Cusomizing WordPress wp_list_categories(), wp_get_archives() And wp_list_pages() Function Output

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Wordpress has standard functions that are part of it’s core for outputting data such as lists of blog categories or pages. For developers creating themes the default output of some of these function can be undesirable. Instead of editing the core WordPress code (a big no no!), the output of the wp_list_categories(), wp_get_archives() and wp_list_pages() functions can be further customized by getting a handle on the returned data so it can then be further manipulated for output in the browser. This all happens inside your custom theme.
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New Free Online Bahasa Malaysia / English Translator Tool

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Translate between English and Bahasa Malaysia online using this tool…

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Sneak Preview: The New Aquarium Fish Database™ Website!

Monday, July 13th, 2009

This is a work in progress / sneak preview of the beta version of the new Aquarium Fish Database™.    The new version has tons of new interactive features and will be the best and most advanced interactive encyclopedia of aquarium fish™ yet! View full screen for best display.
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Automated FTP Hacking Bot IP Address List

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

The following IP address’s are used by automated hacking bots that attempt by brute force to log into FTP servers…
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Arapaima Fish Hunt In Tasik Kenyir, Malaysia. Win RM10,000!

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Arapaima are very large freshwater fish and can reach lengths of more than 2 m (6.6 ft), in some exceptional cases even more than 2.5 m (8.2 ft) and over 100 kg (220 lbs). The often cited maximum length of 4.5 m (14.8 ft) comes from a single second-hand-report from the first half of the nineteenth century, and is not confirmed. The maximum-cited weight for the species is 200 kg (440 lbs). The Arapaima is the subject of many fisherman tales also known as tall stories!

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PHP Gravatar And WordPress Gravatar Tutorial

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Tired of uploading an avatar so many times to so many different websites?  In case you did not know you can get your own portable gravatar over at http://gravatar.com.  You can learn to use it on this page.  That’s easy enough but for webmasters and more especially blog masters you will need to implement the Gravatar.  In WordPress I just tested this out today.  Forming the URL to get the dynamic avatar from Gravatar is very easy.

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Using COCOMO To Find Out The Cost Of A Software Development Project

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Sometimes you need to figure out roughly how much a software development project cost to produce.  This could then be a good indicator towards it value – but the importance of a projects cost and how much it contributes to a projects value is very difficult to estimate because so many factors can be at play.

The COnstructive COst MOdel (COCOMO) is an algorithmic Software Cost Estimation Model developed by Barry Boehm. The model uses a basic regression formula, with parameters that are derived from historical project data and current project characteristics.

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