Author Archives: Ryan Maffit

WordPress Shell Update Script

Hello everyone, today I am going to share with you a shell script I have been using to easily update my WordPress blog installation (and can easily be expanded to upgrade multiple blogs as well). The script I wrote automatically … Continue reading

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Theme Change

I have changed the theme of my blog to Huex from WPNow. Let me know what you think

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Purely CSS-Based Dropdown Menu

Here is a purely CSS-based dropdown menu that I threw together real quick for my blog. It doesn’t use any javascript and works in all major latest browsers (Not you IE6 – You need to die already ) If you … Continue reading

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PHP Random Image Script

This script takes a list of images with links and randomly outputs one of them. <img src="\" alt="\&quot;&quot;.$img[1].&quot;\&quot;" />"; ?&gt;

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Dynamic PHP Font Generator

This is a little script I expanded upon that I found from one of my previous clients. The original script was created by Stewart Rosenberger. The WP Now website uses this script to dynamically generate testimonial signatures.

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WP Now Launched & New Theme

Hello everyone, Today, with two colleagues of mine, we have launched a brand new premium wordpress themes website.  Check it out at http://www.wpnow.com/. I have also uploaded one of the WP Now themes I coded (Elements) to this blog because … Continue reading

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Opengoo – Open Source Web Office

A few months ago I came across an amazing open source web office suite called OpenGoo. It contains everything I need for managing my personal and client projects, including a task manager, calendar, contacts, web links, documents, presentations, time tracking, … Continue reading

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dewPixel Update

Well, it’s been difficult but dewPixel Hosting is starting to get back to normal after the hard drive crash last week. Had a little issue today with one of iWeb’s switches that caused the server to go down for about … Continue reading

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Linksys WRT54GL + DD-WRT Custom Firmware

Just ordered one of these routers from Newegg.com about a week ago. The thing that’s great about this router is it actually allows you to install your own custom firmware (Such as DD-WRT) to it. In fact, the only reason … Continue reading

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Windows 7 RC1

Today I downloaded and installed the 32-Bit Windows 7 RC1 to my Dell Studio 15 laptop. Everything is running great so far. My laptop has 3GB of RAM and windows 7 with aero on, high performance power setting, and my … Continue reading

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