Software developer and Linux enthusiast

I did some more work on the AjaxChat plug-in tonight. Fixed some compatibility issues.
1). I forgot to use full php tags instead of short tags.
( I never use long tags )
2.) Started using the plugins_url() function build into wp to find the correct url to point to my scripts.
3.) Made ajaxchat.js ajaxchat.js.php so that the JavaScript itself can use plugins_url()
4.) Also, unrelated, but I added a button to change name. You could have just hit enter before, but it’s better to have it explicitly as well.

Take a look at the development version for new features by clicking here

Suggestions/comments/bugs are always welcome. Feel free to comment.

Well, I decided to write  a simple little interface to allow people viewing this website to chat with me if I happened to be on the computer.  I was going to just hard code it into my copy of WordPress, but in the end I decided to take a shot at making it pluggable via the WordPress plugin API.  So, it may be a little haggard for now, (my first wp plugin, so gimme a break) but I’ll continue working on it and hopefully clean it up a bit.  For now though, if you use a modern browser, (i.e. not IE6) it should show up as a fixed bar at the bottom of your viewport.  Just click on chat, and you’ll see any users who are currently viewing my blog.  By default, it just assigns you a random Guest***** nickname, but it is easily changeable.  If by chance, you’d like to use it in your WordPress blog, you can get it via my git repository.  Just type ‘git clone git://git.obfuskate.com/ajaxchat.git’ and put the `ajaxchat` directory in your wp-content/plugins/ directory.  Thanks.  Ciao.

This will be no less than the 3rd time I’ve created a blog where I intend to establish my presence on the net.  It usually happens that I just end up not posting for a while and deciding to delete it.  The reason this one might stick around is because I have officially gotten rid of both my facebook account and my myspace account.  Good riddance.  Turns out, according to recent news, that both companies were either currently selling or planning to sell users’ personal information and that just isn’t kosher.  Well, right now, I’m back down in sunny Fort Lauderdale, FL and life is seemingly good .  Been coding for a company called Faith Farm Ministries; mostly just web apps that help them out a bit, ie: a price checker for their new furniture items, a messaging system/bulletin board for the employees, a transparent proxy to keep certain people from visiting social networking or other recreational web sites when they should be working, etc. etc.  Pretty basic stuff, but for any who would like to check it out, click on Projects in the links section on the right side of the page.  I’m also planning to add a little place to leave a note, and perhaps instant and/or sms messaging via this site.  Until later.