March 2005

  • Even More fun with Smarty

    One of the things that bothered me about the switch to dynamic archives is that I had to stop using the Compare plugin, since it doesn't support dynamic publishing (or didn't, at any rate). With the use of Smarty, you can very easily reproduce this functionality, and though…

  • Automated Smarty Pagination

    As mentioned previously, using Smarty for pagination isn't difficult. Of course, the simple example already given doesn't really do much – your users would still need to know about it, and manually construct the URL. That wouldn't be much fun. Using Smarty, we can do the work for…

  • Pagination Using Smarty

    As I mentioned yesterday, I'm now using Smarty to provide pagination in my category archives. The code is inserted directly into the template, and (apparently) when it rebuilds the template it parses that code prior to rendering the page. It's actually quite impressive. Thanks again to Brad, not…

  • Dynamic Publishing with Smarty

    I've been trying to get dynamic publishing working today, specifically with the category archives. Well, I think I'm finally there. Thanks to some of Brad's amazing Smarty-fu, a whole lot of testing and a fair number of insults hurled in the way of the server, my category templates…

  • Social Security Reform

    With all the recent talk about reforming Social Security, it is only natural that the plans of three Texas counties will come into the spotlight. I've talked about them before. Over a year ago. Guess that makes me a progressive thinker or something. Regardless, this article has some…

  • Schiavo Showdown

    Hmm. I don't know that I'd really call it a showdown, but increasingly that seems to be what it is. Or at least what it is that the press would like us to think it is (accurately or not). I'm still trying to decide how I feel about…

  • Trying Scuttle for Bookmarks

    After seeing this short-but-sweet post from Phil, I figured Scuttle sounds really interesting. I am frequently annoyed at how often del.icio.us is slow, barely responsive, or even down altogether. This isn't to fault the service – it's free and I have no place to complain. But it is…

  • Are Speed Monitors Useful?

    It seems that nearly every time I drive these days, I see those monitors that provide you with the speed you are traveling, in conjunction with the speed limit for that area. As a bonus, when you're above the speed limit, the displayed speed flashes. If you're way…

  • Traveler Digital Camera

    With all of Peter's talk about his digital cameras, I figured I'd throw my own hat into the ring. A few weeks ago, I purchased a Traveler 6.31 Megapixel Digital Camera, from, of all places, Aldi. As mentioned in the comments, the camera appears to be a rebranded…

  • Terminal Services to Domain Controller

    Every once in a while – usually on smaller companies who only have a single server – you may need to permit a particular user or group permission to log onto the domain controller. Naturally, this is a bit of a security risk. But let's face it -…