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11-06-2007 - eBayBox authentication token problems solved

I have fixed the problems which were occuring when trying to retrieve an eBay authentication token to use with eBayBox. You can now get an authentication token and use eBayBox on your website.

06-03-2007 - ruby phishtank api module

I've just released my first go at some Ruby coding - a module for the PhishTank API. At the moment it only lets you check and submit URLs. Hopefully someone somewhere will find it useful.

06-02-2007 - amazonbox wedding registries

You can now use AmazonBox to display your Wedding Registry from any Amazon store where the wedding registry service is available.

10-10-2006 - ebaybox improvements

Speed and image improvements have been made to eBayBox. Most images should now show up and it should be faster when displaying. You can use eBayBox to display items you are selling on your website.

05-10-2006 - minor amazonbox update

I have updated AmazonBox with an option to display the author for any books you have on your Wishlist, Listmania list, Wedding or Baby registries.

29-06-2006 - searchplugins.net

The search plugin generator and plugin list have been moved to a new domain - searchplugins.net. You can now register with searchplugins.net and have comlete control over any search plugins you create for ie7 or firefox2.

26-05-2006 - Search plugin list

I've put up list of all the search plugins generated using my search plugin generator. The search plugins are compatible with Firefox2 and IE7.

18-05-2006 - OpenSearch plugin generation

I've updated the OpenSearch search plugin generator and made some significant improvements.
Changes:

• Can specify search results format (HTML, RSS or Atom)
• Fixed problem with long URL's in IE7
• Improved detection for 404 errors and unresolvable domains
• Improved website favicon detection and conversion
• If no favicon exists then use a generic search icon
• List of 5 recently created plugins
• Improvements to the upload of custom icons

• Problems with converting some favicons - uses generic icon instead
• Firefox2 users cannot specify any other format other than HTML (see this bug)

14-05-2006 - Another search plugin update

If you are using Firefox2 (Minefield or Bon Echo) you can now use the search plugin generator to create POST method search plugins.

13-05-2006 - Search plugin generator updated

I've updated the search plugin generator so now it lets you add an icon to the search box if you are using Firefox (Minefield or Bon Echo) nightly builds. Any comments, queries, suggestions etc the contact me

10-05-2006 - Search plugin generator

I've created a simple search plugin generator for use with IE7 and nightly Firefox (Minefield or Bon Echo) builds. Just copy and paste a search URL into a form, submit, and you get a new search plugin to use in your browser search box.

09-05-2006 - Search for AmazonBox ID's

It's even easier to find a Wishlist, Wedding and Baby Rgistry ID for use with AmazonBox. I'ved added a small form to these ID's to the AmazonBox page.

13-04-2006 - New contact form

I have added a contact form to my website. Any problems with AmazonBox, eBayBox, GoogleBox or anything else to do with my website then let me know. Remember if I don't know a problem exists then I can't fix it.

13-04-2006 - Style for AmazonBox

I have added in a new option for AmazonBox - Style. At the moment there are two styles to choose from: Default or Images Only. As always you can use CSS to customise the AmazonBox as well. More styles coming soon - especially an horizontal one, and I'm looking into letting people create and use their own XSLT stylesheet as well. Any style suggestions then let me know using my new contact form.

12-04-2006 - eBayBox Legacy XML format warning

At the moment with some eBayBox users an error is being displayed 'Warning: The Legacy XML format used in this request is being phased out', instead of their eBay listings. This is a bug with the eBay API, more information on the System Announcements forum. The workaround for eBayBox is to change over to the improved eBayBox - where you can display items you are selling, bidding on or watching, as well as RSS and Atom syndication of the same.

07-04-2006 - eBayBox Upgrade

eBayBox has changed. You can now display, or syndicate in RSS or Atom, eBay items you are selling, bidding on or watching on your website. Supported ebay sites include .com (USA), .co.uk (United Kingdom), .ca (Canada), .nl (Netherlands), .it (Italy), .com.au (Australia) and .in (India), .at (Austria), .ch (Switzerland) .de (Germany), .be (Belgium/Dutch), .be (Belgium/French) and .fr (France).

22-03-2006 - SLE in AmazonBox syndication

I have included Microsoft's Simple List Extensions into the RSS and Atom syndicated feeds created by AmazonBox, (only for Listmania, Wishlists, Weddinglists and Baby registried). These extensions let you sort and filter the synicated feed - sort options for AmazonBox feeds include Date Added and Price; and you can filter by category or purchased/wanted - within an SLE compatible feed viewer, such as IE7

15-03-2006 - More eBay for eBayBox

You can now use eBayBox to display items you are selling on your blog or website from eBay.au, eBay.ch and eBay.de.

