I'm Jake Ruston - A huge Nightwish fan! I'm also interested in programming, which is why you'll probably see a lot of Wordpress Plugin releases on my blog. I also like to talk about random subjects. So... yeah... that's it.

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The New iTablet to rival Apple’s iPad


Most users were expecting Apple to call their new tablet PC the iTablet. They chose not to, and now the British company X2 Computing has decided to pick up on that and make a rival product – The iTablet.

In terms of specifications, the iTablet does seem more powerful than Apple’s iPad. Due for an April release, the iTablet is going to run on Windows 7 and even has a 1.3 megapixel camera built in to enable video chatting. Another advantage over the iPad.

One of the biggest problems with the iPad is the lack of Adobe Flash support, which can be difficult if you’re trying to view websites with flash content on. Luckily, X2 Computing have managed to bring flash support into their iTablet, which is a great feature to have. Just think, you could be travelling and playing on online games websites at the same time!

The screen size of the iTablet ranges between 10.2 inches and 12.1 inches, bigger than the iPad, and claims to have multitouch, Wi-Fi, bluetooth as well as optional 3G networking. You even get a huge hard drive too – Ranging up to 250GB of space, compared to the much-smaller 64GB offered by Apple’s iPad.

Another interesting feature is that you can run programs simultaneously. With the iPad, you can only run one task at a time because of the operating system used (Which is also on the iPhone). This can make it quite difficult if you want to, for example, read your e-mails and browse the internet.

In conclusion, X2 Computing have certainly done a great deal of work to rival Apple. They’ve managed to fix every weakness that was identified with the iPad and made it much better. Everything about the specifications are much better and quicker, and running on a decent operating system like Windows 7 too, what could go wrong?

Posted by: Jake Ruston On February 7th, 2010 - Filed Under Technology | Post Your Comments


Wordpress Plugin: JR Events


Welcome to the release of my JR Events Wordpress Plugin.

Description
This events plugin allows you to display all of the upcoming events in a location which you specify!

You can also enter a search term to make it only show specific types of events. For example, you could enter the location as London and enter the Query as Music. This would show the latest music events in London.

There should be events available worldwide, so you can use this plugin in a vast amount of different countries.

Installation
1. Upload `jr-events.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Edit the JR Events Settings in your Administration Panel
4. Enable the Widget through the Appearance –> Widgets tab.

FAQ
=Does this work?=
Yes.

Changelog
= 1.0.0 =
* Initial Release

Download
Temporary Link: JR Events

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via the contact form on this website, or by leaving a comment on this post.

Posted by: Jake Ruston On February 7th, 2010 - Filed Under Projects | 3 Comments


Wordpress Plugin: JR Vimeo


Welcome to the release of my JR Vimeo Wordpress Plugin.

Description
This Vimeo plugin allows you to show your recently uploaded Vimeo videos and display them in a list (With links) as a widget on your blog.

You just need to insert your Vimeo username and the number of videos you want in the list, and everything will be managed for you. You just need to enable the widget.

Installing it is also very simple. See the installation menu for instructions.

Installation
1. Upload `jr-vimeo.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Edit the JR Vimeo Settings in your Administration Panel
4. Enable the Widget through the Appearance –> Widgets tab.

FAQ
=Does this work?=
Yes.

Changelog
= 1.0.0 =
* Initial Release

Download
Temporary Link: JR Vimeo

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via the contact form on this website, or by leaving a comment on this post.

Posted by: Jake Ruston On February 6th, 2010 - Filed Under Projects | 1 Comment


Wordpress Plugin fopen Error


To my Wordpress plugin users,

A lot of you have commented and e-mailed me regarding an fopen PHP error that occurs during the usage of one of my plugins. The reason for this is because of your PHP configurations, editted by your web host. Your web host must have disabled URL file-access, which is the method I use to retrieve the plugin support link which is displayed on my plugins, which you have an option to enable/disable.

It took a while, but I’ve released an update to every plugin I’ve released. In this update, I no longer use the fopen command. I use cURL instead, which should solve the problem for the users which have this issue.

If you have this problem, I strongly suggest updating the plugin which should solve it. If not, feel free to make a comment on my blog, use the contact form or use the feedback form inside the plugin’s adminstration settings.

Thanks for supporting me and my plugins! :)

Posted by: Jake Ruston On February 1st, 2010 - Filed Under Projects | 1 Comment


Wordpress Plugin: JR Protection


Welcome to the release of my JR Protection Wordpress Plugin.

Description
This protection plugin gives you several ways to stop other users stealing your content!

There are three different ways of stopping users stealing it:

1. Disabling right-click
2. Disabling text selection
3. Disabling your RSS feed (So users cannot scrape your content).

This plugin has support for all of them, simply by editting the options!

Installation
1. Upload `/jr-protection.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Edit the JR Protection Settings in your Administration Panel
4. Done!

FAQ
=Does this work?=
Yes.

Changelog
= 1.0.0 =
* Initial Release

Download
JR Protection

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via the contact form on this website, or by leaving a comment on this post.

Posted by: Jake Ruston On January 31st, 2010 - Filed Under Projects | 2 Comments