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  • Javascript in WordPress posts – Beware!

    [tweetmeme]By: Martin Ove Here’s a quick tip, that might save you the hours of agony, that I’ve just been through. I tried to use a simple javascript in a post, but it simply didn’t work. I was using the editor in HTML mode of course, but WordPress still managed to sneak up on me and…

  • Facebook Like Box – A step-by-step guide

    Check out the step-by-step guide to get the Like Box in your WordPress sidebar – and make it look good. [tweetmeme] By: Martin Ove [Update 22.10.2010: Facebook has changed the code a bit. Read more below the screenshot tour.] If you want to connect your Facebook Page with your site, the Like Box is a…

  • Don’t miss a Twitter mention – RSS style

    It takes about two seconds to set up a feed for your Twitter mentions. By: Martin Ove [tweetmeme]If you’re reading this, you probably use a client for Twitter like Seesmic or Tweetdeck on your desktop or some other client on your smartphone. In that case, you probably never overlook a mention on Twitter. However, if…

  • Extreme close-up with a cellphone camera

    If an object is too small, the cellphone camera won’t focus on it. If you try to get any closer, you’ll be too close for the camera to focus. Thus you get a picture of the background.(Photo: Martin Ove Christensen)

  • Google Charts and where to start

    [tweetmeme]By: Martin Ove If you want to make a quick chart using Google Charts, you definitely want to know about these sites from Google. These are both official sites build to help you get started on the API. First off is the “Live Chart Playground” located here: http://code.google.com/intl/da/apis/chart/docs/chart_playground.html This is where you want to go,…

  • From CSV to javascript – How to make data fit

    Don’t let codes like this be an obstacle when you’ve got a lot of data. There are ways to make them all fit in with a few clicks. [tweetmeme]By Martin Ove Here’s a tip, I found out about while doing a project. Sometimes you have a lot of data, that you want to fit into…

  • Making soundslides in Windows Movie Maker

    This serves as a proof of concept. You can make soundslides in Windows Movie Maker, and it actually does a pretty good job. Try it out, I hope your speak sounds better than mine! By: Martin Ove [tweetmeme]I’ve been searching for a free program, which could make soundslides, for some time. Usually you would make…

  • Twitter med ældre telefoner

    (Opdateret d. 10/3-10 kl. 14:45) [tweetmeme]Det er langt fra alle, som render rundt med telefoner til mange tusind kroner. Det betyder heldigvis ikke, at Twitter er lukket land for dem. Det er muligt at tweete via sms, men det indebærer sms’er til udlandet. En anden løsning er at installere en Twitter-klient på sin telefon. Der…

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