13-03-2006 - AmazonBox updates

You can now specify a Sort with AmazonBox for your Wishlist, Listmania, Wedding or Baby lists. Sort values include Date Added, Last Updated and Price (lowest first). You can also use AmazonBox to displauy a wedding list from amazon.co.uk as well.

28-02-2006 - eBayBox updated

More sites, (.com (USA), .co.uk (United Kingdom), .ca (Canada), .nl (Netherlands), .it (Italy), .com.au (Australia) and .in (India)), added to eBayBox and a form to make it easier to create your eBayBox. Display your eBay auctions on your blog or website with eBayBox.

01-02-2006 - eBayBox is in testing

I have just setup a new web service called EbayBox, which lets you display your Ebay auctions from either .com or .co.uk on your website. At the moment it is in testing and any feedback would be useful.

18-12-2005 - Searchplugins XPI Install

I have just added XPI installs of Amazon search plugins for Mozilla based browsers to my searchplugins page. There are XPI installs for all of the .com, .co.uk and .de Amazon searchplugins.

09-11-2005 - Klips

I have just released v. 3.5 of my Amazon Wishlist klip. Features include finding the wishlist via an email adress, next/previous items to move between the pages of a wishlist, change the link for each item to either show the product page on Amazon or add to an Amazon basket, save a list of wishlists and get pictures and editorial reviews, as well as price and availability information for each item, and it supports all major Amazon stores. On the same note my UK TV klip has been made an editor's pick.

14-10-2005 - OpenSearch Klip 2.1

Just released v. 2.1 of my OpenSearch Klip. It now supports OpenSearch 1.1 and results returned in Atom format. A major code re-write took place with plenty of fixes and improvements.

03-10-2005 - OpenSearch page

To coincide with the release of version 1.5 of OpenSearch klip, I have created a page on the website which will detail any uses I put OpenSearch to. Take a look and see what may come.

24-09-2005 - OpenSearch Klip

I've created a klip for Klipfolio which uses the OpenSearch format developed by A9.com, and lets you search multiple searchengines from one klip.

24-07-2005 - AmazonBox Image Size

Following a request from Martin Kramer I have added an extra option into AmazonBox to display either small, medium or large size images.

15-07-2005 - Advanced Search Sidebar

I've been helping out on the Advanced Search Sidebar project and have just released version 0.1.6 and development version 0.1.7. Try it if you want more advanced searching in Firefox.

28-06-2005 - MSP Extension for Firefox

I have released a new extension for Firefox called MSP. By right clicking on a link which points to a media file and choosing 'Open media in MSP' you can play the file in the sidebar. At the moment it supports Windows Media Player only but support for Real Player and Quicktime is coming soon. Download it from Mozilla Updates.

07-06-2005 - Discontinued Applications

I have now officially decided to discontinue development on a number of my coding projects. All of these have been developed under the GPL so anyone is free to download and continue development on them. The projects I have discontinued are abi2pdf, OTC, Wallpaper Control, Gerry GWC, MegaVote and Slogger

05-06-2005 - Podcast Update in GrabNews

GrabNews has been updated to display an icon next to any feed item with an associated podcast.

30-03-2005 - Wedding Registry in AmazonBox

You can now display and syndicate, (in RSS or Atom), your Amazon.com Wedding Registry using AmazonBox, and people can buy the gift for you from your displayed list.

26-01-2005 - Amazon Sidebar for .fr & .ca

There are now Amazon Sidebars available for users of Amazon.fr and Amazon.ca

02-01-2005 - Amazon Sidebar with RSS

The Amazon Sidebar now includes a link so you can save any searches in RSS format.

31-12-2004 - AmazonBox Updated

Added support for Amazon.co.jp (Japan) for AmazonBox and I have now included 'buy' buttons in the RSS/Atom feeds. So you can now purchase direct from your newsreader.

14-12-2004 - botanicare.co.uk website plug

Take a look at my friend's UK website if you are interested in western herbal medicine.

24-11-2004 - AmazonBox updated for ECS 4

AmazonBox now uses ECS 4 ,the latest version of Amazon's Web Services.
New features include:
Improved reliability
Improved error checking
More product images
Wishlist items can now be purchased for the wishlist owner [US only]
Valid Atom and RSS feeds

16-09-2004 - Amazon Sidebar available for IE

I have added download links to add the Amazon Sidebar into Internet Explorer. Also included in this install is Amazon QuickSearch for the IE Address Bar.

18-07-2004 - Amazon Sidebars Update

The Amazon Sidebars have been updated to be compatible with Firefox 0.9.x