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Sorry again folks!

I’ve been quite busy looking into getting a part-time or side job to increase my cashflow.

The bills are numerous, but I’ll find some way of getting through it.

I’ve also been spending some time writing a book.

It’s mostly a how-to in the style of the "for Dummies" books that walks people with little to no experience through writing HTML to XTML, and DHTML, and finally PHP and more dynamic websites.

(the grammar nazis must hate me right now)

Updates will be coming even if I have to kick myself in the ass to do so and things will go back to being regular next week.

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Ok, it’s about time I started some posts that weren’t just PocketFlock updates or extension reviews.
So here’s my first new segment in a long time, Useless Web projects.

This weeks project involves playing around with some different PHP and javascript functions that normally are useful.

I’m assuming you’re already have a passing knowledge with HTML, Javascript, or PHP, though if you’re not, keep reading as I’ll gradually explain everything.
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Ok, This week’s featured extension for the Nomads among us is another favorite of mine.

BugMeNot

BugMeNot uses a certain website called BugMeNot of all things to bypass those darn websites that require you to sign in for simple things.  Now this is perfect for viewing pages on sites like NYtimes.com that give you a teaser article but won’t let you read the whole thing or just for using free services when you don’t want to disclose any personal information.

There is a catch, however, a sticky little EULA.

The user agrees to only use the extension to access free, mandatory registration sites. Attempting to access non-free and/or private web sites is against the intention of this extension and is a violation of the user agreement.

Basically, don’t use this to post anonymous messages on myspace, get free porn, or access expertsexchange (btw, fuck you expertsexchange).

That aside, it’s a good way to bypass those annoying sites that prompt you for a password when they really shouldn’t and to “preview” sites that you might actually want to join but don’t want to disclose your info now.

How does it work?

When prompted for a password on a site, right click in the area and the select “Sign in with BugMeNot” from the context menu.

Tags: firefox, flock, bugmenot

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Edit: This was/is an April Fools joke, the attached PocketFlock version does use Trident (via the IETab extension) and is really just a horrible joke.

After constant issues with stability, performance, and other issues related to working with so much different code for two platforms, I’ve come up with a solution that will put PocketFlock way ahead of all other portable browsers.

I’ve replaced the buggy and unstable Gecko Rendering engine for Microsoft’s tried-and-true Trident rendering engine!

Yep! this is the same engine that powers the worlds most powerful and prevalent browser Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.

This means that your portable browser will be safer, faster, and better integrate with your system.

Unfortunately (for some) this means that I will no longer support the fringe operating system Mac OSX, and nonstandard badly coded websites won’t render correctly, but those are small sacrifices to make.

I’ve tried it, and my personal use was the only reason that I even created a Mac release, but every new version seems to cost far more money than it’s worth and the system is buggy and riddled with problems.

So dropping OSX support and Gecko should help me make releases faster and easier.
PocketFlock Improved for Windows
PocketFlock 1.1 with Trident! ~13MB

Tags: flock, pocketflock, mozilla, gecko, trident, internet explorer, osx, windows

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