November 29th, 2006
I haven’t talked about it too much on here, but I absolutely love Heroes. There are a ton of fan sites devoted to the show cropping up here and there, but one of the better ones I’ve seen is the new Heroes Wiki. It’s a great site with lots of information on the show, it’s characters, episodes, etc. And guess what, they just got a new logo!
Between HeroesWiki, HeroesMedia.com, HeroesTheSeries.com, and the numerous entries on Wikipedia… there’s plenty of non-network stuff to be read about Heroes online.
BTW, if you’re feeling so inclined, head on over to the People’s Choice Awards and vote for Heroes as Favorite New TV Drama!
November 28th, 2006
Pardon me while I put on my geek hat. I’ve been hitting my head up against a wall trying to figure out the best way to dynamically include content into an email using ColdFusion.
I tried the most logical solution first, define the URL with the data I wanted and pass that onto the SEND script.
<input type="hidden" name="msgString" value="http://example.com/msg/test.cfm?subject=Hi&sender=joe@example.com&recip=john@example.com" />
Then, I converted the string to a variable I could more easily work with…
<cfset msgStr = "#form.messageString#" />
<cfmail to="user@example.com"
from="user@example.com"
subject="Hey there!"
server="mail.example.com"
type="html">
<cfinclude url="#msgStr#" />
</cfmail>
No luck. ColdFusion choked on the dynamic string everytime. When I tried to define the string as a variable and parse it with CFOUTPUT, ColdFusion choked again.
So, I thought, why not try using CFHTTP to grab the data, and then have it render into the body of the email I wanted to send.
<cfhttp resolveurl="yes" url="http://www.example.com/#form.messageString#" method="get"></cfhttp>
<cfmail to="user@example.com"
from="user@example.com"
subject="Hey there!"
server="mail.example.com"
type="html">
#CFHTTP.FileContent#
</cfmail>
BINGO! That worked. In retrospect, it seems pretty easy to do it this way… but I couldn’t get it to work right for quite some time. Now it works right, and the client should be happy.
November 27th, 2006
Last Wednesday, we - well, those of us who were still at the office - closed up shop about an hour and a half early and took an “office trip” to see Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. It was funny how things worked out… because a lot of our coworkers took the day off or left early to be with family. The six of us that stayed, though, would be the most likely to get a kick out of a movie like this… and we did.
We’ve got several fans of The D on staff… Mike, Ian, Wyatt, Patrick… I have seen some of their stuff… listened to some of their music… so I had some degree of familiarity with The D. Jeff had only see bits and pieces, videos on YouTube… that sort of thing. So, we were a pretty mixed crowd.
The consensus is, the movie rocked. And it rocked hard.
Would my wife like the movie? Nope.
Did I mention PowerServe is a kick ass place to work?
I realized this the other day, but didn’t make note of it… Ironically, this post was entry number 666 in my Wordpress install. Funny, considering how the devil is included in this movie…
November 23rd, 2006
It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S., and there’s lots to be thankful for. Here’s what I’m thankful for this year:
- I’m thankful for each day I’ve been given and every day I’ve yet to have.
- I’m thankful for my friends and family.
- I’m thankful for my wife - who continually puts up with me, when no human being should.
- I’m thankful for my job, and the wonderful group of guys I get to work with each day.
- I’m thankful for my son, who has made this year - the best year ever.
- I’m thankful for that which I have, because I know it could be taken away in a second.
- I’m thankful for …
Well I could go on, but what are you thankful for? Hope you all have a wonderful holiday with your friends and family this year.
November 22nd, 2006
Burger King might be trying to kill America with it’s 4-patty BK Stacker™ and the Enormous Omelette Sandwich™, but when it comes to marketing, they’ve got their stuff together. Case in point… their latest venture: XBOX® Games. We’re not talking crappy pocket XBOX games either. We’re talking console games that play in the XBOX 360 or the original XBOX that have you won’t playing over and over again.
Sneak King, PocketBike Racer and Big Bumpin’ are the three games that BK is offering for $3.99 with the purchase of any value meal. I’ve only played PocketBike Racer so far, but I’ve got to tell you - it was worth the $3.99. The production value of the game was top notch, and it reminded me of Mario Kart to some degree… There are a number of characters to choose, including The King, Whopper Jr., some BK employees, and more…
The games even works with XBOX Live…
I wonder how long it will be we see other promotions like this?
Well done, BK. Well done.
November 19th, 2006
If there is one thing I have learned as a Wordpress user, it’s that there is certainly a plugin for everyone. Case in point, there’s now a plugin called Ploppy available for fecophiliacs.
“[Ploppy is] a WordPress plugin for describing the state of your bowel movements using the Bristol Stool Scale“.
Lovely. I’ll pass, but this is a true testament to the diversity of stuff out there currently available for Wordpress.
November 15th, 2006
Lost’s Matthew Fox (Jack) and the greatest band in the entire galaxy - Tenacious D - will be double-teaming SNL on December 2. Too awesome.
November 15th, 2006
It’s going to rear it’s ugly head tonight. I just know it. I’m not knocking Groundhog Day err… Day Break, but Wednesday night television is just not going to be the same without Lost being on.
To help pass the time, there’s a lot a Lost fan can do:
November 15th, 2006
The newest version of AOL’s instant messaging app is out. But, to be honest with you - I’m not that thrilled. Ever since Lighter AIM came out, I haven’t looked back.
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November 15th, 2006
I’ve been using FeedDemon for Windows for a while now, and was very pleased to find out a new version was released today. You can read more about the changes in FeedDemon 2.1 here. I especially like the new ‘Blue Vista’ style that’s included.
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