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BlogSync is a web tool that features the ability to communicate with different blog servers and copy articles from one to another while preserving the article's layout, publish time and categories. It can also intelligently compare two blogs and find out which articles are needed to be transferred.

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Currently BlogSync support following BSPs* or blog applications:

BlogSync - Sync Posts between Blogger, Live Spaces, Drupal, WordPress ...
BlogSync is a web tool that features the ability to communicate with different blog servers and copy articles from one to another while preserving the article's layout, publish time and categories. It can also intelligently compare two blogs and find out which articles are needed to be transferred.

Try BlogSync
Currently BlogSync support following BSPs* or blog applications:

Blogger

Drupal

Windows Live Spaces

WordPress
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Poor man's flash version control
Flash version control is a big topic, but the intention of this article is not. Since most source file version control system such as SVN does not handle binary files like fla or swf, it's really hard to keep track of the version of a fla file.

Is there really nothing we can do?

This article introduce a JSFL script that provides the basic functionality of version control by recording a version number (and increase it too), as well as by who and at what time a fla file is edited automatically.
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FileField as View Type module for drupal 6
This module is an enhancement to CCK's built-in view support. It will enable user to select FileField content as base table of a view, so user can manage these content independently.
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Flash batch processing made possible using JSFL script
The feature of batch processing can't be found in any version of Flash. Maybe Macromedia/Adobe doesn't think it is very important. However, I think most professional flash developers will agree that the ability of handling multiple fla files automatically can really save you a lot of time in projects that contain a large amount of fla files.

Fortunately, flash has the powerful jsfl script, which has the ability to perform most of the functionalities in flash. With this tool, batch processing is no longer impossible.
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Site update: new look of menu system

Submitted by mianwo on Sun, 2009/05/31 - 16:14

The menu display has been changed from a tree-like menu hierarchy to a flat menu that rely on background color to identify their levels while the DHTML feature is still intact.

The more bright the background is, the deeper the item belongs to.

Underline indicates that this item has sub-menu. Single click on it will expand its sub-menu, while double click or a single click on the italic item with the same name from its sub-menu will bring you to the location this item points.

The item with a red box infront of it is the current item.

Next objective: Photo gallery.

Site update: important content block

Submitted by mianwo on Mon, 2009/05/25 - 12:00

Added a new block in the front page to display contents that is thought to be important in replacement to the built-in sticky feature (which "sticks" a node on top of the node list) of drupal.

This block is built with Views module and the layout is done in CSS. Its roll-over effect is a simple JavaScript written in the theme template.

FileField as View Type module for drupal 6

Submitted by mianwo on Sat, 2009/05/23 - 21:48

This module is an enhancement to CCK's built-in view support. It will enable user to select FileField content as base table of a view, so user can manage these content independently.

Upgraded to Drupal6

Submitted by mianwo on Sun, 2009/04/26 - 03:19

So far so good...
:D

Firebug: A highly recommended tool for web designers

Submitted by mianwo on Thu, 2009/04/23 - 19:24

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If you are a web designer, especially the one who mainly use CSS to implement your design, Firebug is definitely a must-have tool in your toolbox.

This Firefox plug-in dynamically analyses the html document, giving you the detailed hierarchy of the document Firefox is currently viewing.

Using its document tree, you can efficiently browse though the document and find the node you interested in. You can also click on the "view" tool and then click on a part of the document to select the node that occupies the selected area.

Time format in metaWeblog API: find the missing time zone

Submitted by mianwo on Tue, 2009/04/21 - 20:43

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The time foramt in metaWeblog API is ISO8601, it is constructed by year, month, day, hour, minute and seconds of the time. Here's an example:

20070418T07:05:23

It means 5 minutes and 23 seconds pass 7, April 18th, 2007.

The problem with this format is that it doesn't provide time zone info. The API doesn't specify which is the default time zone, so different implementations could have different definition on this issue. This could result in a serious problem when an application communicates with a server using this API and tries to get an accurate time info.