Web 2.1
Blog URL http://web.2point1.com/
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags php, javascript, actionscript, jaspa, parsing, web development
The blog of web developer Tim Whitlock
Latest Blog Posts
- jParser and jTokenizer released on Nov 14, 2009 in General JavaScript jParser parsing php rainy day
After nearly two years I've finally gotten around to releasing my PHP JavaScript parser, although documentation is still thin on the ground. Download jParser 1.0.0 (recommended) Download jParser devel package (Full source and build scripts) See the...
- A B-listers first thoughts on Google Wave on Oct 18, 2009 in General google google wave realtime web
- or – "Confessions of a Google Wave N00b" After scrounging myself a B-list Google Wave preview, I've been playing around with it for a week or so. Rather than read more and think deeply about it, I thought I'd blurt out my half-formed...
- Is Facebook Connect a phishing scam waiting to happen? on Oct 14, 2009 in General facebook OAuth phishing twitter
Two things happened today that inspired me to write this post tonight. A brief back-and-forth on Twitter with @kaigani where I outlandishly claimed that Facebook Connect is a phishing scam waiting to happen The warning of another Twitter scam that t...
- Twitter changes break TwitBlock [again] on Sep 19, 2009 in General rant twitblock twitter
Last week a another change to Twitter caused me problems with my personal project TwitBlock. For the impatient, see my Google groups post about it. (It didn't go down very well). If you're a Twitter user, you're probably familiar with this image: It...
- Twitter bots using Tweetie? on Aug 29, 2009 in General
There is a kind of spambot that I call a Sleeper. It poses as a legitimate account by "stealing" arbitrary tweets from the public timeline and tweeting them as its own. As it follows people, a proportion will follow back. Eventually this acco...
- WPTouch on Aug 28, 2009 in General android iphone mobile wordpress
I just installed the WPTouch WordPress plugin which gives iPhone and Android visitors a tailored mobile UI. It' s great, here's a pic of the iPhone interface (courtesy of @pepijndevos)...
- Diluting Block Counts on Aug 24, 2009 in General blocking twitblock twitter
I made a major change to TwitBlock the other night. The change was made to protect people who are heavily blocked, but are not "spam". Of course that depends on your definition. (A topic for another day) Originally each block on account would...
