Archive for March, 2007
Google maps support geoRSS
Saturday, March 31st, 2007GeoRSS is a method for embedding mapping information as part of an RSS feed. A couple of weeks ago, i posted an article on the GEOPRESS Plugin, which allows the embedding of Google or Yahoo maps within WordPress blogs. So, go to Google Maps, and paste the following URL in the Search Maps box: http://johnrappold.org/blog?feed=rss2&cat=8 [...]
Securing Your Web Site From Email Harvesters
Thursday, March 29th, 2007This is an article I wrote for the SCOCA web site a little over a year ago. I think it is worth re-publishing here. Spam blocking costs all of us time and money. SCOCA has spent money on software and hardware on the problem, and guarding against spam costs us time that would well be [...]
The Network Mapping Project Part Two
Thursday, March 29th, 2007I’ve made up my mind to use the Google Maps API for my Network mapping Project. The book I purchased, Beginning Google Maps Applications with PHP and Ajax: From Novice to Professional is very good, and comprehensive for my needs. The Yahoo Maps book actually gave very little coverage on using AJAX. It concentrated much [...]
Setup a Flickr RSS feed based on a Photo tag
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007Popular Tags on Flickr Photo Sharing I was asked this afternoon how to set an RSS feed from the results of a tag search on Flickr. Here’s the method, using an example of seaching for all photos tagged for Barack Obama Note- you do not need to have a Flickr account to do this. Go [...]
Blog This
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007In 2005, Alvin Trusty and I gave overviews at the SCOCA Conference on Web 2.0 and some of the tools that would be useful to place on a school web site. Alvin wowed the audience by showing how WordPress blogging software could be installed on a web site in about 5 minutes. After the conference [...]
More Google Maps Fun
Monday, March 26th, 2007Here’s a Google map trick you may not know about. Go to http://maps.google.com and in the Search Maps input box enter the following: http://johnrappold.org/scoca_schools.kmz Or, you can go directly to this URL: scoca_schools – Google Maps In both cases, the .kmz file has markers for SCOCA and Chesapeake High School. Below are two more kmz [...]
Virtual Photographer
Friday, March 23rd, 2007Welcome to optikVerve Labs – Home of virtualPhotographer Virtual Photographer is a free plugin for Photoshop, Paintshop Pro, and any other graphics app that will allow Photoshop plugins. It allows you to instantly create loads of different photographic looks very quickly, especially useful when you don’t want to spend hours messing with adjustment layers and [...]
Taking Pictures
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007The Folder The above post from Alvin’s blog got me thinking about how I take pictures. I did some checking this evening and I’ve averaged about 205 pictures a month for the past 5 years, not even close to how many Alvin or my friend Todd take. I think there a few reasons why this [...]
Some Favorite Photos
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007ProShow Web Show The above link will take you to a page on my site where you can view a slideshow of some of my favorite photos. The slideshow uses the Photodex Presenter plugin. For some reason auto-install doesn’t work all of the time, so i’ve provided a link where you can download it from [...]
Thankx for the Pix: East Huntington Bridge, Huntington, West Virginia
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007One of my Flickr photos made a blog post; Bridge photos, Bridge postcards — Bridgepix.com Blogged with Flock
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