Author Archives: Dan
Analysing your site’s traffic with Crazy Egg
At work, we’re trying to get the most value from our site’s visitor statistics. We’ve been using both Nielsen//NetRatings and Google Analytics for a while now and these tools are great. Just a month or so ago, we added Crazy … Continue reading
Phew!
The last few weeks have been insane, but the fruit of that insanity is now up for all to see. Many hours battling XSL templates and wrestling with a particularly stubborn document management system have culminated in a new website … Continue reading
I am such a geek… :(
I went to get a coffee from the kitchenette at work this morning. After the coffee machine had served my coffee, its display read: ‘De-scale machine’. And so I thought to myself, “Perhaps it needs a few blades pulled out.” … Continue reading
xkcd: the funniest webcomic. Ever.
One of my fellow Twitterers alerted me to this webcomic. This is only funny if you know what an SQL injection attack is, but if you do, it’s the funniest thing ever. I’d happened across xkcd before, but hadn’t really … Continue reading
Quoted WordPress frustration
…from Dan Cederholm: “if you tell me again that this tag must be used inside The Loop, I will destroy you.” [via Twitter]
IE: How to properly destroy your ‘select’ elements with innerHTML!
I know that some people, myself included, say that you’re not supposed to use innerHTML. And yet for expediency’s sake, I find myself using innerHTML. Problem I’ve got an AJAX request to a JSP page which in turn performs an … Continue reading
How to replace an Apple iPod Mini battery
You might prefer to perform this delicate task in a quiet, well-lit environment with the correct tools, on a nice big flat work table. Rather than in 20 minutes on a poorly-lit, commuter-packed train on the way home from work … Continue reading
iPhone watch
toshcomputers.com have the 8GB Apple iPhone at $854, including GST. This unit comes as-is, not jailbreaked, not SIM unlocked and with no warranty that I can see. parallelimported.co.nz have the iPhone for $1199, including GST with a 12 month warranty. … Continue reading
How I discovered ‘cloneNode’
So I was trying to copy all the <option></option> elements from one <select></select> element to another. I had a drop-down list of countries, and I wanted users to be able to select more than one country, so had a ‘Add … Continue reading
Alexander Roy: The Driver
Those of you who know me even just a little bit will know that I’m something of a petrolhead. And that’s why when I stumbled across this Wired article by Charles Graeber, I was enthralled. I had to find out … Continue reading →