Ali

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Date registered: October 13, 2010
URL: http:nubz.com

Latest posts

  1. jPlayer m4a files in firefox — August 30, 2011
  2. Using Windows hosts file to browse a site in development before domain is pointed. — November 25, 2010
  3. Facebook Like buttons and bribery — November 10, 2010
  4. Who needs a movie? — November 3, 2010
  5. CKFinder integration – blocked file browser solved! — November 2, 2010

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  1. Who needs a movie? — 1 comment

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Aug
30

jPlayer m4a files in firefox

by Ali

I created a neat CMS with audio uploads and multiple jplayer HTML5 audio players on a page (as opposed to a playlist) all seemed well until the user started uploading m4a files – my logic has presumed mp3 only and I had hardcoded mp3 into my player script for each file – after changing this… Continue reading »

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Nov
25

Using Windows hosts file to browse a site in development before domain is pointed.

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As a good way to test a site on a production server I have been using my Windows hosts file to allow me to browse with the actual domain name before it is switched to point at the server. This allows me to test and configure the site using the correct base url as it… Continue reading »

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Nov
10

Facebook Like buttons and bribery

by Ali

It seems like I am receiving email incentives to Like some company every day. This surely shatters the integrity of the term ‘Like’ and the intrinsic value of these clicks… What I mean is they are witholding their discounts or special offers until you ‘Like’ them, for example today’s bribe was from Travel Republic –… Continue reading »

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Nov
03

Who needs a movie?

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morbid fascination I’m afraid….. there are quite a few examples of cringeworthy websites I am aware of – I will post a few more in time… but this one is one of the best http://fredandsharonsmovies.com/

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Nov
02

CKFinder integration – blocked file browser solved!

by Ali

So after much hair shedding and googling I couldn’t find a straight answer to my problem when trying to launch CKFinder, it suddenly struck me that as I was using a session variable, $_SESSION['editor'], to authenticate the user that maybe perhaps a session ought to be started by the config.php file! Simply adding session_start(); at… Continue reading »

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Oct
27

Spam Spam Spam Egg Bacon and Spam

by Ali

got to chuckle at the irony of the comment thread on this http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments=1&v=anwy2MPT5RE

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Oct
13

YouTube playlist mixing

by Ali

This is fun! Mix YouTube music videos and create playlists, go to http://www.muziic.com/dj/ and start loading in YouTube video links – there are tools there to search YouTube and find the links within the mixing interface – good for parties!

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Oct
13

Miniature NYC

by Ali

I love this technique, known as tilt and shift it involves shifting focus (as a post edit – e.g. Photoshop layer mask) on each frame to create the illusion of everything being small – it works a treat and this is perhaps the best example I have seen from Sam O’Hare (brother of one of… Continue reading »

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Oct
13

A practical application of Yellowbird!

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Nice to see a practical application of Yellowbird – this is a scene from BBC’s IDEAL with Johnny Vegas – we can scan around the room and point the camera where we want – one good example of YB in action – I want more….

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Oct
13

Home-made space movie of real space…

by Ali

Now I have gone to the lengths of seeking out the ultimate paper aeroplane design instructions and spent the best part of a morning making them for my kids, but this takes the biscuit….

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