Sunday, 24 September 2006

A little weekend maintenance for the web server

I spent a few hours updating the web site this weekend. It was in need of a lot of attention. All of the following changes were made:

  • Updated blojsom from 2.30 to 2.32
  • Restored XHTML 1.1 compliance to all blog pages
  • Added HTML 4.01 Strict comliance to all pages I authored
  • Reduced complexity of main CSS stylesheet used on pages I authored
  • Incorporated YUI reset and fonts CSS stylesheets on pages I authored
  • Added page counter to footer of all blog pages
  • Added Google AdSense ads to template for blog entries
  • Added security code CAPTCHA to blog comment form
  • Enabled email of new comments to myself for immediate approval/deletion
  • Enabled comment moderation so only approved comments appear
  • Separated Remote Speakers Output Plug-In screenshots out onto separate page
  • Added screenshot of Remote Speakers Output Plug-In configuration dialog
  • Moved Remote Speakers Output Plug-In FAQ and Screenshots pages into out_apx directoty

Posted by emilles at 12:43 PM in Stuff

Sunday, 28 May 2006

Blog server up and running

Memorial Day weekend is upon us and I finally got a chance to look at some blog server software and get it installed on my web application server. This should pep up the look of my site quite a bit and make it much easier to use for all. Now I don't need to mess with a lot of raw HTML. I had been wanting this pretty much since the day I revived my web site. I can't believe I didn't just start out with this. Let me know what you think of the new look and feel.

Posted by emilles at 11:48 AM in Stuff

Saturday, 13 May 2006

Perspective on JavaOne

I'm back from a busy week at the JavaOne conference in San Francosco. What an experience it was. More than 10,000 software developers were crammed into a convention center and fed substandard, catered meals and all the free caffine we could handle. I learned quite a bit and even got to meet some of the authors of the Java books I have read over time.

It looks like mobile computing is going to be the next big area of great expansion and innovation. From what the Motorola rep said at their booth, I should finally be able to get my hands on the Motodev development tools and be able to unlock my phone so I can write and put some Java apps on it. I can't wait until I get a free week to see what I can do with my phone—it is so boring with just factory stuff installed.

I am also gong to make an effort to figure out Ajax, which seems to be the next buzzword of the times. I have already got a big book and I just need to carve out a few evenings to read it through and build some demo pages/apps at home. Who knows...I might learn enough to make my lame looking web pages a little more attractive and interactive.

Posted by emilles at 12:00 AM in Stuff
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