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Filter HTML
Many websites take input from users. If your website is going to take that input a redisplay it somewhere on the site, you really need to filter your html. If you are lucky the requirements for your site will let you strip out all html code, if your not lucky you will have to filter it. Why Filt ...
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php function json_decode()
So I was using the php function php_decode to convert a JSON encoded data result from a web service (More on that later) But it was choking on the JSON formated data result. Why? well, the C# library that I was using to generate the JSON data encoded a DateTime object as TimePosted: ...
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Wordpress and iphone, together
So, wordpress now has an iPhone app. Im not sure how I feel about typing out a blog entry on my phone but it might be useful in some circumstances. By the way as you can tell from the brievity of this post. Yes it was from my iPhone. So you too go out there and start blogging from your phone.
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Mobile Me
Hey I finally got in. No matter how many times I reset my password, it was saying that it I had the wrong username / password. But magically not today. So Im only a week late to the fun, but I have to say since I dont have an exchange server (though I might set one up) that Mobile is a decent re ...
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Server Pains
Well over the last 2 weeks this site has run on 2.5 different servers. The original, the temp, and the rebuilt original. But everything looks good now.
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OPML
OPML, the feed of feeds. Really. I recently got a chance to work with opml, and I was bored on a sunday night, so I thought I would share with you a couple of thing I observed. First off the link: opml and asp.net - That helped with parsing the opml file and getting a dataset from it. OPML files ...
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Evernote Rules
Ok, so this is my first day with evernote, but I like it a lot so far. The idea of Evernote is to store all your notes online and to be your remote brain. To that end you can store text and images (including uploads from camera phones, and your builtin web cam) it will then store that data, and r ...
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Las Vegas ISC West
The largest security convention and expo that I have ever seen. It was also the first that I have seen, but at 26000 people in attendance I think it has to be close to the biggest. So why was I there? Aquila Command. We were at the expo in booth 39030 along with Eagle-i. Eagle-i as I have talk ...
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Yahoo Developer Theater
Recently I have found myself watching more and more of the yahoo developer theater. Now at times it is slow, and not very direct, or to the point. But that is what fast forward was developed for. Otherwise it is filled with great content including discussions with and interviews of some the devel ...
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Software that makes my life a little better
I thought I would run down some of the software that I have been using lately. Some that I just started using, some that I have been using for quite some time. My main computer is a macbook pro, so all of this software is going to be for OS X Leopard, though some of it is available on other platf ...
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Del.icio.us Support
I added support for delicious for my bookmarks. I signed up for delicious many moons ago, and I havent used it as much as I should. From now on though that is going to change. I want to keep better track of the helpful webpages that I come across, and I thought that I would share those bookmarks ...
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And the number of blog post spike as Apple launchs the iphone SDK
Well, I guess I will help add to the spike. So here is my input. First off, awesome, looks like a long of awesome functionality is included. and lot of freedom. Then if you also add the announcements of the improvements to the iphone software, then no wonder that RIM stock was down 3 dollars by t ...
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Notes: installing Django / Python / Mysql on OS X
Trying to branch out in my scope of web development, being mostly a PHP and .NET developer, I decided to try Python. Now I still do not know much about Python development, packages, or even the syntax. Really I am just getting started with it. But I thought I would link to a couple of articles ...
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Social Graph & Data Portability
Wow, that is a broad subject. It is also one that is getting a lot of attention as of late. First, there was the Internet, Next the need for Social networks, Next the need to have your social network follow you wherever you go. How do you do that?Currently there are many (hundreds? thousands?) o ...
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Project 1 - Aquila Command.
From the latin word for Eagle, comes Aquila Command. A remote alert and control platform based around Eagle-i, a video surveillance system that tracks changes between frames and then alerts the users. (www.jemeztechnology.com)Aquila Commands function is to take in a stream of images from Eagle-i pro ...
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Evernote Rules
Ok, so this is my first day with evernote, but I like it a lot so far. ??The idea of Evernote is to store all your notes online and to be your remote brain. ??To that end you can store text and images (including uploads from camera phones, and your builtin web cam) ??it will then store that data, an ...
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Las Vegas ISC West
The largest security convention and expo that I have ever seen. ??It was also the first that I have seen, but at 26000 people in attendance I think it has to be close to the biggest. ??So why was I there? ??Aquila Command. ??We were at the expo in booth 39030 along with Eagle-i. ??Eagle-i as I have ...
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Yahoo Developer Theater
Recently I have found myself watching more and more of the??yahoo developer theater. ??Now at times it is slow, and not very direct, or to the point. ??But that is what fast forward was developed for. it is filled with great content including discussions with and interviews of some the developers b ...
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Software that makes my life a little better
I thought I would run down some of the software that I have been using lately. ??Some that I just started using, some that I have been using for quite some time. ??My main computer is ??a macbook pro, so all of this software is going to be for OS X Leopard, though some of it is available on other pl ...
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Del.icio.us Support
I added support for delicious for my bookmarks.?? I signed up for delicious many moons ago, and I havent used it as much as I should.?? From now on though that is going to change.?? I want to keep better track of the helpful webpages that I come across, and I thought that I would share those bookmar ...
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