11 March 2007
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I would highly recommend MyBlogLog as a site for anyone who blogs. You can pay for detailed statistics but the free account is enough to get a sense of what areas are popular. For each of the last seven days … Continue reading
10 March 2007
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On Thursday evening, Jane and I went to see a ballet performance of Don Quijote at the Broadway Theatre in Catford. It was my first time to a ballet event and, for my cultural credentials, I regret to say that … Continue reading
9 March 2007
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As a post-script to yesterday’s updated comments code, I wanted to show the graphic that is used as a marker while specific information for each entry (thumbnail graphic and number of existing comments) is being looked up on Flickr. The … Continue reading
8 March 2007
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As promised yesterday, today I will give details of the updated javascript code that drives my comment links, all of which depends on the jQuery library. The original snippet looked like this: $(document).ready(function() { $(“div.flickrcomment”).each(function(){ var aFlickr = this.id.split(“-“); var sPicID = aFlickr[1]; $(this).load(“http://www.web-den.org.uk/scripts/flickrgrab.php”, {photo_id:sPicID},function(){ $(this).show(2000); } ); });}); The revised version is a little … Continue reading
7 March 2007
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Last year, I concocted a script that links my blog postings to pictures on my Flickr account (see index of postings). This allowed comments to be made on my blog postings using the secure, tried and tested mechanism set up … Continue reading
6 March 2007
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Are books getting too long or is my attention span getting too short? I can think of several generally excellent volumes I have read recently which, by the time I got to the end of them, I found myself thinking … Continue reading
5 March 2007
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Surprise, surprise. There are a few pictures of Saturday night’s lunar eclipse on Flickr… You can view a good selection of them by browsing for photos tagged “lunar eclipse” or by looking at the group set up to collate pictures … Continue reading
4 March 2007
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The skies were clear last so John and I went out to take some photos of the lunar eclipse. As anticipated, my shots turned out small and not particularly sharp (I lent John the tripod, since he had a longer … Continue reading
3 March 2007
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Tonight is due to see a total lunar eclipse in the UK (my source for the news was The Register, via John Pettigrew’s blog). The earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon and so our orbiting satellite is lit only … Continue reading
2 March 2007
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Buoyed up by the delicious results last time I cooked Costolette di Maiale con Salvia (pork chops with sage) based on the recipe in Jamie’s Italy, I decided to rustle it up again last night when we had a guest … Continue reading