This site, now fueled with ExpressionEngine 2
It's done, the site has been upgraded and is now running using ExpressionEngine 2. The upgrade went very well, aside from a few minor hiccups (note: upgrade goes better if you don't leave the "save templates as files" option on in EE 1.6.x). You may have noticed a few more changes on the site as well.
Site redesign
I guess my green phase is over. The initial design was put together very...
Read more »My latest gadget: the washlet
While everyone else is talking about the iPad, I would like to show off my latest gadget which I have purchased last week: the washlet.
I'm sure a lot of people know what a washlet is, but personally, I didn't know about the term until I came to Japan. So, what is a washlet?
A washlet is a device that replaces your standard toilet cover with a high-tech seat containing a number of...
Read more »Addons and ExpressionEngine 2.0 “something”
ExpressionEngine 2.0 PB, formerly "Beta", formerly "Release candidate", now "Public Beta" (or was that Peanut Butter? maybe later), has been out for about a week now. A lot of developers are annoucing roadmaps, and I should probably do something similar... eventually.
Based on the developer's documentation, porting my plugins to 2.0 should not be too difficult. I hope to update those soon...
Read more »Taking on the seven-patty Whopper
Oh boy, what a feast! Along with the Windows 7 launch, for which I'm psyched just for Internet Explorer 8 and the hopefully hastened death of IE6, Burger King in Japan was offering a seven-patty Whopper. The first 140 visitors or so could get the whopper for 777 yen (about 7 bucks), but since I got there late, I dished out the full 1420 yen. Worth it though, being my birthday and a rare...
Read more »Google Analytics plugin updated
Took less time than I thought to confirm that site search queries and other links are tracked in my Google Analytics account. I therefore released version 0.2 of the Google Analytics plugin for Expressionengine. Again, this plugin is really for convenience: no need to look for the GA code, followed by copy/pasting in your template/embed/as a global variable. I mean, {exp:google_analytics} is a...
Read more »Progress on the Google Analytics plugin for EE
Just finished adding a few useful parameters to the Google Analytics plugin. Although everything seems to be working fine on my system, I'll need a few days to check if everything checks in alright. Among things to look forward to are search query tracking, as well as download/mailto/whatever click tracking.
Tokyo tower… in pink
Just had to share this. Walking back from work, I see a bunch of people with their cellphones out, pointing their cameras at something. I look behind me, and behold, what a view! Tokyo tower, a "me too!" copy of another famous European building, was illuminated in some kind of purple/pink color. I had just enough juice in my cellphone to take the picture, before my cell died. As you can also...
Changes to site design
I'm currently making some changes to the website. I haven't tested in Internet Explorer yet, so sorry if the site doesn't look too hot in that (let's be honest) simpler series of browsers. I wrote the first version of my stylesheet a bit in a hurry, as I just wanted to get up and running. Now I have the chance to go over it again and make changes. Also added some CSS3-based styling, which...
Read more »Ongoing work on my ExpressionEngine addons
Progress on my NB Show custom field data extension for ExpressionEngine is going well. More detailed conversation about the piece can be found at the EE forums. Right now, work-in-progress options are the no-longer-need to specify the file upload directory when the custom field is set to the "File" display type, and control over the FF Matrix table headers. The bigger and requested option,...
Read more »This may look simple for now…
You may have noticed that the site may look somewhat simple and empty, but I intend to add a number of items, such as this section (the blog), some ExpressionEngine plugins and extensions I am playing with/working on, various web projects, tips and tricks I find here and there, as well as probably some not-that-insightful commentaries from time to time.
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