CakePHP framework comes with the default PagesController which is an awesome out of the box way to build a website of mostly static pages. Â There is one rather annoying limitation though – no search option. Â If you need a website of mostly static pages with search functionality, you are out of luck. Â I spent a … Continue reading Searching CakePHP pages
According to the WhatsApp blog: Thanks to all of you, half a billion people around the world are now regular, active WhatsApp users. In the last few months, we’ve grown fastest in countries like Brazil, India, Mexico, and Russia, and our users are also sharing more than 700 million photos and 100 million videos every … Continue reading WhatsApp passes 500,000,000 active users
Surveillance is the business model of the Internet. We build systems that spy on people in exchange for services. Corporations call it marketing. Bruce Schneier
Being a developer myself, I’m of course also guilty of an occasional cryptic changelog message. Â But this one, from the latest update of the SEO Ultimate WordPress plugin, puzzled quite a few people I showed it to: Version 7.6.4.3 (April 14, 2014) Bugfix: Rich Snippet Creator’s “Place” search result type address fields appearance fix What … Continue reading Cryptic changelog messages
Longreads: The best long-form stories on the web Longreads, founded in 2009, is dedicated to helping people find and share the best storytelling in the world, including both nonfiction and fiction. Longreads are defined as anything over 1,500 words. They’re stories that are best enjoyed away from your desk — whether it’s on a daily … Continue reading Longreads: The best long-form stories on the web