Enough is enough. You know there is a problem with the iPhone 3G dropping calls. Please fix it. I finally went through and did as the forums suggested, and disabled 3G. I shouldn’t have to do that though. I’ve been growing tired of your company and my family will probably be switching to Verizon once our contract is up.

Your loyal customer since 2001,

Eric

In the meantime, you better go check out Piwik. It runs on php/mysql and you can most likely install it on your hosting account.

<?php if(is_front_page()){?>
    <h1>Blog Directory</h1>
 
<?php
    global $wpdb;
    $query = "SELECT blog_id FROM " . $wpdb->base_prefix . "blogs WHERE spam != '1' AND archived != '1' AND deleted != '1' AND public = '1' AND blog_id != '1' ORDER BY path";
    
    $blogs = $wpdb->get_results($query);
    
    echo '<ul>';
    foreach($blogs as $blog){
        $blog_details = get_blog_details($blog->blog_id);
        echo '<li><a>siteurl .'">' . $blog_details->blogname .'</a></li>';
    }
    echo '</ul>';
}
?>

You’ll notice the query is set to filter out blogs that are marked as archived, spam, private. Also, it hides the main blog from the list.

If you are happy with it, feel free to buy me a beer (in the sidebar).

I was looking out there at some of the solutions already completed. I didn’t see anything that quite did what I was looking for. So I made my own function:

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('.story-small img').each(function() {
        var maxWidth = 100; // Max width for the image
        var maxHeight = 100;    // Max height for the image
        var ratio = 0;  // Used for aspect ratio
        var width = $(this).width();    // Current image width
        var height = $(this).height();  // Current image height
 
        // Check if the current width is larger than the max
        if(width > maxWidth){
            ratio = maxWidth / width;   // get ratio for scaling image
            $(this).css("width", maxWidth); // Set new width
            $(this).css("height", height * ratio);  // Scale height based on ratio
            height = height * ratio;    // Reset height to match scaled image
            width = width * ratio;    // Reset width to match scaled image
        }
 
        // Check if current height is larger than max
        if(height > maxHeight){
            ratio = maxHeight / height; // get ratio for scaling image
            $(this).css("height", maxHeight);   // Set new height
            $(this).css("width", width * ratio);    // Scale width based on ratio
            width = width * ratio;    // Reset width to match scaled image
        }
    });
});

The 2nd line of code says to grab every image with a class of ’story-small’. The block for the height is just a safety net. I have it there in case the height is still larger than the max. There are a hundred ways to skin a cat, so I’m sure there are plenty of other ways to do this.

Here’s my code:

private static bool _FileExists(string filename) {
    try {
        HttpWebRequest req = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(filename);
        req.Timeout = 5000;
        req.Method = "HEAD";
        HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)req.GetResponse();
 
        if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK) {
            response.Close();    // IMPORTANT
            return true;
        } else {
            response.Close();    // IMPORTANT
            return false;
        }
    } catch(Exception ex) {
        return false;
    }
}

The big thing to note here is when I’m calling response.Close(), as that closes out the connection. So if you are experiencing issues where you keep getting time out errors, give this a try. Here’s the original article that helped me.

Confidence

This is definitely one of the values that I need to work on. I feel confident in my current work abilities, but there is always room for improvement and the web is always changing. I think I could have more confidence in my role as a father…sometimes I wonder if I’m doing the right things. I would like to have more confidence toward my understanding of church and religion. Also, I would like to have more confidence in my decision making. If I decide on something, stick with it; I obviously chose it for a reason.

Family

Family comes first, what else can I really say on this. I’m sure almost everyone feels the same way I do on this subject.

Honesty

If you are getting an answer from me or seeking my opinion, it will be the honest truth. This is one thing that really bothers me. If you are responsible for something and it is your fault that it fails, own up to it. Rest assured, I always will, no matter the consequences.

Humor

Life can’t always be serious, you’ve got to inject some fun and humor into it.

Trustworthy

I think this one kind of dove-tails into honesty. I am, and always will be a person you can trust.

So, did you think about it? What are your core values?

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