Christopher Finke writes about software, woodworking, and other creative endeavors.

Category: Software

  • Greencode WordPress Theme

    I’ve finished putting together my first WordPress theme, which I’ve named Greencode. It’s the same one I use on this site, so this is your chance to be a little more like me; go ahead and download it here.

  • NSFW Detector

    Problem: You work in an office. You may occasionally browse non-work websites. These websites may occasionally link to pages that may be Not Safe For Work (NSFW). Proposal: If websites indicated somehow that links (and the link text) were NSFW, your browser could screen them out or tone them down to avoid embarrassing you or…

  • Slashdotter Updated: 1.8.9

    I’ve updated Slashdotter to accommodate the changes that Slashdot made to their HTML. Thanks to all who brought bugs to my attention.

  • Newish design

    I’ve updated this blog to share a design with my main site. Bonus points to anyone who can determine the sources of the code shown in the header image for either site.

  • An early Christmas present for Digg

    Merry Christmas, Kevin Rose!

  • GoogleTabs Updated

    I’ve updated GoogleTabs to work with the changes Google made to the HTML on several of their search results pages. You can get the updated version (2.3) at my personal site for now, and it will be updated on Mozilla Addons sometime soon.

  • Keyword export added to OPML Support

    I’ve updated OPML Support to include keywords in the exported file so that if you import back into Firefox, your shortcut URLs should be intact. Grab the new version (1.2.1) at either Mozilla Addons or my personal site.

  • Syndicate Netscape Videos on MySpace

    Until I get this feature added to the site, here is a little tool that will convert a Netscape Video syndication code to work on MySpace and other venues that don’t allow script tags. Paste the Netscape syndication code here: Is the video widescreen? MySpace-compatible syndication code: FYI: If you’re using this code on MySpace,…

  • RSS Ticker Updated

    If you were running RSS Ticker 1.8.9 with Firefox 2.0 RC3 and some of your Atom feeds weren’t being displayed, this update is for you.

  • URL Fixer 1.2.7

    Update: URL Fixer was acquired and is now hosted at http://urlfixer.org/ URL Fixer 1.2.6 contained a bug that may have caused an “Error in chrome registration” error for some users. This has been fixed, and you can download URL Fixer 1.2.7 at my main site. The new version should be available at Mozilla Addons shortly.

  • Validation

    Just noticed from my referrer logs that Google is linking to my OPML Support for Firefox extension from its Google Reader FAQ. Neat.

  • Something I can’t stand about Digg

    Here’s something I can’t stand about Digg: Say you’re not logged in and browsing the front page, opening stories and discussions in tabs (or new windows, if you’re stuck in the past) as you go, and you see a story you want to either digg or bury. So you go to the login box on…

  • Extension Updates

    Update: URL Fixer was acquired and is now hosted at http://urlfixer.org/ I’ve just updated all of my extensions to be compatible with Firefox 2.0. They’re all available for download at my site, and they’ll all eventually be available at Mozilla Addons as well. No new features for these updates, just compatibility fixes.

  • Top of the Heap

    Rolling out a new video syndication method on Netscape today; top syndicators are now listed below each video (at Netscape). Since I should be the first person using this new code, I better be #1 for at least a minute…

  • OPML XSL BLT BBQ

    I’ve updated the OPML XSL stylesheet that I mentioned a while back. It now creates collapsable folders, has icons for feeds vs. links, and allows you to open all links in a folder by double-clicking on the folder name. It works for me in both Internet Explorer 6 and the major Mozilla browsers. You can…

  • Slashdotter 1.8.6

    Slashdotter has been updated to fix a bug introduced in version 1.8.5. Comments that were condensed (i.e., only showing title, author, score) in threaded mode could not be retrieved via AJAX as Slashdotter was supposed to allow. That bug has been fixed, and the implementation has been made better than it was before it was…

  • Kickin’ It, OPML Style

    As much as I love XML files and the way that browsers display them with their little plus and minus toggles, a file is no good to me unless I can read and utilize the data it contains. So while OPML is great for storing link and feed data, I can’t really navigate an OPML…

  • OPML Support 1.2

    So I finished the major changes I had in mind for the OPML Support extension. I added support for regular bookmarks, a few options (whether to import/export livemarks, bookmarks, or both; option to import/export livemarks as regular bookmarks; option to import/export nested vs. flat), and a few bug fixes. If you’ve had problems in the…

  • Updating OPML Support

    I’m in the process of updating the OPML Support for Firefox extension; I’ll be adding bookmark import/export to complement the Livemark support already there. Additionally, since the extension will have features that don’t require Livemark support in the browser, I’ll be making it compatible with browsers other than Firefox (depending on how much the bookmarking…

  • Shopping Made Easy

    I don’t like to shop. So when I decided that I needed a bigger desk (and a new coffee table and some PC133 SDRAM – email me if you’ve got extra), I did what lazy shoppers do – I hit up CraigsList. It turns out that since I live within a half hour of a…

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