1. Tutorialseek

    I forgot to mention, I finished one of the four projects i had going on, more specifically TutorialSeek :)

    TutorialSeek is the “tutorials only” site for Pixel2life and is a very big preview of what’s to come for Pixel2life v2.

    The enhancements with this version are as following:

    • All new tab system navigation! Individual tabs lead you to the major sections of the site. We felt this would make the entire site MUCH easier to browse and use no matter what you are looking for.
    • Less images! The site uses WAY less images so it loads faster. Up to 4 times faster than the current pixel2life.com website!
    • Random tutorials! If you’re a webmaster that has old tutorials submitted to the index and you think no one is seeing them, you’ll love this new feature! Each category view now has 5 random tutorials displayed at the bottom of each page
    • BOOLEAN SEARCH! No more exact match folks!!!! We now use the full Boolean search method for search for your tutorials! That means more matches and better chances of finding exactly what you need much faster than before.
    • Multiple tutorial submissions! Have 10 tutorials you want to submit for one category? Well now you can submit all 10 in one swoop instead of doing it one at a time!
    • Not sure which tutorials require avatars when submitted? The new submission system has you covered with it’s required avatar system. If a tutorial category requires and avatar, the “No avatar” option is no longer displayed.
    • The ultimate Source Site Summary! Remember how the old webmaster page would only show the tutorials for a particular website for one category? Well now this extremely advanced tutorial source site summary page will display every tutorial for all categories AND give you valuable stats regarding your tutorials! Webmasters can now see at a glance how many tutorials they have in the system, how many are waiting for approval, how many are approved and in the queue, total categories they have tutorials in, total tutorial views, average difficulty, average rating, and total votes!
    • Over 30 bugs that were causing some listing related panics are now gone.
    • DOUBLE THE CATEGORIES! We’ve added TONS of new categories that have been requested to us over the last few months!
    • Smart category display! When you select a category from the listing on the left, the category and sub categories will automatically move to the top of the category list, so it’s easier for you to use the sub categories without having to scroll down each time!
    • New contact form that makes it easier to report issues and comments to the right people! By selecting the correct topic, the person responsible for that subject receives your email right away.
    • A new complete Sitemap! Lost? Click the sitemap for a complete listing of every link on the site. The listing automatically updates with any new Categories or Sub-Categories we add to the site.
    • All new approval system. When a tutorial is approved, it’s moved to the go live queue and a new tutorial is approved every 30 minutes. So your tutorial is guaranteed at least 5 hours on the main page once it’s released from the queue!
    • An all new dead link system that will allow us to correct dead link issues MUCH faster!
    • Detailed submission results! When you submit tutorials, the new output system will give you a detailed breakdown of your submission so you can easily correct errors when you submit.
    • Over 250 pages of code have been reduced to 60! Aside from the database, this entire site is a re-code from the ground up!

    So head on over to TutorialSeek right now!

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  2. Earthquake Effect: Shake the browser using JavaScript

    Note: This post was imported from the very old Twod.co.uk post archives. Please for the love of jeebus don’t use this script. Back in 2004 as a youngster this was fairly funny.

    Update: An updated and (actually) working version has been posted on StackOverflow

    This snippet of code will produce a JavaScript function which you can then attach via a JavaScript call and shake the user’s Internet browser.

    Place this anywhere before you’re going to call the function, or remove the surrounding <script> tags and place it within an external JavaScript file.

    <script type=”text/javascript”>
    function shake(n) {
    if (parent.moveBy) {
    for (i = 10; i > 0; i–) {
    for (j = n; j > 0; j–) {
    parent.moveBy(0,i);
    parent.moveBy(i,0);
    parent.moveBy(0,-i);
    parent.moveBy(-i,0);
    }
    }
    }
    }
    </script>

    An example of this function being called using the onclick method would look as follows:

    <input type=”button” onclick=”javascript:shake(200)” value=”Shake Me!” />

    This will produce (go ahead, click for an example of the effect):

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  3. The birth of Twod.co.uk

    This post marks the official start of my internet presence. Twod.co.uk was my original domain registered on the 1st of March 2003 and started my exploration of the internet through development and design.

    The original Twod.co.uk site featured a forum which grew to over 10,000 posts and 1,000 members in under twelve months. Interviews with industry figures who I admired featured as well as groups of articles covering topics like .htaccess, CSS, PHP, XHTML and even Photoshop.

    It was extremely enjoyable, but I’m afraid very few posts from that original site have made it into the dynamic archives of this site. I will however try to port across as many as possible when and if I can. If you have a request for a post that is lost – please let me know and I’ll try to get it back up for you.

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