Archive for November, 2009

Discussion: Ajax Login

I am considering using Ajax in when logging into a website I am creating. Reason: Seems easier to return messages to the user, rather than reloading the page. You can also use some effects that can be kinda cool. But is this a safe approach? Why/Why not? Why not? Please comment:

Evolution and Plaxo and SugarCRM

It’s time we got a Plaxo-plugin for the Plaxo Online Service.

HTC Hero and Ubuntu

This post will follow my experiences with the HTC Hero Smartphone and it’s releationship with Ubuntu Linux.

A linux distro that “just works”

Just recently Canonical announced the Ubuntu 10.04 – which will be released on April 29, 2010 (hence 10.04). One focus is to make the version boot faster, not a critical feature if you ask me. On another blog I read that what the community really want is an OS that “just works”. I second this [...]

Web development and Internet Explorer

I ramble on Internet Explorer and in particular the upcoming IE 9 – date has not been published.

Twitter and zend framework

# twitter_index.php /** * This code shall update the twitter-status when a new graphic is posted * It will be using the Zend Framework */ $path = ‘/Zend/library/’; set_include_path(get_include_path() . PATH_SEPARATOR . $path); include “Zend/Service/Twitter.php”; # include “Rest/client.php”; # Connect to the twitter-service try { $twitter = new Zend_Service_Twitter(‘username’, ‘password’); echo “that’s nice \n”; echo [...]

A way to prevent SQL-injection

A little while back I wanted to check if there was another way to prevent SQL-injection than to run the mysql_real_escape_string function and other checks. What I did was to add a user that only had read and write access to the database. The user was not allowed to delete. I ran only a few [...]

Linux vs Windows

On this page I will post stuff that might move me back to Windows. Reasons: OpenOffice is slow and not as good as MS Office iPod sync is not stable Laptop uses more battery than under XP Not getting enough debug/crash data when Linux Ubuntu freezes (and really freezes) Not enough pro level programs (Photoshop [...]