Uploading Images using Drupal 5

February 12th, 2007

I use a module called IMCE to upload images via Drupal. It is a neat plugin that works with TinyMCE.

When installing IMCE with Drupal 5, remember to copy to this directory: drupal/sites/all/modules/ rather than the main modules directory under drupal/modules. This path has changed since Drupal 4.x

Refugees Reunite

February 12th, 2007

icecubebubbles.jpgRefugees United is an online not for profit organisation that helps refugees search for family, friends, loved ones…and you can stay as anonymous as you wish.

You can register as a missing person or search for missing people.

Rounded corners with no images!

February 7th, 2007

niftylogo.pngNifty Corners is a solution to getting those rounded corners you see on web pages without the images. The library consists of a javascript and css file. The results are fantastic, you can round buttons, divs, columns…go crazy!

Installing TinyMCE with Drupal 5

February 6th, 2007

I had some problems installing the TinyMCE editor tool with Drupal 5. Anyway, it seems the theme I was using for the website was causing the problem. You can read more in this Drupal forum discussion.

Stalking visitors on your site

February 5th, 2007

egglogo.gifI love this idea!! The name grabs me as well :-)
Crazy Egg provides visual tools to let you see where your visitors and going and clicking on the site. You can see the popularity of each different element..it even offers a heatmap overlay to see the hottest spots on each page!!

Ajax but no javascript

February 5th, 2007

cactus.jpgIf you ever become frustrated writing and debugging javascript, then you’ll appreciate this neat open source toolset called ZK. This framework lets you create a rich user interface with no javascript and little programming.

Am looking for a project, any project!, to try this out on.

Leeching off Flickr

February 1st, 2007

daisies.jpgIf you hate paging in Flickr, and yes it does get tedious, try this cool tool out - Flickr Leech. The best thing is you can view the most interesting photos for any date that you specify on the one page.

Top 10 Tips for Getting Noticed on Flickr

February 1st, 2007

Thomas Hawk has written a great piece on the top 10 ways to get more attention on flickr…

Photographing smoke

January 29th, 2007

picture-2.jpgPhotocritic has an excellent article on photographing smoke. Apparently the two secrets to taking great shots are inverting the image, and using grey smoke.

Coloured bubbles troubles

January 28th, 2007

photogallery7small.jpgAfter 10 years of research, we now have coloured floating bubbles..non staining too :-) Zubbles!