This blog is an ongoing project by Mike Maddaloni, president of Dunkirk Systems, LLC, to archive the myriad of tech tips and resources he has collected along his 10+ years as a Web developer.
Easy Musicplayer For Flash, or EMFF, allows you to embed an MP3 file into a Web page to allow Web visitors to play the file without downloading it locally then playing it.
Twitter Counter offers free stats and widgets to track and promote your Twitter account. They also have paid services which build on these services. The button below is the count of followers for my account, @thehotiron.
CFLib.org is a ColdFusion common functions library project created by Raymond Camden. Its stated purpose is to create a set of user-defined function (UDF) libraries for ColdFusion 5.0 and higher.
BrowserHawk is a server-side (and now hosted) application for detecting everything about the visitor to your Web site – the platform, browser, resolution, etc. I have used this tool in the past and it is well worth the cost to learn everything about your users. You can use this detection information to determine what is presented to the Web visitor. It works with most all Web scripting languages.
This thread in the ExpressionEngine forums talks about file upload limits. In short, it can be the setting within EE or in PHP on your server, which may be able to be changed in php.ini. If all else fails, contact your Web host.
We have been experimenting with Tweetmeme and how to add a retweet button to your blog. We are testing it both on the Web pages as well as the Web pages here at sourcegate as well as in the RSS feed. Please take a look and tell us how we are doing!
Ajaxload allows you to create a custom Web 2.0 “loading” message for your Web site. You can only choose from the icons available, and customize the colors.
ECHO is a hosted commenting system. By embedding the code into your blog or Web site, you can allow users to login through various social media sites to leave comments. ECHO is a paid service.
Do you want to show videos on your Web site? Use the JW Player Flash Video Player which allows you to embed a video in FLV format among others, and apparently now YouTube videos.
Train-ee is an excellent source for learning ExpressionEngine. They offer classroom, online and free tutorials. I use the site to brush up on EE features and functionality, and I am always learning something from the site.
I came across this post where you can give your Web site a Web 2.0 look, complete with title and design elements. Where some of these may have been developed with tongue-in-cheek, these are also real elements generators!
