Archive for the ‘Web’ Category

Router and modem help at Modemintel.com

Modemintel.com is a new website I made in the last couple of days. It’s nothing fancy, just a simple design to a lot of data. At first I wanted to write a blogpost about a list of default modem and router passwords but it was just too much for just one blogpost. So I decided [...]

Lock full screen video with dual monitors

You can never have enough screen space, especially when you are a multi-tasking addict like me. I have been using dual screen setups for years now and i’m not alone. A lot of  people use two, three or even more monitors  at work and at home. Thing is, in all those years using multiple screens [...]

Easy embedding: WordPress oEmbed plugin

oEmbed is a format for allowing an embedded representation of a URL on third party sites. The simple API allows a website to display embedded content (such as photos or videos) when a user posts a link to that resource, without having to parse the resource directly. Embedding made easy. More information about oEmbed can [...]

Yikes! The ieframe.dll dns error and how to solve it

Recently two seperate users mailed me about not being able to visit my website. They both reported blank screens or browser windows automatically closing.  One of them was able to tell me he was prompted with the following errors: DUTCH ENGLISH Rick says (5:53 PM): “De website kan niet worden geopend” Rick says (5:54 PM): [...]

War on Embedding

It has been all over  the news; the Dutch news, at least: you have to pay to embed video in your website. Righto…….. The BUMA/STEMRA (abbreviated BS, which is by coincidence also the abbreviation for bullshit) announced some new rules yesterday during their press conference for embedding videos from online media streamer sites (youtube, dailymotion, [...]

Working on my social repository

Unlike a few years ago I don’t bother registering for websites or social services. Over these years I have registered for numerous social media websites, applications and services. The problem is I only use a very small percentage of them. I really like my Youtube and Flickr accounts but normally I find it to much [...]

IE7 CSS fixes, The most common css solutions for Internet Explorer 7

The <!–[if IE]> Tag Problem: Various sizes, margins and padding attributes can display differently in Internet Explorer, this coded snippet can help you sort out these problems. Add this code with your required settings underneith your pages <style> or external style link: <!–[if IE]> <style> .item { margin: 5px; padding: 10px; } </style> <![EndIf]–> These [...]

The ultimate top list of top lists for web designers

Personally I’m a big fan of top lists on the internet. I like them on all kinds of subjects, being the best movies of 2006 or best swimming shorts for this summer, I read them all. But I have to say the most usefull for me are usually the top lists involving web design and [...]

What happened on the 5th of July?

The number of unique visitors for this blog is fairly stable since I have started writing articles for it. Approximatly seven to eight hundred people visit my blog every day. That’s okay for me, the more the merrier but I don’t intend to write my articles for huge audiences, my english isn’t good enough for [...]

The magic behind the stars

I know, you´re suppose to look away the moment someone starts typing their password while you´re standing next to it. But i´m curious and this sort of stuff should be secured a lot better. So ever wanted to know what  is behind those magic stars in passwords? Say you want to know the password from [...]