Apr
20
Space for a Name is a at a place now where I feel comfortable taking a few days off to work on my other project, GalleryView. GalleryView was my first foray into jQuery plugin development, but it’s become a bit stagnant since I started work on this website. However, it’s been a few weeks now and I have a number of new features and bug fixes to implement (thanks for the emails!). Some things I plan on knocking out: (more…)
Apr
13
You just don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone some Nigerian ex oil minister offers it to you for assisting him in his escape from an oppressive regime.
Wow, sometimes I can be a real moron. What was I thinking, putting my email on a website? How could I be so naïve as to want to provide a way for my readers to communicate with me?
Needless to say, the spam has begun arriving at my virtual doorstep. I quickly took down the links, but for all I know, it’s already too late. Regardless, I did some quick reading on how to limit one’s exposure to email harvesters. While there are plenty of links out there, I think Nadeau Software Consulting did it best with their article on Effective Methods to Protect Email Addresses From Spammers. They even include a handy table that shows each method’s effectiveness (as of 2007, anyway), usability, browser support and accessibility. (more…)