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A few weeks ago, I wrote about adding a Tweet button to a self-hosted WordPress blog, and followed up by writing about using a little CSS trickery to align the Tweet button (thanks to Alex Coles). Whilst I was implementing the Tweet Button, I also went about putting a Facebook Share button on each post.
There are plug-ins to do this for me but why use a plugin when the answer is just a single lines of code in two files within the template?
In the same paragraph as the Tweet button (i.e. styled with the same class), I used this code, generated using the Facebook Share Button generator:
This time, the code is identical for both index.php and single.php as, unfortunately, Facebook doesn’t seem to give me any control over the title of the link (it just takes the </code> tag from the page). <a href="http://askville.amazon.com/add-Share-Facebook-button-webpage/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=1539369">There is another method, using query string parameters in the URL</a> but I chose to stick with Facebook’s recommended method.</p>
<p>Incidentally, I chose to Share, rather than <a href="http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like">Like (which can be implemented by following these guidelines)</a> because they have subtly different purposes and <a href="http://daggle.com/facebook-button-facebook-share-keeping-1792">each is represented in a slightly different manner (as Danny Sullivan describes in his post on the subject)</a>. After reading Danny’s post, I agree that Share is best for linking to a single post, whilst Like is more suited to the site as a whole (someone might <em>Like</em> markwilson.it and <em>Share</em> one or more posts from the site).</p>
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<div class="juiz-outdated-message jodpm-top">This content is 15 years old. I don't routinely update old blog posts as they are only intended to represent a view at a particular point in time. Please be warned that the information here may be out of date.</div><p>A couple of years ago, my wife and I bought a brand new Volkswagen Golf. We’d been happy with our previous VWs (a Mk2 and two Mk4 Golfs, a 2004 Polo and a 2005 Passat) so were more than happy to purchase a Mk5 Golf 1.9TDI Match (in Blue Graphite Metallic) as a family runaround. Fast forward around a year and we were slightly less pleased with our purchase…</p>
<p>…The car had started to develop white marks on the paintwork. Each time they were polished out, they came back. Strangely, some of them looked like little handprints and, when I asked the dealer about them, they instantly recognised the problem. “That’s sunscreen”, they said, “and it’s not covered by the warranty”.</p>
<p>Sunscreen?! Yep. It seems that the modern (water-based) paints are not as hard as the nitro-cellulose or isocyanate paints used on older cars and that they are susceptible to <a href="http://www.freeradical.org.au/article.php?id=18">damage from titanium dioxide – an ingredient found in many sun protection products</a>, including the sunscreen we had applied regularly to our young children.</p>
<p>With just a few thousand miles on the clock, I wasn’t taking no for an answer, but we decided to use a little of the motor industry’s sexism to our advantage too as, from this point on, the negotiations weren’t with me but with Mrs W. instead! After escalating the issue to an appropriate level within the dealership, it was agreed that the car would go into the bodyshop and the offending panels would be machine polished, as a gesture of goodwill. Even though the job took much longer than it should (most of the panels on the rear and sides of the car were affected – have you ever tried keeping toddlers from plastering their hands on a car?) they dealer was true to their word and the car was returned to us in as new condition.</p>
<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="alignleft" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/images/sunscreen-marks.jpg?w=700&ssl=1" alt="Damage caused by sunscreen coming into contact with car paintwork" />When I asked if this was a regular issue, Volkswagen told me that it wasn’t (although, later, an Audi dealer was a little more truthful, admitting that it happens a lot with modern VW-Audi paints and that the resolution is usually a machine polish – we also have friends with similar marks on their silver Bora). Had it been necessary, I would have kept on pushing until the car was completely resprayed (I might have settled with a compromise agreement to pay for the materials but not the labour) <del datetime="2012-09-05T13:18:08+00:00">but, as it happens, the problem seems to have been resolved, with just one small area of damage still visible</del>.</p>
<p>We were lucky. With just a few thousand miles on the clock, it was difficult for Volkswagen to suggest this was “normal”. If the car had been used a little more, we might have been seeking legal advice <a href="http://whatconsumer.co.uk/returning-damaged-or-faulty-goods/">to see if we were entitled to a return under the Sale of Goods Act</a> (it is a family car after all, and blemishes as a result of contact with sunscreen might question its fitness for purpose) but I frankly wouldn’t fancy our chances at suing Nivea et al. for damages because their products don’t carry a warning that they may damage car paintwork!</p>
