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Index of pages filed with the "Announcements" tag (listing records 11 to 20 of 32):
- Comments, Cookies and Gravatars
(Date: Sun 21-Nov-2004 | Comments: 16 | Permalink)
I'll wager that the comments handler on the Urban Mainframe is one of the most frequently revised feedback mechanisms in the entire blogosphere and... I've been at it again ... (continue reading) - Firefox Search Plug-in for Koders.com
(Date: Thu 18-Nov-2004 | Comments: 3 | Permalink)
I have created my first search plug-in(s) for Firefox. The plug-ins add search options for Koders, a search engine for source code. Koders enables developers to easily search and browse source code in thousands of projects hosted at hundreds of open ... (continue reading) - Optimizing RSS Delivery
(Date: Fri 17-Sep-2004 | Comments: 14 | Permalink)
Regular readers will already be aware that I have something of a "bee in my bonnet" about the bandwidth demands of RSS polling. I have made two experimental changes to the RSS feeds available from this website which will, hopefully, reduce the bandwidth ... (continue reading) - A Fresh Coat of Paint
(Date: Mon 2-Aug-2004 | Comments: 30 | Permalink)
I would like to present to you, dear reader, the new-look Urban Mainframe. I was never completely happy with version 3 (Aston) and I've been itching to redesign for a while now. However, it is incredibly difficult for me to allocate time to personal ... (continue reading) - To: My Anonymous Benefactor
(Date: Wed 21-Jul-2004 | Comments: 0 | Permalink)
I would like to say thank you to whomever anonymously purchased Paul Dubois' "MySQL Cookbook" from my Amazon Wish List for me. Quite frankly, I am stunned by your generosity. Thank you.(continue reading) - Comment Preview Usability Issue
(Date: Mon 19-Jul-2004 | Comments: 0 | Permalink)
I had reason to work directly in the Urban Mainframe's RDBMS this morning while implementing a couple of patches to the CMS. While I was poking around, I noticed several records in my "user_comments" table that were in the "preview state" (see: The Ultimate ... (continue reading) - Revised URL Schema
(Date: Sat 17-Jul-2004 | Comments: 3 | Permalink)
I have followed a couple of discussions pertaining to URLs over the past few days. As a result of various articles and their respective comments, I have made a few subtle changes to the URL schema of urbanmainframe.com ... (continue reading) - Back from the Gates of Hell
(Date: Mon 12-Jul-2004 | Comments: 0 | Permalink)
I've spent the past week performing a bug-purge on Shapeshifter, the underlying CMS behind the Urban Mainframe. During this time, I virtually cut myself from the distractions of the Internet. I didn't start my email client (and, by proxy, my newsreader ... (continue reading) - Gmail Invitations Up for Grabs
(Date: Wed 23-Jun-2004 | Comments: 93 | Permalink)
I have six Gmail invitations available on a first come, first served basis. I'm not going to make you jump through hoops to get them either. Leave a comment here with your forename, surname and email address and the first six respondents will get an invitation ... (continue reading) - Urban Mainframe Archives
(Date: Wed 16-Jun-2004 | Comments: 2 | Permalink)
While the Urban Mainframe is blessed with a decent site map and a powerful search engine, I realised that accessing some of the historical content was not as quick nor as simple as it could be. Indeed, some information was totally inaccessible once it ... (continue reading)
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