Monthly Archive for October, 2009

Booking Calendar Lite 1.1 released!

New version of "Booking Calendar Lite" have been released. This great script is best choice to publish if some resource are reserved, occupied or free. It is very quick to setup and easy to manage. In this version you will find a lot of improvements. Here is the list:

  • improved installation script,
  • improved administration - all settings may be changed in admin panel (no need to edit configuration files in notepad as in previous versions),
  • possibility to disable copyright notice with one click  (Powered by…),
  • optimized MySQL queries (less server load and faster responses),
  • some more code cleanup.

If you are interested in new release you may get more details on Booking Calendar Lite page.

How to send mails in POSTFIX through external SMTP

postfixThere are many reasons why you may want to do it. I have set it up on my POSTFIX because I have dynamic IP that is banned in most spam databases. I could get mails to my mailbox but could not reply to any as my IP was rejected by most of mail servers. But there is a quick solution.

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How to make people tweet your message with one click?

TwitterIf you want your web site visitors tweet your own message there is a much better way than tell them to copy and paste it on their twitter home page. You may make a great looking link to click. When they will click it they will be redirected to twitter with your message pasted in their "What are you doing?" message box. Of course you can not trick them to tweet whatever you want as they will still have to click "update" button.

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MiniUrlz – url shortening script released in free version

As I have written some time ago I have decided to release most of my script to public (first was Booking Calendar Lite). Now it is time for "MiniUrlz". Script that may help you build url shortening service in a few minutes! It is very easy to install.

Some of most important features:

  • No database required!
  • Unlimited number of urls with unlimited url lenght!
  • PHP totally separated from main page template!
  • Administrator panel to mange submitted urls
  • Quick 1-2-3 setup

You can download and get more details about my url shortening script here.

Got Music Talent – new music blog

I would like to announce a lunch of my new music blog "Got Music Talent". What is it exactly about? Have you ever watched programs like "Got Talent" or X "Factor"? This blog is similar. If in this programs you liked the most music performers - it is a place for you.

Got Music Talent!

Got Music Talent!

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How to start your own blog?

So you have decided to start your first blog? That's great. You are in a right place. There are three ways you should consider if you want to create a new blog. It depends from two things - money you want to invest and tech knowledge that you have.

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How to synchronize your files by ftp

If you are looking for a solution how to make an automatic copy, backup or synchronized mirror of your files or even a complete website, this article is for you. This solution will copy only new or changed files (incremental copy). So full copy is made only at first run. To make it work you will need ftp or sftp access to server where your files are stored and ssh (or telnet) access to account that you want your files to be mirrored to. To make it work follow this steps:

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