Spam filter for comments + forms PHP

We can’t stand spam.

Who can? You have better things to do with your life than deal with the underbelly of the internet. Automattic Kismet (Akismet for short) is a collaborative effort to make comment and trackback spam a non-issue and restore innocence to blogging, so you never have to worry about spam again. Continue reading “Spam filter for comments + forms PHP”

iphone – ipad 3d engines

Choosing Your Open Source iPhone Game Engine

Sparrow Framework

The Sparrow Framework is a very lightweight 2D game engine created in Objective-C.  In a very short amount of time I was able to understand the framework, and I find it to be very intuitive.

If you’d like to take a look at some actual coding with the Sparrow Framework be sure to check out the Beginners iPhone Action Game Programming Tutorial.

While I have not done much Flash game programming the developers state that the game engine was created with Flash game developers in mind.

The game framework includes all the necessary features you’d require for creating a basic 2D game such as easy animation, and a sound engine. Continue reading “iphone – ipad 3d engines”

.htaccess Examples: Cookies, Variables, Custom Headers

Redirect Request ending in .html/ to .html

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,9}\ /(.+)\.html/\ HTTP/
RewriteRule ^(.+)\.html/$ http://www.askapache.com/$1.html [R=301,L]

Continue reading “.htaccess Examples: Cookies, Variables, Custom Headers”

Google Maps QR code

What’s that bar code?

This unique bar code on the lower right of the sticker (known as a QR code) lets customers – and potential customers – instantly learn more about a business, by visiting a mobile version of the business’ Place Page on any supported phone. Here’s more on how it works and what you can do with it:

  1. Make sure your phone can scan a QR code with its camera, either with an application that you download or via software that’s already installed on your phone. To find out what application to use for your phone, we recommend doing a Google search for the model of your phone along with “QR reader”.
  2. When you see a QR code, use your phone’s application to scan it. If you’re scanning a QR code on one of the window decals that we’ve sent to thousands of U.S. businesses, you’ll quickly be taken to that business’ mobile Place Page on Google, where you can:
    • Read reviews to see what other users think about the business
    • Find a coupon that the business has posted to their Place Page
    • Star the business to remember to check it out later, or to remember to visit again
    • Leave a review right after you leave the business. What’s a better time to write what you think, than when you’ve just visited?

Ready to try it? You can try scanning this code from your phone right now. (Hint: It will take you to google.com)

Google

QR code in Google Favorite Places Decal

http://www.google.com/help/maps/favoriteplaces/business/barcode.html