Earthquake in Japan: my experience, and how you can help
You all know about the M9.0 earthquake that hit Japan, and I lived the experience first hand in Tokyo. I was returning to my place in Chiba City (map) after a store launch party (for which I'm building an EE-based site), when the earthquake hit after my train suddenly stopped at Ochanomizu station (center of Tokyo, map). After my train stopped violently shaking, I exited the station with the...
Read more »Zenbu updated to version 1.1
After incubating for a few weeks, it's with excitement that I'm releasing Zenbu 1.1. This new version contains many, many new features, and takes care of more pressing requests, such as MSM compatibility and fixes for users with Structure installed. Zenbu also supports the display and search of a number of custom field data, such as DevDemon's Channel Images and Tagger, VZ Url, as well as Pixel...
Read more »CodeIgniter Conference 2011 in Japan - a brief report
Last weekend, I had the pleasure if attending the first CodeIgniter Conference held in Japan. I had the chance to meet the 40-50 other few, but proud, CodeIgniter developers to discuss CI's many applications. The after-conference party was also lots of fun, and a great chance to "geek out" with everyone. Here is my brief report/observations about the conference:
- I'm not the only one who...
CodeIgniter Con 2011 in Tokyo
The first CodeIgniter conference will take place in Tokyo on February 19th 2011. I'm looking forward to participating, and maybe get a few pointers, advice, and ideas for developing future addons for ExpressionEngine 2. It will also be a great chance to meet the Japanese web community. I wonder if there will be any other ExpressionEngine people there as well...
Admission is free, but seats...
Read more »A glimpse of things to come
I have been hard at work over the holidays and all through January with site development and launches, as well as addon development for ExpressionEngine.
If you use ExpressionEngine for Japanese sites, I published a Japanese Language pack for the EE2 Control Panel (Github link), as well as launched Japanese kana typing (Devot:ee link), small free extension that will help Japanese writers when...
Read more »Next Cup Noodle ad: Queen
First of all, Happy New Year! Hope 2011 will be great for everyone.
Since I posted two of them, might as well keep going: here's another recent Nisshin Cup Noodle ad using Japanese lyrics praising the sodium-packed carbohydrates. This one features Freddie Mercury singing on what would be I was born to love you. As in the other ads, lips were CG'ed to fit the lyrics.
I remember this song...
Read more »Kyara module released!
Just in time for the holidays, I released my first commercial addon: Kyara. This module allows you to extend the capabilities of some ExpressionEngine fields by allowing more characters in entry titles, for example. There is also simple a database backup tool included to allow downloading database backups of your site from the control panel.
I intend to write more about the various uses of...
Read more »Decorate your custom field labels in ExpressionEngine
Here's something I noticed that could come in very handy in some situations when building ExpressionEngine sites.
Did you know that you can add some HTML to your custom field labels? For example, in your custom field manager (Admin => Channel Administration => Custom Fields), you can italicize words in your field label like so:
In your entry form, your entry field will look like this:
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Storing file uploads above webroot in EE2
I'm sure many have already read how to run ExpressionEngine with the system directory above webroot, as well as the great article on Securing EE2 on EE Insider by using similar techniques. I was wondering, however, if this was possible with EE's upload directories. Of course, file access from your browser would not be possible without some special coding or creating a symbolic link to your...
Read more »Another Cup Noodle ad wonder: Bon Jovi
Remember when I mentioned the Cup noodle ad with Jamiroquai? Well, the Nisshin company is at it again, this time with Bon Jovi, with new lyrics for You give love a bad name.
Here's the video, although I bet the Japanese media will ask Youtube to pull this one down as they did with the video in my other post. I still don't get how an ad, that is shown on TV, is a no-go on youtube. Isn't more...
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