<p>Needless to say, these days we’re ultra-careful to wipe our childrens’ hands with wet wipes after applying sunscreen…</p>
<p><em>[I waited a while before publishing this because a) I wanted to be sure we had resolved the issue and b) it’s not the normal sort of content for this blog. As a result, the events in this post are written as I remember them; however it’s entirely possible that there may be some minor errors as part of the effect of time on my memory]</em></p>
<p>[Update – 5 September 2012: Two years after writing this post and I’m sorry to say that fingermarks are back again. It seems that the long term damage of the sunscreen goes deeper than a polish can deal with and our choice is either to accept the damage (on our now four-year-old car), or respray.]</p>
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<div class="juiz-outdated-message jodpm-top">This content is 15 years old. I don't routinely update old blog posts as they are only intended to represent a view at a particular point in time. Please be warned that the information here may be out of date.</div><p>There’s been a lot of talk about how Microsoft’s Dynamic Memory capability in Hyper-V R2 compares with similar features from VMware – including the pros/cons of each approach. Because that’s been so well-covered elsewhere, I’ll avoid it here (from the VMware perspective, check out <a href="http://www.vcritical.com/">Eric Gray (vCritical)</a>, Â for Microsoft <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/">Ben Armstrong</a> is your man and, for a completely unbiased and objective view… well, good luck finding one). I did see an interesting quote however from <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2010/08/19/heading-down-under.aspx">one of Ben’s TechEd sessions in New Zealand recently</a>:</p>
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<p>One of my fellow Virtual Machine MVPs, <a href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Ronald.Beekelaar">Ronald Beekelaar</a>, extended this analogy and it seemed good to share it more widely…</p>
<p>There is nothing wrong with over-subscription – it happens in many real-world scenarios such as: public transport; libraries; Doctors’ surgeries; hospitals; utility companies; telephone systems; etc. – and these work well (most of the time). The issues occur when all of the people that could actually use the service try to at the same time, at which time we have over-commited the service.</p>
<p>What do we do when we have over-commitment? We add more resources (run extra buses, add carriages to a train, add books to the library, open a new hospital ward, lay more telephone cables, etc.) – and in the world of virtualisation, we add one or more hosts and migrate some of the conflicting workloads away.</p>
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<span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2010/09/karma.htm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2010-09-03T13:31:55+01:00">Friday 3 September 2010</time><time class="updated" datetime="2010-09-03T13:48:23+01:00">Friday 3 September 2010</time></a></span><span class="byline"> By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/author/mark-wilson">Mark Wilson</a></span></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta -->
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<div class="juiz-outdated-message jodpm-top">This content is 15 years old. I don't routinely update old blog posts as they are only intended to represent a view at a particular point in time. Please be warned that the information here may be out of date.</div><p>I recently spent a couple of weeks on holiday in Dorset with my family. Being August, the weather was best described as “variable” (May, June and September are the best months for good weather in England) but we had a few sunny days and, the on last couple of evenings, I managed to get out and take some pictures.</p>
<p>We were staying in Swanage, which is a pleasant seaside town (a bit run down but not too spoilt) but, because Swanage Bay faces east, it’s not the best place to take sunsets (and I’m not too great at getting out of bed for the dawn shift). I decided to try and catch the last of the golden hour, as the low sun reflected off buildings and boats but it wasn’t really working out – there wasn’t even any cloud interest (although the clear sky was great for our holiday, it’s not very interesting photographically!). I did, however, bump into a fellow photographer on the beach (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/psychedelicamphibian/">Scott Howse</a>), who provided me with some inspiration for a return visit the following evening.</p>
<p>Once the children were in bed, I sneaked out and dashed around trying to find a suitable location, snapping some quick shots as I pulled up on double yellow lines across the town but I was struggling to find the right location. As a last resort, I headed for a point half way around the bay, where I thought I might at least get some beach shots. As I pulled into a side road to park, an SUV approached from the opposite direction and headed for the same space. I could have nipped in front but I chose not to, shrugging my shoulders to indicate that the other driver could have the space, before driving on to find somewhere else to park.</p>
