Technology

  • Serving Content

    I came across a post by someone who found something I wrote to be useful. That's cool. I'm glad someone is reading. One thing that this post reminded me of, that I didn't mention previously, is the MIME type of the document being served. In the case of…

  • Creating CSS Buttons

    I had a request the other day for some more information on creating buttons without the use of images. Hopefully I can shed some more light on the process….

  • Old Archive Entries

    Not long ago, I updated the format for the names of links. This wasn't terribly complex, but it does raise the question of how to deal with all those "old" pages. For instance, I see an increasing number of people hitting my page on The Angler Fish (now…

  • Syndication Formats

    Now that you've designed your blog, should you syndicate it? Syndication, while it sounds somewhat intimidating, really means nothing more than making your site available in a slightly different format so that it can be processed and read more efficiently. In the most basic sense, a web page…

  • Now Some PHP

    My buttons were in a Movable Type template module, which was great because it meant that I didn't need to change every page when the buttons changed. I did this by creating a new template module (scroll all the way to the bottom of your MT "templates" page)…

  • More on Forms

    As I was finishing up the initial release of the blog, I decided that I wanted to do something different with the "add a comment" function. While it was clear enough that you selected the "no" button to keep from saving your personal information, the information was removed…

  • Forms in XHTML 1.1

    If you're looking for XHTML 1.1 compatibility, then only minor changes are needed to your default Movable Type templates. I had the most difficulty with the comments form on the individual entry archive….

  • Buttons without Images

    I think the first time I noticed anything about making buttons out of CSS, it was at Chris Pirillo's blog. Unfortunately, I don't have the direct link, and I can't seem to find it anyplace. If you happen to have it, pass it along and I'll make sure…