Comments for Dark Crimson Blog http://blog.darkcrimson.com The Blog of Ben Lister Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:19:04 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Practical tips for securing your WordPress blog by 2base tl http://blog.darkcrimson.com/2009/12/tips-for-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-282 2base tl Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:19:04 +0000 http://blog.darkcrimson.com/?p=81#comment-282 I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work Look forward to reading more from you in the future. I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

]]> Comment on Mastering the Flickr API with PHP and cURL by Ben Lister http://blog.darkcrimson.com/2009/11/mastering-the-flickr-api-with-php-and-curl/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Ben Lister Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:29:11 +0000 http://blog.darkcrimson.com/?p=34#comment-281 Doug, Sorry for the delay in response and confusion: I actually was missing a line in that code block where the urlencode is used on the $params variable. $encoded_params = array(); should be proceeded by: foreach ($params as $k => $v){ $encoded_params[] = urlencode($k).'='.urlencode($v); } Doug,

Sorry for the delay in response and confusion:

I actually was missing a line in that code block where the urlencode is used on the $params variable.

$encoded_params = array(); should be proceeded by:

foreach ($params as $k => $v){ $encoded_params[] = urlencode($k).’=’.urlencode($v); }

]]> Comment on Mastering the Flickr API with PHP and cURL by Doug Avery http://blog.darkcrimson.com/2009/11/mastering-the-flickr-api-with-php-and-curl/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Doug Avery Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:51:33 +0000 http://blog.darkcrimson.com/?p=34#comment-279 Forgive me if I'm just missing something, but how do the parameters become "encoded_params" in your example? I'm not a big PHP person, so I'm not sure what I'd use to normalize these params before concatenation to the URL. Thanks! Forgive me if I’m just missing something, but how do the parameters become “encoded_params” in your example? I’m not a big PHP person, so I’m not sure what I’d use to normalize these params before concatenation to the URL.

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Practical tips for securing your WordPress blog by TJ http://blog.darkcrimson.com/2009/12/tips-for-securing-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-233 TJ Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:58:32 +0000 http://blog.darkcrimson.com/?p=81#comment-233 Yeah, there are some great plugins worth taking a look at too (maybe a future post?): Login LockDown - Limit login attempts WP-Ban - Ban naughty commenters/spammers WP-DBManager - Automatic Database backups emailed to you daily WP S3 Backups - Entire website backed up automatically everyday on my Amazon S3 Account... just in case Yeah, there are some great plugins worth taking a look at too (maybe a future post?):

Login LockDown – Limit login attempts
WP-Ban – Ban naughty commenters/spammers
WP-DBManager – Automatic Database backups emailed to you daily
WP S3 Backups – Entire website backed up automatically everyday on my Amazon S3 Account… just in case

]]> Comment on Modal Kombat! A Lightbox Comparison by Benjamin "balupton" Lupton http://blog.darkcrimson.com/2008/04/modal-kombat-a-lightbox-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Benjamin "balupton" Lupton Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:30:59 +0000 http://blog.darkcrimson.com/?p=3#comment-24 Fantastic and much needed review (as with all the lightbox choices out there it does become difficult). However, for the balupton edition, it does not "yet" support other media types as you have said it does, only images. Later on, I will consider adding more if it becomes a popular request. Xiao Z. Jia, IE6 support has been re-added in the latest release (v1.3.0-rc1). I have also put some work into the readme.txt to make it a bit easier to understand, as well as providing an options listing and how to, to show the user to customise the lightboxes to their full potential. One feature I am quite proud of in the latest release is the automatic scrolling and resizing of images. Again, good work, and thanks. Fantastic and much needed review (as with all the lightbox choices out there it does become difficult).

However, for the balupton edition, it does not “yet” support other media types as you have said it does, only images. Later on, I will consider adding more if it becomes a popular request.

Xiao Z. Jia, IE6 support has been re-added in the latest release (v1.3.0-rc1).

I have also put some work into the readme.txt to make it a bit easier to understand, as well as providing an options listing and how to, to show the user to customise the lightboxes to their full potential.

