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December 30, 2008
Online Clipboard Reopened
I decided that I wasn't ready to completely remove my Online Clipboard system completely. Instead, I've added an input barrier which should help protect the site against spam bots. We'll see if it helps and how cumbersome it is. I have other options in mind for protecting the site which include a math CAPTCHA and simply restricting content pasted.
On a side note, I've migrated the database this site uses from mysql 4 to mysql 5. I fixed a bug in Quotes Salad but other than that, everything seems to be working ok. The bug grew out of the way the RAND() function changed between mysql versions.
Posted at 01:31 PM | Web Site Stuff | Comments (0)
December 29, 2008
Online Clipboard Closed Down
It's no surprise that I've had to shut down my Online Clipboard. Reviewing past clips reveals that the majority of them were dumps from spam bots. To be honest, I'm surprised it lasted this long. Oh well. Such is life on the interwebs.
Posted at 10:37 PM | Web Site Stuff | Comments (0)
December 23, 2008
WTFramework 1.3 + Spry
I'm quite impressed with Oskar Krawczyk's WTFramework bookmarklet. A simple click and it does its best to figure out what javascript framework a site is using.
I've taken his code and added detection for Adobe's Spry. I don't think a lot of sites are using it yet, but given the popularity of Adobe products and the relative ease of development with Spry, I felt like adding support for its detection.
Unfortunately, Spry seems to be quite different from version to version, so who knows what the next iteration will bring.
Anyway, to use it, drag my link to your bookmarks bar and click.
WTFramework 1.3 + Spry.
For the record, most of my site doesn't currently use a framework, but you can try it at Hilo Eats to see it in action.
Posted at 01:41 PM | Web Site Stuff | Comments (0)