<p>As I walked back down the hill, I considered that perhaps giving up the space might result in some positive benefit to me – call it Karma if you like but I really didn’t expect to get large chunks of beach and a pier to myself for a whole 10 minutes or so! Admittedly, it was the evening on a bank holiday Monday, so lots of people would have been heading home, but I consider myself incredibly lucky to have captured the shots below with no-one else on the pier.</p>
<p>I settled down with my tripod and, taking Scott’s advice from the previous evening, I knocked down the ISO to my camera’s lowest calibrated setting, as well as making use of my Lee Filters ND grad to balance the bright sky with the foreground. A few minor tweaks in Lightroom (cropping, removing dust spots) and these are the resulting images.</p>
<p><a title="Banjo Pier 2 by Mark Wilson, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark-wilson/4947331261/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/4947331261_af8b6e1a86_m.jpg?resize=160%2C240" alt="Banjo Pier 2" width="160" height="240" class="inline" /></a><br />
<a title="Banjo Pier 3 by Mark Wilson, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mark-wilson/4947333749/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" src="https://i0.wp.com/farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4947333749_48f5977785_m.jpg?resize=240%2C160" alt="Banjo Pier 3" width="240" height="160" class="inline" /></a></p>
<p>Later this month I’m off to the Lake District for a long weekend dedicated to photography and, if I manage to capture images like these, I’ll be a very happy punter.</p>
<p>(The images in this post are ©2010 Mark Wilson, all rights reserved and are therefore excluded from the Creative Commons license used for the rest of this site.)</p>
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<div class="juiz-outdated-message jodpm-top">This content is 15 years old. I don't routinely update old blog posts as they are only intended to represent a view at a particular point in time. Please be warned that the information here may be out of date.</div><p>We’re having difficulties scheduling WSUG events right now. Without going into all the gory details, Microsoft’s funding for rooms, etc. is not available in the way that it has been in the past, so we need to find another way to do things…</p>
<p>Now that the summer holidays are over, I’d like to organise a “virtual” user group meeting, over Live Meeting – and have had some conversations with Microsoft about a session on “Azure for IT Pros” (how can we integrate our on-premise infrastructure with Windows Azure, etc.). Please leave a comment if you think this will be of interest.</p>
<p>In the meantime, I wanted to tell you about a Microsoft-hosted event that may be of interest, although it may also be a bit “developery” for some Windows Server admins.</p>
<p>In any case, Steve Ballmer will be the guest speaker at a special UK TechDays “<a href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=5E-33-09-95-9C-F2-FF-07-D2-EE-3E-3C-4A-C2-27-A8&Culture=en-GB">Future of Cloud Development</a>” event in London’s Docklands on 5 October.</p>
<p>The site has not gone live yet but you can registration on <a href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=5E-33-09-95-9C-F2-FF-07-D2-EE-3E-3C-4A-C2-27-A8&Culture=en-GB">the event page</a> or at 0870 166 6670, quoting event reference 9886 – you’ll also need the invitation code: 6D4723.</p>
<p>More details of the session content can be found below:</p>
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<li>A lap around Windows Phone 7 (Mike Ormond) – In this session Microsoft will take a look at Windows Phone 7 and the developer ecosystem, from the capabilities and unique features of the platform to the development frameworks and tools you have at your disposal. Along the way they’ll build a simple application or two and explore how people can purchase your finished masterpiece.</li>
<li>A lap around the Windows Azure Platform (Eric Nelson) – Hear how the Windows Azure Platform provides a scalable compute and storage environment with Windows Azure, secure connectivity with Service Bus and Access Control Service, and a relational database with SQL Azure. Learn about these new services and see demos that show how to build applications that run in and take advantage of Microsoft’s new cloud platform.</li>
<li>We’re Not on XP Any More – A Windows 7 Application in 60 Minutes. (Mike Taulty) – In this code-only session Microsoft will use Visual Studio 2010 and any .NET assembly that we can beg, borrow, steal or even build in order to put together a simple, modern Windows 7 application from scratch using the journey to provide pointers on how your applications can shine by using features that Windows XP only dreamt about ( when it wasn’t dreaming of electric sheep in its world limited by 2 processor cores, 4GB of RAM and GDI based graphics).</li>
<li>Keynote: New opportunities and compelling experiences – Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer, Steve Ballmer, will talk about new opportunities to deliver seamless experiences across many screens and a cloud, and why now is such an exciting time for developers</li>
