Monthly Archive for January, 2005

Wordpress plugin repository II

Published
by
Tom Raftery
on 14/1/2005
in Blogging
. 2 Comments

Well, I checked out the WordPress Plugin Repository, mentioned in a previous post, and I have to say I was extremely underwhelmed.

The interface is appalling - it is very difficult to find your way around, in particular trying the relevant files for download or trying to find descriptions of plugins is nigh on impossible.

This is not only my opinion - I have found others who share my views on this - hopefully, WordPress will take this on board and sort out the interface of this potentially fantastic resource soon.

Another strange issue I noticed is that although I pinged and trackbacked the repository post on the WordPress Development site, it still displays as having no pings or trackbacks. I thought it was an issue with trackbacks on my WordPress install but I checked on another site and my trackbacks are working fine. Again, hopefully, they’ll sort this soon too.

Firefox extensions for displaying Google Page Rank

Published
by
Tom Raftery
on 11/1/2005
in Open Source
. 5 Comments

I looked through the various extensions for Firefox when I upgraded to version 1.0 to find new toys! I came across a very handy extension called Search Status which displays both the Google and Alexa page rank of the webpage being browsed.

Now I note Michele has also found a Firefox extension with similar functionality. It looks like this is popular functionality (or Michele and I share scarily similar interests).

Missing: Robert Holohan

Published
by
Tom Raftery
on 11/1/2005
in Community Interest
. 1 Comment

Gardaí (the Irish police force) at Midleton, Co. Cork are searching for Robert Holohan, an 11 year old boy, who has been missing from his home at Ballyedmund, Midleton since 2.30 p.m. on 4th January 2005.

Robert Holohan

Robert Holohan left his home on his BMX bicycle and hasn’t been seen since. His bike was found at 5.15 p.m. by neighbours.

Robert is described as 4′11” in height and was wearing a black jacket with ‘Nike’ written in orange on the back and was wearing black track suit bottoms.

Gardaí are appealing for anyone who was using The East Cork Golf Club or Range on the afternoon of Tuesday 4th January to come forward if they have any information to offer.

Robert’s BMX bicycle was found nearby and it is believed there were a number of people using the club or range that afternoon. Patrons may have seen something that may be of significance that may have slipped their mind or that they do not feel is relevant.

The crucial times would be between 11am and 6pm.

Gardaí have also issued this picture of a Nokia 3200 Mobile Phone similar to the one owned by Robert.
Robert Holohan's Nokia 3200 mobile phone

The phone has not been found to date.

Update 10/1/05:

Gardaí have this morning issued a new photograph of Robert (above). This image was taken the night before Robert went missing. The shirt he is wearing in the photograph is the same shirt that he was wearing on the day he went missing, which he wore underneath a black jacket.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Midleton Garda Station, Cork on 021-4621550.

Update:
Volunteers helping the Gardaí in the search for Robert Holohan found a body near Inch Strand, Whitegate, Co. Cork yesterday - more details are available here.

Further Update:
A 20 year old local has been charged with the manslaughter of Robert Holohan

WordPress plugin repository

Published
by
Tom Raftery
on 10/1/2005
in Blogging
. 0 Comments

WordPress, the blogging software of choice for me, have announced the WordPress Plugin Repository.

The Repository give free hosting to developers and is a one-stop-shop for WordPress users to browse/download WordPress plugins and themes, provide feedback to the developers and, for the particularly enthusiastic, develop documentation at the wiki page for the plugins they use.

This development has been long in coming but now that it is here, I’m off to see what cool new plugins and themes await me there!

Referrer spam

Published
by
Tom Raftery
on 7/1/2005
in Blogging and Referrer Spam
. 0 Comments

I am having problems with referrer spam at the moment. I have written about this issue in the past, but the measures I took then do not appear to be as effective as I had hoped.

As a result, I am now undertaking more research on other means of stopping this scourge and as soon as I come accross a successful method I will post it here.

Any/all suggestions gratefully accepted, of course.

Back again

Published
by
Tom Raftery
on 6/1/2005
in Personal
. 0 Comments

I am back after the holiday break (had a great time in the south of Spain, thanks) - and I am swamped in post holiday IT issues! Always after holidays when people come back and turn on their PC’s, servers, routers, etc., there is a surge in IT issues and this year has been no exception.

Expect reduced output on this site while I try to catch up with mail and help people out of their IT difficulties.

Oh yeah, and Happy New Year!

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