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This post is no longer being maintained due to budget constraints - please check the project page for the latest information: http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:Modules:gallerytweet

I’m releasing the updated module for Gallery2 under the name of GalleryTweet. It was prompted by a few people mentioning they couldn’t get my earlier hack to work – so I thought I’d build something that was (slightly) more robust, and might stand to work on installations other than my own.

You might want to skip my ramblings and jump straight to the download, so here’s a link for you folks:

• Download GalleryTweet module
  

1. Install by unzipping to the root of your Gallery2 installation, and activate through the plugins panel.
   
2. Once logged in, edit your Twitter settings through the left navigation
   
3. You should enter your twitter username / password, and the format you’d like to send your Tweets out with.
   
4. Now while you’re browsing the Gallery, Tweet about any images using the link below the thumbnail

Please drop me a message on Twitter @kevinblake if you’ve found the plugin useful, can’t get it work, or have any other feedback.  That download link again, in case you missed it the first time:

• Download GalleryTweet module

Happy Tweeting!

This post is no longer being maintained due to budget constraints - please check the project page for the latest information: http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:Modules:gallerytweet

I can’t keep the pretense up any longer, I’m not really a bodybuilder and it’s not really my new web site.  I’ve been redirecting this site to my alter-ego at kevinblake.com all day long.  Fooled ya, didn’t I?

Rumours of my career change have been greatly exaggerated

Whilst rumours of my career change might have been greatly exagerrated, it’s been another good April Fool’s Day worldwide as individuals and businesses have thrown off any seriousness of the rest of the year by turning to Newsbiscuit-esque stories and ideas everywhere.  April 1st is of particular interest to me as a web developer, as an opportunity to proudly display the more playful side of a company, attract new audiences, and to make people smile.

So here are some of my favourites (apologies if a lot of these links don’t work.  Chances are, it’s not April 1st any more).  If you’ve been following me on Twitter today, you’ll have probably seen a lot of these already.

• Google’s gBall
  Google Australia joined the Google party early with the new pay-per-kick GPS enabled gBall.
• Slashdot – IE 8.1 supports Firefox Plugins, Rendering Engine
  Not a particularly brilliant or engaging story, but the first one I found of the year.
• Google’s CADIE
  The world’s first AI, took over Google sites everywhere; YouTube, Google Maps, Gmail and Google Image Search and my personal favourite – a 3D-glasses enabled Chrome.
• Opera Face Gestures
  The natural progression from mouse gestures, with a priceless video.
• Gamespot’s Umbrella Corporation requests bailout
  One for the gamers fitting in nicely with today’s G20 protests, Resident Evil’s Umbrella Corporation have requested government bailout for its failing company.
• XBOX’s Alpine Legend
  Another one for the gamers, and worth it for the video alone, yodel with Franz the Manz Long on Xbox Live.
• Lastminute Spar days
  Expedia may have been offering flights to Mars, but Lastminute had a far more relaxing Spar Days on offer today.

And lastly, in the papers…

• The Daily Express invisible car
• BMW’s magnetic tow technology
• Waitrose Pinana’s

Do you have any favourites I’ve missed?  Don’t forget, it’s never too early to start planning next years pranks