One feature I am quite proud of in the latest release is the automatic scrolling and resizing of images.

Again, good work, and thanks.

]]> Comment on Modal Kombat! A Lightbox Comparison by Xiao Z. Jia http://blog.darkcrimson.com/2008/04/modal-kombat-a-lightbox-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Xiao Z. Jia Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:16:29 +0000 http://blog.darkcrimson.com/?p=3#comment-23 Good article, helped me in my search for a good lightbox solution. HOWEVER: the one that you gave a lot of praise for - jQuery Lightbox Plugin (balupton edition), has dropped support for IE6 for its recent releases (which fixes a bunch of browser bugs), which I only found out after I've done some work on it. It is a total turnoff and I now have to look for another solution. Good article, helped me in my search for a good lightbox solution.

HOWEVER: the one that you gave a lot of praise for – jQuery Lightbox Plugin (balupton edition), has dropped support for IE6 for its recent releases (which fixes a bunch of browser bugs), which I only found out after I’ve done some work on it.

It is a total turnoff and I now have to look for another solution.

]]> Comment on Modal Kombat! A Lightbox Comparison by Steve Killen http://blog.darkcrimson.com/2008/04/modal-kombat-a-lightbox-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Steve Killen Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:17:16 +0000 http://blog.darkcrimson.com/?p=3#comment-17 Thanks for the quick reply Ben, forgot to mention, great list btw, I've already put it in my google bookmarks for quick reference. Thanks for the quick reply Ben, forgot to mention, great list btw, I’ve already put it in my google bookmarks for quick reference.

]]> Comment on Modal Kombat! A Lightbox Comparison by Keith Knipling http://blog.darkcrimson.com/2008/04/modal-kombat-a-lightbox-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Keith Knipling Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:29:20 +0000 http://blog.darkcrimson.com/?p=3#comment-16 Ben, Thanks for the comprehensive comparison. I am currently debating what lightbox to use on my website. Do you have a strong preference regarding scriptaculous vs. mootools? Do you anticipate one achieving dominance over the other? I see that you prefer Lightview. My only reservation is that it is not "open," and also somewhat heavier than mootools. Also, what do you think of <a href="http://mjijackson.com/shadowbox/" rel="nofollow">shadowbox</a>? Ben,
Thanks for the comprehensive comparison. I am currently debating what lightbox to use on my website. Do you have a strong preference regarding scriptaculous vs. mootools? Do you anticipate one achieving dominance over the other?

I see that you prefer Lightview. My only reservation is that it is not “open,” and also somewhat heavier than mootools.

Also, what do you think of shadowbox?

]]> Comment on Modal Kombat! A Lightbox Comparison by Ben http://blog.darkcrimson.com/2008/04/modal-kombat-a-lightbox-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Ben Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:05:24 +0000 http://blog.darkcrimson.com/?p=3#comment-15 Stevie, I am sure that there are other solutions, but from the list above, you could use Multibox or MOOdalBox. Between the two, I favor MOOdalBox because it is a better written application and is very easy to modify. Also, I don't know what you need to do with the modal but you could always place the SWF in a page can call it using the AJAX method or even as inline content. Stevie,

I am sure that there are other solutions, but from the list above, you could use Multibox or MOOdalBox. Between the two, I favor MOOdalBox because it is a better written application and is very easy to modify. Also, I don’t know what you need to do with the modal but you could always place the SWF in a page can call it using the AJAX method or even as inline content.

]]> Comment on Modal Kombat! A Lightbox Comparison by Stevie Killen http://blog.darkcrimson.com/2008/04/modal-kombat-a-lightbox-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Stevie Killen Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:56:08 +0000 http://blog.darkcrimson.com/?p=3#comment-14 Is there just the one Modal Window plugin that handles flash? I was looking particularly for a mootools one that handles an interactive swf. Is there just the one Modal Window plugin that handles flash? I was looking particularly for a mootools one that handles an interactive swf.

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