http://scrivna.com/blog/ A blog about PHP, Web Development, Photography, Design and all the other random stuff in my head. Thu, 28 Aug 08 05:16:12 +0000 en-us http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/08/26/365-relaunchTue, 26 Aug 08 14:19:01 +0000"Aaaargh" It's 5 to midnight and I'm still yet to take an interesting photo of the day for my 365 gallery, when I say an interesting photo, I mean it in the sense of somebody who has lived in a box...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/08/19/jade-dog-face-goodyTue, 19 Aug 08 11:13:28 +0000 --- Start Rant --- This woman is just such a bitch, I mean who is she? she's a nobody! and she's BBC front page news today. I have to say her agent is a fuckin miracle worker, but my god. ...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/08/09/php-file-diffSat, 09 Aug 08 12:57:16 +0000So for anybody that has ever used Trac to look at your SVN repo's you'll know that there is a cool diff tool they use that shows the differences between change sets. The tool shows the additions /...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/07/29/status-updateTue, 29 Jul 08 19:49:35 +0000Hey All! So it would seem that I've finally got so annoyed with wordpress that I've written my own blogging software. It's taken a few weeks off and on and I've just finished writing the back-end s...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/06/21/365-so-farSat, 21 Jun 08 14:04:51 +0000So thought i'd put together a compilation of my 365 project so far.. and here it is! ...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/06/15/new-homepageSun, 15 Jun 08 11:18:13 +0000W00p! So i've finally had the opportunity to re-vamp my personal site, it's reminded me how hard designing and trying to be creative actually is. Anyway, you can find it over here... http://scri...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/04/22/php-force-downloadTue, 22 Apr 08 21:25:07 +0000So today I needed to force a file to download in a web browser where the browser would normally just output the file. It will also work in IE6 over a secure (HTTPS) connection.. which was a bit like h...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/04/18/flashbacks-of-a-foolFri, 18 Apr 08 23:47:47 +0000A really good, touching British Movie, set mostly in the 70's this is about Joe Scott a failing Hollywood actor played by Daniel Craig who "sees the light" (so cliche), but in spite of that this is a ...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/04/15/worlds-best-php-functionTue, 15 Apr 08 10:12:37 +0000pr($array) Yes, I know wht you're thinking, how can Scrivna have written the ultimate time saving function? Well to be honest... I haven't... someone else did it and I've ripped it off :-) Basical...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/04/14/official-uk-top-40-singles-chart-rss-feedMon, 14 Apr 08 18:53:05 +0000So having got frustrated with their being no Official UK Top 40 Singles or Album chart RSS feeds I decided i'd make my own... Singles Chart or Album Chart It's currently just a page scrape of th...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/04/14/feedback-for-microwave-manufacturersMon, 14 Apr 08 18:36:17 +0000Yes people, it's true! So you put your hamster in the microwave, turn the dial to 2 minutes, full power, hit start... 2 minutes later... *Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep* Meanwhile... You opene...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/04/12/new-levels-of-grossnessSat, 12 Apr 08 17:44:55 +0000Do not watch this video under any circumstances! http://www.morningstarr.co.uk/forum/underworld/5714-2-girls-1-cup.html Having seen it i am scarred forever....http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/04/12/javascript-expanding-textareasSat, 12 Apr 08 15:20:02 +0000Hey ho, All over the web i'm seeing sites such as facebook with textareas that vertically expand automagically (and from what I hear FF3 has this functionality built in) but until everyone starts u...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/04/10/son-of-rambowThu, 10 Apr 08 22:33:49 +0000 So went to see Son of Rambow tonight, it's a British film and lives up to all classic British film requirements; its a nice story about 2 friends growing up in the 80's who decide to make a ...http://scrivna.com/blog/2008/04/06/youtube-embed-rewritingSun, 06 Apr 08 12:44:53 +0000So the time may come when you have code for embedding a youtube video into a webpage but need that video to be automagically resized and looping and putting the kettle on for you. Well... here's a sni...