Even though many elements of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) 5 have only limited application at this time due to lacking browser support, there’s little reason not to make use of them. The design of the markup language is intended to minimize dependence on user agents, failing invisibly if the browser doesn’t offer that feature, which helps encourage early use of new elements. Of course, the lack of support does have some consequences. We can’t just go out writing HTML 5 […]
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The future of WP to Twitter
In June of 2010, Twitter will be permanently disabling basic authentication in favor of the OAuth protocol for authentication. For WordPress plugins which make use of the Twitter API (Application Programming Interface), this is a change which will have significant repercussions. The specific repercussion will be that every implementation of a plugin will need to be registered with Twitter as a separate application. This means that the development of WP to Twitter will need to move in a slightly different […]
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A couple of weeks ago, I launched a WordPress Calendar plugin. Now, there are a *lot* of Calendar plugins available out there, so I’ll freely admit that my primary reason for doing this was to meet my own needs — and given the “profit margin” on writing WordPress plugins, that’s generally the best plan when writing one. Interestingly, the most frequent complaints I’ve heard since launching it were in an area which I had considered to be the least important […]
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Version 1.3.0 released. Numerous bug fixes and new features. I just launched the first public draft of an online calendar plugin I’ve been working on for a while. It’s based on a plugin from Kieran O’Shea, Calendar, but has been adapted extensively to better suit my own needs. Hopefully, it’ll also suit other people’s needs. Read more about My Calendar. Download My Calendar. View a sample installation. Please leave comments or questions at the My Calendar support page; leave feature […]
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One of the most famously cliched spy movie themes is the absurdly complex method (and accompanying explanation) in which the villain intends to kill the hero. Layer upon layer of killer sharks, laser beams, poisonous gases, and robot assassins employed with the sole intention of killing one fundamentally normal person (albeit a very suave person, of course.) And, naturally, it always fails. Something goes wrong in the system; gross negligence of maintenance causes a malfunction; or some unanticipated exception allows […]
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