Fri, 23 Nov 2007

Creating a feeds page - stuck

After trying several free PHP scripts, I'm giving up - at least for the time being. These scripts either don't work at all (produce fatal errors) or create HTML code that's dysfunctional in a ridiculous way (most of the code comes after </body></html>). I really don't feel like repairing something so utterly rotten.

The next step might be to try and figure out how the RSS sidebar widget of K2 works. First problem: where in the K2 code is this?

Posted on 23 Nov 2007 at 19:09 in /technology/internet. -- Permalink

Creating a feeds page

I'm trying to create a web page which will display several of my RSS feeds, in neat boxes sitting next to each other. Creating the boxes is, of course, no big deal with CSS. In order to convert the XML feeds to HTML which can then be displayed in the boxes, I need a script (preferably written in PHP). I'm too lazy to write such a script from scratch - although I would no doubt learn a lot in the process. So I'm looking for a script to download, which I can then adapt to my needs.

Posted on 23 Nov 2007 at 17:28 in /technology/internet. -- Permalink

First steps with Quicksilver

I spent several hours last night and some more time this morning configuring Quicksilver on B.'s computer. I already feel that Linux is a flawed system because it doesn't offer anything like it! It's enormously useful - so fast, so intuitive, so powerful. The only plugin I just can't get to work properly is the "Shelf" - which, some say, is even more useful than just about everything else. B. likes Quicksilver too, even though she still sometimes starts a program by clicking an icon.

Posted on 23 Nov 2007 at 13:00 in /technology. -- Permalink