Apparently TripAdvisor is aware of this issue, but has yet to do anything about it. Thankfully, the solution is rather simple. The problem is with the link for www.jscache.com in the snippet of code that is auto-generated by TripAdvisor for the widget. Copy the jscache.com link from the snippet of code, paste it into a web browser then copy the… Read more →
Nerdy Stuff
Adding Line Breaks to WordPress Pages & Posts: the Frustration Continues.
I haven’t been dabbling in the realm of WordPress sites for a while, however, I have recently begun a new project involving the creating and editing of numerous blog sites all using WordPress as their foundation. Color me shocked to find that after so many wonderful WordPress updates and added features that I still find myself using this silly little… Read more →
Magento 1.7.0 Checkout Problem With Order Review Page Solved
After upgrading to Magento 1.7.0 the “Place Order” button on Step 6 (Order Review) in the check out process had disappeared. The following file was the culprit: app/design/frontend/default/YOUR THEME/layout/checkout.xml Replacing my checkout.xml with the default Magento 1.7.0 file fixed the problem. Read more →
Using Flip to Clean Up PHP Files
Here’s another handy tool for editing .php files for WordPress themes. I suppose this could be used for any .php files, but editing WordPress themes is where I generally encounter this problem. The problem being .php files created by other people using some sort of Windows editor (ie. Notepad). These files can be extremely ugly to look at and a… Read more →
The Pirate Bay Spectrial ~ Final Days
I sort of got caught up in the “bullshit that is life sometimes” and didn’t get a chance to post any of the Pirate Bay trial updates for the final days. Nothing earth shattering happened and it is such old news now that I’m not even going to bother with updates. You can read all you need to know at… Read more →
The Pirate Bay Spectrial ~ Day 8
Day 8 primarily focused on the music and movie industry executives detailing how the Pirate Bay was the cause of all of their monetary woes. You can read all of the whining at the torrentfreak.com. There were a couple of comments from the day’s proceedings that stuck out for me. They were both from John Kennedy who is the CEO… Read more →
Facebook ~ Sucking up to its users?
Once again, after logging into my Facebook account, I was greeted with another message regarding their policies. Apparently they are now seeking input from their members: Today we announced new opportunities for users to play a meaningful role in determining the policies governing our site. We released the first proposals subject to these procedures – The Facebook Principles, a set… Read more →
The Pirate Bay Spectrial ~ Day 7: Update
I just checked out the news over at Wired.com (Threat Level) and read a few more details pertaining to the events in today’s court proceedings for the Pirate Bay trial. The prosecution made a slight altercation to the charges that have been filed against the four founders of the BitTorrent site. Here is part of the original summons: “The Pirate… Read more →