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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Archive for October, 2009

Happy Halloween!

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

There. I said it. Happy now?

Were you expecting some beautiful halloween effects roaming my webpages? An amazing new halloween theme for my blog? Maybe at Christmas, you never know.

Well it’s that time of year again, where all the little kids knock on your door and steal your sweets. As a sweet is given to a child, another part of me dies.

On a more serious note, this is why having locks on your gates is the best idea yet. Quick and easy, and stops all the distractions of badly-made costumes.

I think this is the end of my small halloween rant, yes I probably seem like a killjoy at the moment. Enjoy your halloween! :)

Wordpress Plugin: JR Quotes

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Welcome to the release of my JR Quotes Wordpress Plugin.

Description
This plugin allows you to display geek quotes, pop quotes, general quotes, religious quotes and sci-fi quotes, all with a simple widget.

You can select the header of the widget, along with the type of quotes to display, through the admin panel.

It’s very easy to setup the plugin – Simply enable it, alter the settings and then enable the widget!

Installation
1. Upload `jr-quotes.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory

2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

3. Edit the JR Quotes Settings in your Administration Panel

4. Enable the Widget.

FAQ
Does this work?

Yes.

Changelog

= 1.0 =
* Initial Release

Download
JR Quotes

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.

Wordpress Plugin: JR Donate

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Welcome to the release of my JR Donate Wordpress Plugin.

Description
This PayPal Donate plugin displays a donate widget on your blog, which allows users to donate to you via PayPal.

The plugin uses javascript to display the donation form. Users can click a donation click, to show a form to enable users to enter their desired donation amount. They will then be transferred to PayPal to complete the transaction.

You can set the correct currency, which users are required to donate in. This means that you’ll receive the currency that you want.

It’s very easy to setup the plugin – Simply enable it, alter the settings and then enable the widget!

Installation
1. Upload `/jr-donate/` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory

2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

3. Edit the JR Donate Settings in your Administration Panel

4. Enable the Widget.

FAQ
Does this work?

Yes.

Changelog

= 1.0 =
* Initial Release

Download
JR Donate

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.

Moving to Ubuntu!

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Well I took a big step and have moved over to Ubuntu. Of course, I’m not completely using it though, I’ve dual-booted it with my Windows 7.

Ubuntu seems to a great operating system, very customizable, user-friendly, looks good. I’ve kept Windows 7 installed to be used as a backup, and so I can execute my exe files when I need to.

More than likely, I will be using Ubuntu as a majority. It’s great to be able to download files and not have to worry about those annoying viruses, attacks, and finding different drivers.

I suppose the only downside of it is the lack of linux support for some smaller programs that I use. It’s a shame actually, because I know it’s frustrating for some users who have linux installed and can’t run some programs, with Windows being the most popular operating system and all. There are, however, a lot of good open-source software to be used on linux.

If you haven’t yet tried out linux, I (highly) recommend giving Ubuntu a try!

P.S. To those interested in wordpress plugins, I’m currently working on more and if you have any ideas, feel free to leave me a comment and I may look into it :)

Wordpress Plugin: JR Contact

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Welcome to the release of my JR Contact Wordpress Plugin.

Description
This Contact Form plugin allows you to create a simple feedback submission form, which let’s the user send a message to you, securely, quickly and easily.

It generates multiple text fields, which can be edited from the Admin Panel. This let’s you add extra fields, such as a phone number and a message subject.

This plugin is very simple to use – Simply enable the plugin, enter your e-mail address and you’ll have a simple contact form to be used on your blog!

Installation
1. Upload `jr_contact.php` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Edit the JR Contact Settings in your Administration Panel
4. Add the tag [jr_contact] to your desired page, in HTML view.

FAQ
Does this work?

Yes.

Changelog
= 1.2.1 =

* Important Bug Fix

= 1.2.0 =

* CAPTCHA Implementation
* E-Mail Address Validation
* Bug fixes

= 1.0.1 =

* Important Bug Fix

= 1.0 =

* Initial Release

Download
JR Contact

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.