scriptygoddess

I'll have to come up with a page that just lists ALL the links I've posted on this site… or maybe I'll create a special page for the bookmarks category that displays not just the titles (as do the rest of the category pages) but the full text of the posts. (Just for bookmarks)… Have to think on that…

In any case – found this this morning:
weberdev – looks like there's some scripts there, but does require (appears to be free?) registration.

And on that site, I clicked on some banner ads (yes, I actually CLICKED on a BANNER ad) and found these two sites:
Boxedart and
Template monster

I'm showing you those two links above because recently, I've been getting a lot of requests for "blog template" designs. Unfortunately, I really don't have the time for that stuff. I'm overworked as it is 😉 However, aside from there being a number of people who DO do this work for hire, there are also a number of free template sites (feel free to leave links to those in the comments area if you have them handy), as well as the two above where you buy a template for $20 or so. If nothing else, even if you're doing your own template design – it's a good place to browse for ideas…

Not sure if we've linked to these guys before… but I was looking for some info and these sites were particularly helpful this morning!

phpfreaks.com
SQL Course
SQL Course 2
Database Journal (which has sections specific for mySQL and PHP) (that's where those SQL courses are from)

I'm working on some stuff in Flash MX – and found this site: kirupa.com that seems to have a ton of helpful info. If you have any other useful flash info sites – I'd love to see 'em! (I'm flash-illiterate and can use all the help I can get!!)

You'll notice the new icons I'm using on this site? They were a gift from Chris. Just wanted to make a public "Thanks"!

Movable Type Stylesheet Generator: This site is a "easy to use, php-powered series of drop down menus that will return a customized stylesheet *. Best of all, no changes to the default templates are necessary – simply cut and paste the returned stylesheet info into your styles-site.css template, and you're done!" A fast and easy way to tweak your blog, brought to you by Zalary! (Found on Donna's site.)

Kevin of Staggernation just made up a new plugin tag for MT – MTLastModified. MT not only captures the date that you create the entry on (which is editable), it also captures the last date/time when it was modified on.

This may not be helpful to everyone, but If you have a non-traditional use for Movable Type while would be aided in showing how up to date the information is, this would be a really good tag to add into your template.

Here's the thread where it was discussed on the forums.

Not sure if we've linked to this before – but it's worth the double link, even if we have – Found some great resources for web design on Apple's website. Specifically for CSS, but there' also info there on HTML, Fonts, Java, Javascript, and WebServices. (all accessible from their Internet Develope home page – which also has some links to other useful resources..)

Christine posted a few links here about this problem that's been coming up… if you already have "subscribe to comments" running – then you'll need to implement Burningbird's suggestion a little differently – and actually, by doing so, you make his script/hack/spam-provention a little stronger…
Rather than add that hidden field to your TEMPLATES – add it to your processing.tmpl file (in the form)

I also took it one step further…

I have all comment forms with a hidden field that sends the cookie ID (used for both the hotscript script – and the restricted access post script) – I added a hidden field for that as well in the processing.tmpl file – and duplicated Burnigbird's code to deny anything without that "snoop" field (don't foget to change it something unique on your site) to also deny anything without a cookie. (The downfall for this, if you haven't noticed already – is that users that don't allow cookies can't comment)… well, at least it's better than registration before allowing comments!

If you need more info let me know – and I'll post it in the comments…

Would you like to make your blog or website more Mozilla-friendly? You can add some code to your site that allows Mozilla surfers to have a full directory/links of your site on the Personal toolbar. I implemented it a while back and refound the link today and thought I'd share it here – The Trommetter Times: Link Meta-Data.

Also, while you are using Mozilla, you can use ComposIte for easy textarea editing

One more cross-browser link, and I promise I'm done!! My husband has been trying out the speedy-fast version of Mozilla named Phoenix and is super impressed. Check it out and see if it would be a good alternative for you!
(edited to fix Phoenix link!)

I wanted to be sure to note two sites here that also have good information on the MT Comment Spammers:
:: Burningbird's Comment Spam Quick-Fix
:: Dive into Mark's Club vs Lojack Solutions