<li>IE9 The Best Browser for Windows (Martin Beeby) – In this session Microsoft will use IE9 and a sprinkling of JavaScript and HTML5 to show you how to create an integrated and immersive experience maximizing the full power of your visitors Windows 7 PC.</li>
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<p>[<a href="http://www.wsug.co.uk/?p=94">A version of this post also appears on the Windows Server User Group blog</a>]</p>
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<div class="juiz-outdated-message jodpm-top">This content is 15 years old. I don't routinely update old blog posts as they are only intended to represent a view at a particular point in time. Please be warned that the information here may be out of date.</div><p>A couple of night ago, Mrs. W was watching <a href="http://www.channel4.com/news/">Channel 4 News</a> as they ran a lengthy package on “<a href="http://blogs.channel4.com/benjamin-cohen-on-technology/how-iphone-jailbreaking-is-fueling-app-piracy/">how iPhone jailbreaking is fuelling app piracy</a>“. The trouble is that Channel 4’s Benjamin Cohen seems to have confused jailbreaking (the process of allowing non-authorised applications to be installed, rather than using Apple’s walled garden approach) with piracy (copying, distributing and installing applications against the wishes of the software creator).</p>
<p>I have a jailbroken iPhone – and it’s not so that I can pirate apps. Frankly, if you’re a teenager who’s made a hundred grand in your bedroom from writing iPhone games, well done and good luck to you. But don’t complain when there are 20% more people running your software than paid for it – you should have thought more how you were going to control the use of your app.</p>
<p>The reason my phone is jailbroken is simple – I want to use an alternative music player (Spotify) whilst I’m tracking my exercise progress (with Runkeeper). That requires multi-tasking and Apple doesn’t allow multitasking on my iPhone 3G. In a sense that’s OK – the IOS4 operating system that allows multitasking seems to need more powerful hardware (so why it’s available for the 3G is anyone’s guess) but <a href="https://www.markwilson.co.uk/blog/2010/08/running-spotify-and-other-apps-as-background-tasks-on-an-iphone-3g.htm">I can make it work using a simple jailbreak and an application called Backgrounder</a>.</p>
<p>Basically, Apple charged me a lot of money for a desirable piece of computing hardware and is their business model relies on increasing obsolescence so that I buy a new device. If I have the technical ability to make that hardware do more for me and avoid buying a new phone, then why shouldn’t I? I haven’t installed any unlicensed software, I’m not putting additional load on my mobile provider’s network, and the hardware is out of warranty already. You could even argue that, by not buying a new iPhone, I’m making better use of my legacy computing device and doing my bit to save the planet!</p>
<p>It’s kind of analogous to the guys who “mod” their cars to move away from the manufacturer’s specifications. Sure, they won’t get warranty support, but if they get a few more horsepower or whatever it is they are looking for out of their vehicle, that’s up to them.</p>
<p>So, back to the point – whilst it may be possible to use jailbroken phones for piracy, jailbreaking does not equal piracy. If I was so inclined, I could run unlicensed copies of Windows on my PC, or install an unlicensed copy of Adobe Photoshop on my Mac, but I don’t hear national broadcasters suggesting that all Windows or Mac users are software pirates.</p>
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<div class="juiz-outdated-message jodpm-top">This content is 15 years old. I don't routinely update old blog posts as they are only intended to represent a view at a particular point in time. Please be warned that the information here may be out of date.</div><p>A list of items I’ve come across recently that I found potentially useful, interesting, or just plain funny:</p>
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<li><a href="http://web.me.com/hhernandez1230/DCRICAN/files/457687eb39424a090990d5056d572af2-16.html">How to use Facebook Chat with Apple iChat</a> – Henry Hernandez describes how to connect Apple’s iChat client (or any other Jabber client) to Facebook</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ioncannon.net/meta/1040/how-to-create-ipad-formatted-videos-using-handbrake-or-ffmpeg/">How to create iPad formatted videos using HandBrake or FFMpeg</a> – Advice on converting video to a format the iPad can handle, with presets available for download</li>
<li><a href="http://dev.twitter.com/pages/tweet_button_faq">Tweet button FAQ</a> – Twitter’s advice for developers using the Tweet button (via Steve Lamb and Neville Hobson)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=750">iPhone firmware download links</a> – A complete list of Apple iPhone firmware versions and locations</li>
<li><a href="http://www.xvidmovies.com/mac/">XviD Codec for Mac</a> – Links and information to view XviD movies in Quicktime on a Mac</li>
<li><a href="http://devcheatsheet.com/">DevCheatSheet.com</a> – Cheat sheets and quick reference cards for developers</li>
<li><a href="http://jailbreakme.com/">Jailbreak Me</a> – Online jailbreaking site for the iPhone</li>
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