Web, Programming, Usability, etc.
Code
Code I’ve written, used, or like.
Odds ‘n Ends
Jul 21st
Failing Quickly in ASP when your database is missing.
Frustrated with ASP’s stubborn refusal to honor the ado.connection’s .connectiontimeout setting for an oledb connection, I searched all over Google trying to find a way to shorten the amount of time ASP / ADO will look for a database that’s missing. Finally found it. Here’s the deal:
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The WordPress Mullet Plugin
May 11th
The other morning I noticed a new WP theme called “Mullet”. Loving all things mullet, I checked out the page and some of the links on it.
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ScreenSize for SlimStat
Apr 18th
SlimStat is code for php/mysql websites that collects stats about visitors. It was inspired by Shaun Inman’s ShortStat project. Shaun’s gone on to Mintier things and doesn’t support ShortStat anymore. In fact, Mint grabs screen sizes – but you have to pay $30 to use it. I’m cheaper than that.
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