This hack adds an “Edit” link next to each entry if you’ve logged in and the cookie still exists on your computer. This is not the ultimate security, since the real security functions are still provided by b2verifauth.php, but it does hide the link from users who are not logged in.
To add this to […]
Just upgraded to WordPress version .73 mainly because of the search-engine friendlier urls it now has built in.
Instead of the archived post links being in the form /blog/posts/18 they are now written as /blog/archives/2003/10/24/google-adwords-article.
Thanks for the great work, Matt!
I need to work with the calendar again to get it to follow the same […]
Something I’ve thought could be interesting for a while now is a way of using CSS to create a link style that mimics a Photoshop selection (commonly referred to as marching ants).
I finally created the graphics and figured out the code. It adds just under 13k to the size of your pages (on the […]
We finished the artwork for the 2004 Principia College Reunion project the other day. The object was to go for a kind of retro celebration feel - a litttle circus, a little carnival, basically a fun party concept. The curve of the drapes is also meant to evoke the St. Louis Arch.
Oval […]
I just finished last night the new navigation and template system for this site. It is coded from scratch for the navigation style above — a main level and sub navigation links below.
The template for the site is now also all controlled by one file, so making updates should be easy. Adding a […]
Just finished writing an article on Google Adwords for Midwest Technology Journal for the November issue. It is mostly a friendly introduction to how to use their system to get ads up on Google in five minutes.
After reading a number of sites that discussed the use of Apache mod_rewrite I finally decided that it was time to try implementing this powerful technology.
I found the simple explanation given at www.scribbling.net was very helpful. I used the supplied rules to implement mod_rewrite for this blog.
Here is the .htaccess file currently being used:
RewriteEngine […]
The final .72 version of WordPress has been released and is now available for download.
We’ve been using Google Adwords since August 24, 2003 to advertise author visits for Kristin and have been thrilled with the results.
Advertising results (as of October 10, 2003) for XyzAnt.com
Total clicks:
304
Total impressions:
77,045
Click-through rate:
0.3%
Average cost per click:
$0.23
Total Cost:
$71.17
Kristin’s gotten a lot of author visit requests as a result of this advertising, and it seems that this […]
I’m happy to report that work on NoraLarimer.com is progressing rapidly. The biggest driving factor for the quick improvements is the addition of Hal Martin to my team of developers. He is a recent graduate of Principia College and is an excellent resource — skilled in computers, Macintosh as well as PC, has […]