New Blog at FiddyP

I've not posted on here for so long because of the move to my new permanent blog at
www.fiddyp.co.uk

please come and visit me there and see about my wordpress plugins, widgets, php tutorials and much more!

Example Privacy Statement

I searched all over for something to add to my latest campaign splash page "Save Your Driving Licence" and finally found this simple statement of privacy:

Privacy Statement

“Personal information collected by TheEmpireGroup is for the primary purpose of membership requirements and/or competition purposes. It will not be released for any form of commercial gain and will be maintained in a secure location as per the requirements of the Privacy Act."

Simple enough!

Code snippets shall appear here

I've been doing many a coding session lately and I've learned an awful lot with php so in an aide to helping me in the future when I come up with a familiar problem I have decided to add snippets of php code here so I can come back and learn from myself...

today I had the error:

syntax error, unexpected $end in /blahblah

it was relating to php code in a webpage, turns out I forgot to close a while loop with a } curly bracket.

I wrote some code to keep a log of stats on one of my pages because the original 3rd party stats code I was using suddenly stopped working. I spent a while coming up with this code



remind myself for the future that if I am checking two statements in a while loop so it stops on and end of file OR flag to use && and not ||. if I use OR then the loop will execute if either is true. To stop the loop if any of the statements turn false I must use AND (&&). doh!

I wrote the code, got it working and put it in the page in place of the original 3rd party code and it still wouldn't show up!

further investigation found it to be when I had used an iframe> command, if you don't close it with /iframe> then html table code below it wont be displayed.

So I never needed to write any code! 'twas fun tho

Wireless Phones from Wirefly - ring ring!

*** Paid Review ***

With the gamut of mobile phone operators on the internet today it's hard finding a supplier that can live up to their websites look and actually deliver a good quality phone on a realistic tarrif.

Wirefly is one such company and when combined with the reliability of T-Mobile handsets you can be sure of a good connection on the latest phones.

The process is simple, visit the site and click on the phone of your choice. Once there, enter your zip code to see what offers are available for that phone. For example, I chose the BlackBerry Pearl and entered in 90210 and it came back with a super deal of 1000 minutes for just 39.99 a month!

How can you be sure you will get the service you expect and not have your credit card details passed on to 3 levels of affiliates before it reaches the supplier? See all the certificates from Verisign, Trust-E and Scan Alert ? they're there only because the company you are dealing with is the company you are paying.

If you're not into phones then you must know someone who is, sign yourself up to their affiliate site and start making money just by recommending people to the site, once they buy a phone you will be rewarded with commission. sweet.

Buy Wireless Phones here

*** end paid review ***

See through (girls locker room) walls!

Here's a nifty gadget for 'checking' if there is anyone in the bathroom.. It's a briefcase sized gadget that can map what's on the other side of walls.

The position of each subject is clearly indicated on the screen, and people can be tracked as they move, to build information on behaviour and room layout.

It's made by a UK company and is called a Prism 200, you can get one for a mere 35 grand (UK money so that's like a gazillion american dollars or something). I checked their website and they don't seem to have a wishlist facility like Amazon so it doesn't look like I'll be getting one anytime soon!

Want to come to England to get work experience?

** Paid Review **

I know a lot of people want to come to the UK to experience the culture (and night-life!) but many find it hard to get a job placement simply because it's easier for most companies in the UK to hire locally.

If you're from another country and you want to visit England on a more than 2 week basis you really need to take a look at Intern Town. They provide a portal for people from all around the world to find a placement as an intern for UK companies.

An intern is an unpaid position but there are many great advantages to being one,

• It will be an excellent addition to your CV.
  
• It will allow you to explore an industry that you have always wanted to get involved with.
• With some companies it is the ONLY way you can get your foot in the door
• Employers will see that you're interested in their industry
• Internships can lead directly to paid employment.
• Some companies help by providing accomodation to interns
• You may qualify for funding from your university
• Employers may offer you a monthly salary if you show promise
  

If you know what skills you posses but you are not sure what type of job you are suited for then an internship gives you the chance to see what sort of jobs are available in a particular industry.

At the Intern Town site you can register for free and soon you could be like :

Andres from Spain -

I have really enjoyed my internship, especially as it was my first proper job in the UK. I had been working as a chef and kitchen porter before this but this is proper work.

or Steffie from Germany -

I have really improved my English. Moving to a new country and culture also makes you more independent. Because of the work, I have learnt technical English while having a lot of fun in the office. The internship has also given me great work experience (which looks good on the CV) and a chance to make friends abroad!

Intern Town also take registrations from companies who have internships to offer, companies have found interns to be a valuable asset to their workforce and many offer the right people permanent paid positions after the internship has finished.

Check them out at www.interntown.com

** end paid review **