Category Archives: Open source / Freeware

Lite components from BIT-101: Minimalcomps

Update #1: there has been another update New MinimalComp: WheelNav, but I’m pretty sure I won’t been using this one very much… I’m using this for some time now, and it’s time to share this with you all: Minimalcomps from BIT-101. This lite-weight components set is great, I can see what the code is doing, [...]

Print 2 PDF

I have been using this for some time now: sometimes you need to export something generated in Flash to a (vector) file. Another name for this post could be: Flash2PDF, Flash to PDF, SWF2PDF, SWF to PDF, Export2PDF, Export to PDF….. you catch my drift And the solution is very simple: just print a .PDF! [...]

Convert SWF to AVI – part2

How to convert a SWF to an AVI (without spending any cash)? I have written about this question before [Covert SWF to AVI (SWF2AVI or SWFtoAVI)] and my answer was back then: swf2avi, a freeware project by Mario Pizzinini. SWF2AVI is not an active project (last update from 2002-08-27), but does the job very well. [...]

FlashBox v1.2: fixed error with comma in title

I came across a big bug in the caption. If you placed a comma in the title (which is used for caption) example: title=”bla, bla, bla” the image and the captions got hussled. I fixed this and added some new features (read more). You can follow my progress in the Flashbox directory. A gallery example: [...]

FlashBox v1.1: fixed visibility bug FF2 (Apple)

Update #1: Tested on Opera on Apple and Pc Update #2: Another bug seems to appear in Firefox 2 for the Mac: goto Flashbox directory, click on rel=”flashbox[test]“ (you should see a mecha-robot with sword). If you scroll to the top of the page, FlashBox disappears and when you scroll down, you will see it [...]

My second WordPress plugin: wp-flashbox

Update #1: There are some problems with the plugin in Firefox 2 for the Mac and Flock: FlashBox is loaded, the images are loaded into it, but FlashBox is not visible. I am looking into it, sorry Mac users! There is also a difference between Firefox for the PC and IE for the PC: it [...]

My first WordPress plugin: wp-downloadbtn

Yes, it had to happen sooner or later; my first WordPress plugin. I can make it bigger then it is, but I won’t. It’s just a download button, it works in WordPress 2.0.7 and WordPress 2.1. I use it in combination with Download Counter WordPress Plugin Download WordPress Plugin – Download Button v1.0 Download wp-downloadBtn [...]

Replace commercial software with opensource/freeware

I am convinced that a lot of people don’t want to buy commercial software because of the price. And I’m also convinced that a lot of people don’t want to use illegal software. But they don’t know which software they can use beside the commercial program and there friends will only advise the program they [...]

Today I hit the 1000+ spam stopped by Akismet

You got to love Akismet… Today I had a peak of 72 spam massages in 1 day (which is the highest I had since I started blogging, but there are blog who laught at this number). Which set the total counter to 1061 deleted spam massages. So it’s a sad day that bloggers need to [...]

Sociable WordPress plugin

A new addition to the series of WordPress Plugins I have installed: Sociable Social bookmarking sites allow web surfers to save, catalog, and share interesting pages they find online. The Sociable plugin appends links for your readers to use those sites to the end of each of your blog’s posts, increasing your potential audience. The [...]