So I’m a few years late, but I’ve only just discovered the art of Paul Robertson.
After looking at the upcoming game Scott Pilgrim vs. The World:the game, I really liked the artwork. I then found out, via a little bit of digging, that it was by Paul Robertson, the same man behind:
Which pretty much just made this game a must buy!
I’ve just seen a retweeted link (@tputh via @tomcavil) which I found pretty interesting:
http://www.azarask.in/blog/post/a-new-type-of-phishing-attack/
To summarise: The user leaves page focus for a minute, and the page changes it’s design to that of a well known site, complete with log in box. The site then records the user’s details, and voilà, the user can be hacked.
I’ve not yet experienced this (I hope!), nor seen it in action, but I can easily see how it could fool someone. I often leave tabs open, forget I’m logged in and then have to log in again on session timeout. Thinking about it, I don’t check the url when I do either.
Also, from a non phishing point of view, I think it’s be interesting to change the page depending on the level of the user input. Leave focus for a minute, have a popup appear for instance. This could be especially useful on a form, warning the user of a session timeout/limit.
I might have a play with it, see if I can make anything interesting.
I added a scripts page to the site a while ago for personal use, and I found it so useful I thought I’d spend a few hours sorting it out, adding functionality, and setting it public.
And here it is – Toddish’s scripts page.
It taps into my delicious account and spits out all the sites with the tag “toddish_script”, using the excellent phpDelcious script. It then sorts out the tags, stripping duplicates, and displays them. You can also filter the results via some added jQuery.
Let me know if you find it useful!
I’m starting work on a new website, and I’ve come across a stumbling block. Should I make the site anonymous, like fml and mlia, or shall I require users to register for an account? It’s a big decision, and one which will change how the entire is created and used.
Anonymous Accounts
I like the idea of anonymous accounts, I think it’d encourage more people to post, comment, and rate each feature. It means everyone can jump right in, and start using the site as it is meant to be used, without having another arbitrary login slowing them down/putting them off.
Required Registration
On the other hand, allowing the users to create an account would allow them access to better features, such as a control panel with all their posts, favourites, comments etc. It may put users off from using the site though, if they think that filling out a registration form to post something is too much effort.
I think a happy medium may be to allow both, maybe anonymous comments and ratings, but signed in to post?
How many people would be put off by a registration form?
Made a few minor tweaks to the site, the first of many as I attempt to streamline and improve it.
I’ve also been working on a new improved version of erant, which will go back to basics, and offer a much better experience than the old site.
Also in production is a new jQuery plug in, and a collection of AS3 scripts I’ve been working on, both of which should be live by next Monday.
I’ve wanted a blog/portfolio for a while, somewhere I can publish thoughts, experiments, or even just things I find interesting. I aim for Toddish.co.uk to be my central hub, where I can upload things and share them.
Most posts on this blog will be about my common interests, and will be tagged appropriately. Eventually, if the blog gets big enough or becomes too varied, It might separate into mini blogs, each with a distinct theme. Until then, all professional (web development) and personal (gaming, music, films) will share the same home.
Some of the things you can expect to be posted here are:
Hopefully I’ll manage to keep on top of it and update it weekly!
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