I’m sure you’ve all heard about Amazon.com’s new Online Data Storage Service. I just threw together a PHP 4 compatible class for working with the Amazon S3 web service. It’s based on a proof of concept they had on their site, but it was cumbersome to use. Hopefully this will make life easier for some of us who still use PHP. It relies on the Crypt_HMAC and HTTP_Request PEAR libraries.
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UPDATE 3/17/06: I neglected to add a note from Amazon regarding a bug in the HTTP_Request package. There’s now a copy of the note in there with info on the fix. Read more...
I have a bad feeling about this Javascript workaround for the IE Eolas Patch. This is only my opinion, but hey, I have a blog, so therefore I write. I don’t think it’s kosher for a couple of reasons. The first, and major one, is that using document.write to display primary content on a page is bad form.
It feels hacky. It relies on the user having javascript turned on, and makes pages more kludgy and slow. Since it uses doc.write, it is invisible to search engines. Sure, Google has trouble reading Flash, but eventually it will be able to. If everyone’s using document.write to push their Flash onto the page, search engines will never find it. Read more...
I love Fireworks. I was glad to hear it when Adobe decided to keep developing it. I find it an indispensable tool for web design, and I use it to design complete web sites. I do full layouts in Fireworks, and use them as my “blueprints” for creating the final XHTML/CSS code that runs them.
For complex websites, I love the ability to create reusable symbols and other elements that reference other files. To me, this is very CAD-like, and coming from an Architectural background, it appeals to me. This dynamic, object-oriented works well for the web. However, I think they could take it even further. Read more...
I just installed the IE Eolas Patch (KB912945) and I must say I think there’s a lot of misinformation out there about exactly what this patch will do. I’ve read in places that it will block your content, and prevent it from displaying. This isn’t true, at least in my experience.
After installing the patch and restarting my ugly ol’ PC, I launched up my site to make sure things still worked. The Flash slideshows still play automatically. The only difference in user experience is the fact that when a user places their mouse over the ActiveX area, they see a highlighted bounding box and a tooltip that reads “Click to activate this control.” Read more...
