Drupal webform_viewreference Module Tweek

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

The Drupal module webform view reference according to the modules page adds a webform component where you could use a View as a datasource for your normal webform select component. Instead of hardcoding all the selectable values in the component values field you just select a reference to a View similar to the CCK nodereference. The selectlist/radiobuttons/checkbox then automatically gets filled with all the nodes from the View.

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Android Emulator: invalid command-line parameter: Files\Android\android-sdk\tools/emulator-arm.exe

Friday, August 5th, 2011

If you have just installed the Android SDK and want to run the Android emulator on Windows you may get this error. Spoiler: Yes it is due to being on Windows!

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The Irony Of Anti-Spam Spam!

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Nothing can stop WordPress Spam as well as a product that spams WordPress blogs for a living! Ooh the Irony!
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Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (GRA) Seizes FBI.gov Site

Monday, April 18th, 2011

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PHP: Alternative Function To gzdecode($string)

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

If you are deploying code to a Linux box that doesn’t have ZLib installed / configured then here is an alternative way of decoding GZipped data.

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Drupal Latest Members Module Updated

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

I’ve just closed a few open issues and added bug fixes for Drupal’s latest members module. Now version 6 is stable I’m going to start planning a build for Drupal 7! Latest Members provides a block that shows all of the new members photos (aka user pictures). The block settings can be changed so the admin can choose how many user pictures get displayed.

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Free Bet Returns Calculator

Friday, January 28th, 2011

This free bet returns calculator helps you calculate exactly what returns you can expect based on fractional odds and the bet stake placed… It’s written in simple JavaScript

Feel free to use the code freely and share it however you must add a link to this blog on the page!

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Microsoft TFS VS Subversion (SVN)

Monday, January 17th, 2011

The purpose of this document is aid choosing a source control management system (SCM). Two source control / version control systems will be compared and evaluated – Microsoft TFS and Subversion (SVN). A decision matrix is a widely used method for making unbiased decisions especially when choosing software products or systems.

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What Do People Look For When They Visit My Blog?

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Most people search for genuinely cool stuff and find brilliant answers on my blog. However some search terms are just plain wierd, illegal, crazy or cryptic. Here are some of the weirdos from Januarys log so far, just keep in mind that 0.01% are this weird and that’s not many of my readers

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Ubuntu: Change default Shell to Bash

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Bash is a POSIX shell with a number of extensions and was initially released on 7th June 1989!

I just had a strange experience with a 3rd party server running Ubuntu Linux 10.04.1 LTS using some weird featureless Shell. Normally you would expect to see Bash running by default in Ubuntu. I put up with it for a few sessions then realized it’s just too plain annoying…

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