I got this letter from Hand Job customer support today, letting me know that they are working around the clock to deliver my Hand Job, hopefully by Christmas. Dearest Handjob Consumers, Thank you so much for your orders! Due to many recent inquiries, we would like to take this opportunity to assure you… Continue reading Rest Assured, Your Hand Job Is on Its Way
Comcasts Buys NBC from GE: What Will It Mean for Hulu?
You can read the details over at Gizmodo This is a big deal as Comcast already is a large telecommunications company, and fully or partly owns numerous networks already. The really interesting piece is how this will play out for Hulu. NBC owns a part of it along with Fox Entertainment Group and ABC Inc.… Continue reading Comcasts Buys NBC from GE: What Will It Mean for Hulu?
Driving the Company Vehicle
The reputation of your business is very important, especially so when you are a small business. Business big and small have branding on their company vehicles, and many small business have advertising on their personal or family vehicles. If you are one of them, remember this next time are on the road. Make sure you… Continue reading Driving the Company Vehicle
Revenge of the Swine Flu
Smashing Magazine and Twitter Ads
Yesterday, we saw our first ads via @smashingmag‘s Twitter feed. There was some outrage about it. People stating they were no longer following them because of it, which I find ridiculous. Smashing Magazine has provided valuable content, tutorials, and information at no charge to its readers. Smashing Magazine needs some way to pay the bills.… Continue reading Smashing Magazine and Twitter Ads
Mythbusters Beer and Liquor Analysis
The Mythbusters had a recent episode testing if drinking beer and liquor would make you more sick thann drinking just beer. They got the myth wrong in the first place. The real myth is that if you drink beer before liquor you will get sick, but not if you drink liquor before beer. Their test… Continue reading Mythbusters Beer and Liquor Analysis
CakePHP HasAndBelongsToMany (HABTM) Checkboxes Instead of Multiple Select
Changing CakePHP’s default multiple select for HasAndBelongsToMany (HABTM) relationships to use multiple checkboxes used to be an arduous task. It is now a simple option as follows. If you have a Post model that has a HABTM relationship with a Tag model, you would use the following line to display multiple checkboxes instead of the… Continue reading CakePHP HasAndBelongsToMany (HABTM) Checkboxes Instead of Multiple Select
Akismet API Component for CakePHP 1.2
This is a component for CakePHP 1.2 and PHP 5+ that utilizes the Akismet API to fight comment SPAM. You will need an API key, which can be retrieved from wordpress.com. <?php/** * This is a component for CakePHP that utilizes the Akismet API * * See http://akismet.com/development/api/ for more information. * * Licensed under The MIT License *… Continue reading Akismet API Component for CakePHP 1.2
CakePHP Reverse Routing
CakePHP provides a very strong and flexible routing engine, for both routing, and reverse routing. Creating a route for the home page is as simple as adding the following line to your routes.php configuration file. Router::connect(‘/about_us’, array(‘controller’ => ‘pages’, ‘action’ => ‘display’, ‘about_us’)); Now, anyone visiting http://example.com/about_us page, will see the view defined in your… Continue reading CakePHP Reverse Routing
If You Want to Charge for a Service Online, Make Sure You Engage Your Customers
I recently switched my invoicing system from Simply Invoices to Fresh Books. Simply Invoices was great while I used it, but the complete lack of customer service forced me to switch. Admittedly, I was using their services for free, but I repeatedly requested/suggested new features that would not only benefit me, but all users, with… Continue reading If You Want to Charge for a Service Online, Make Sure You Engage Your Customers