and not a reflection on the script as I've seen it work properly on other sites, but I didn't want to invest the time debugging it.

February 12, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (1)

Flip Gallery 2

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I recall seeing the original "Flip Gallery" code awhile back and thought it was very cool. It's now been updated as Flip Gallery 2, and said to be "about 99% more user friendly". It does look great! Nice looking slide show script using PHP and customized for use with Movable Type too. [Sample Flip Gallery page here]

February 07, 2003 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Google hilite

Scripts and Software

Textism Tools: Google Hilite is a general script that "When applied to a page arrived at via Google, this function will highlight the terms used for the Google search wherever they appear."

If you're in to being kind to your Google visitors, it's a handy addition to a site.

December 04, 2002 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Setting up the LGF Referrer Script on MT

Scripts and Software

I wrote this up for someone today, so I thought I'd post it here as well in case someone is looking for step-by-step instructions for installing the LGF Referrer Script (link on the left sidebar under "Scripts") in movabletype. This is a php script, so you must be able to run that. Also, it requires that the page you want to track referrers to be php (ie. index.php). Instructions follow:

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November 20, 2002 | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (1)

Link, Bold, Italics in Comment Area

Movable Type Tips

Scriptygoddess has come up with another great script - this one for adding bold, italics and links in the blog comment areas. You'll find their entry with the script here. You can see it in action on this blog by clicking on the comment link.

Added later: It was pointed out to me that the script could be made more XHTML compliant be changing it from bold to strong and from italic to em. This is easily changed by editing the head section of the script and replacing the b tags with strong and the i tags with em.

November 18, 2002 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Entries: Conditional Comments/Trackback

Movable Type Tips

For anyone who hasn't already found it elsewhere, here is the PHP code for conditional comments - ie. Comment? 1 Comment, 2 Comments. The code for trackbacks is included as well. The bolded part is the part that will show on your page that you may want to change to your own preference of wording. Code follows

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November 12, 2002 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (1)

PHP Script: Alternate Style Sheets

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This PHP script for that will detect the user's browser and load a particular style sheet, based on whether they are using IE or Netscape. Instructions and script follows:

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November 11, 2002 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Table generating script

WebDev

This script from scriptygoddess is very handy and I wanted to bookmark it here as well. While originally intended to generate tables on the fly for thumbnails in a photolog, I've found it can be made to work for a variety of uses, such as putting archive listings into columns etc, just by changing the MT related tags to the appropriate ones. Javascript and php versions are available.

Scriptygoddess Link

November 10, 2002 | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

Collapsing Entries and Comments

Movable Type Tips

Since I've seen this asked on the MT Forum several times lately, I thought I'd just bookmark it here. This is the link to the instructions for making extended entries and comments open and close on the index page - Scriptygoddess Link

November 10, 2002 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Using Lists for Drop Down Menus

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gazingus.org - Using Lists for DHTML Menus looks great, promising cross-browser functionality and the ability to degrade well and maintain access to content! I'm bookmarking it to check out for future use.

Thanks to lashlar for the link.

November 10, 2002 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Gallery Script

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Somewhere in my travels today I came across this link to Coppermine's Image Gallery PHP Script. It offers support for both an embedded and a stand-alone photo gallery, that can be styled to match your website. Looks like it's worth checking out.

November 06, 2002 | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)

Drop Down Category Listings

Movable Type Tips

[Source] Mcroft shares code for putting category listings in a drop down box (about half-way down the page). I'm assuming the first part of the code goes in the HEAD section with the MT scripts and the second part goes where the drop-down menu should appear on the page. I'll have to test that out!

Added later: Tested it out and it is quick and easy. The first part of the code should go in the HEAD section, in between the <script> </script> tags The second part can just be pasted into your index template where you want the drop-down menu to appear. It could easily be used for recent entries or archives, by switching the MT Tags in the code to the appropriate ones.

Added later, later: Loopy provides this alternative, from Pete Bevin. I'll check that out as well, loopy! Thanks.

November 03, 2002 | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)

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