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Category Archives: Geekery

Irony Abounds

A while back I was looking for themes on gnome-look.org, a prominent site providing Linux themes. I found it amusing when this ad for Windows Vista showed up.

Misrepresentation

I look like a link, but I’m not.
I don’t look like a link, but I am.

Wordpress Plugin Template

Fellow Wordpress enthusiasts,
I have written several Wordpress plugins for a client over the last few weeks. Through these, I have gained some techniques for creating widgets which work as non-widgets, and also have their own options pages. With this newfound knowledge, I have created a generic plugin template. It includes all the [...]

Translate Widget 2.0

I have just finished a major update to my Translate Widget. This widget plops into you sidebar, using the Wordpress Widgets plugin. To quote my younger self:
it adds little flags to your sidebar, which will take you to a translation of the current blog page. It uses Google Translate, but removes the frame, [...]

Word Fix Plugin

I am proud to announce the arrival of my second wordpress plugin! My first was a translate widget, which was very popular, but this one is of a different family. As users of Wordpress may know, a nice WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor is now included for writing posts. A [...]