Archive for May, 2008
Hidden field spam trap for PHPFormMail
If you have a form mail script on your website you may find that you reguarly recieve automated spam to your email account. Even worse it is possible that spammers may use your form mail script to send spam to other people. One well known method of significantly reducing (or even stopping) spam without having any impact on your website visitor [...]
Writing and releasing a free software tool in two weeks
Two weeks ago I started a mini-project to write a simple piece of software in C#, package it up and release it. Although I had initially given myself two weeks, the actual time I spent on this project was less than a week due to a pest problem, a birthday, and a family visit. The purpose of this project was to learn the basics of a new programming [...]
Custom error pages on 1and1 when HTML files are set as PHP types
A long time ago I set up custom error pages on my 1&1 hosted websites. However recently I noticed that they had stopped working. When a 404 error occured, instead of redirecting to my error page I got an advert filled parking page. I re-checked their instructions for setting up the error pages on their FAQ and I was pretty sure that I was [...]
C# – How to make a window stay on top and become transparent
Whilst looking for information on how to make a window stay on top using C#, I spotted some odd solutions on a number of other web sites. After looking through the Form properties in Visual Studio C# 2008 myself it turns out that it is really easy to make a window stay on top. I added a check box to by application and when it is ticked the window [...]
Claiming your WordPress blog in Bloglines
After having claimed my blog in Technorati (see previous post) I thought I'd try to do the same in Bloglines. They have a completely different way of verifying ownership. They require you to add a hidden tag to your blog template and in one of your blog posts. They tell you what to add but they don't explain how to do it. A search on Google [...]
Quick Claiming your blog on Technorati without giving up your password
Today I had a go at claiming my blogs on Technorati. Claiming your blog gives you a bit more control over how your blog appears on the Technorati site. You can edit the blog description, add a user image and add tags. In order to claim your blog you must prove that you own it. There are two ways to do this; Quick Claim or Post Claim. Post Claim [...]
Clothes moths attack!
I have spent a lot of time in the past few weeks helping a friend whose flat is under attack by clothes moths. The species in question is known as the common clothes moth, the webbing clothes moth, or if you are really posh, as tineola bisselliella. There have been clothes moths in this property for many years eating the carpets but it is only [...]
