January 2011
1 post
Working with YQL in CodeIgniter
YQL is a pretty neat tool for web developers. Consider it an API for APIs. It really takes the pain out of mashing together several webservices by providing a unified interface to access these services. Go check it out, if you haven’t already.
When working with YQL to build RIAs you’d probably want to go with JavaScript using libraries such as YUI or jQuery. Recently, however, we had...
August 2010
1 post
Getting started with Symphony CMS - Part 1
If you haven’t seen Symphony CMS yet, be sure to check it out! It’s not a Content Management System in the traditional way. It is more like a Content Management Framework, that let’s you decide, how to shape your content, instead of forcing you into adapting their scheme. You can build anything you want, from small personal blog, to huge social network. Not even the sky is the...
May 2010
2 posts
Productivity: Our way
Productivity is somehow like the holy grail to freelancers and creatives. Trying to solve a problem but not getting on sucks. It’s frustrating and sometimes even depressing. Here’s how we handle all the obstacles in the way to good productivity.
Destroy Distraction
Either way, if you have a strong will, just force yourself to not visiting youtube or whichever website distracts you....
Moving the mixer
Finally we got a fresh and nice domain for our kick-ass mixer. So say goodbye to mixer.91media.de and hello to 91mix.com
April 2010
5 posts
Manually expiring Cache in CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter sure is one kick-ass framework. The built-in cache functionality is great for scaling your app. Unfortunately you can’t manually expire your cache. Why would you want to do that? Let’s presume you have a pretty Read-heavy site delivering different articles to the public. Since every user, logged in or not, will see the same article this a good place to cache. But, if the...
Youtube DJ on github
Do you know what sucks about most pieces of software? Developers tend to sit on them, like a bird on its eggs, thinking they have to protect their tiny bits of software against competitors. Screw them! The web is becoming a social place and so should software. This is why we decided to publish the Youtube DJ source code on github. We believe in the power of the social to make this app even...
Youtube DJ - mixer.91media.de
This morning we finally released the browser-based version of our youtube-crossfader app. Check it out at mixer.91media.de and tell us what you think!
IllustrationBox is now in beta
Despite the fact that today is April 1, this is not a joke. Today we opened the IllustrationBox beta. IllustrationBox helps you organizing your sermon illustrations, search for inspiration in other boxes and saving the good stuff to your bow. Sermon preparation has never been easier. If you’re not in the beta yet, be sure to join!
Launching the YoutubeDJ App
We all know the situation. You’re having a party and provide the music via youtube. Great! Only one thing sucks about youtube: You have these huge gap between two songs. Out of this problem, we came up with the solution! The YoutubeDJ App for Mac OS 10.5+ let’s you play songs from youtube in two different decks and provides a nifty cross-fader. It’s a pretty simple idea, but...
March 2010
1 post
Passwörter speichern, aber wie?
Durch eine interessante Diskussion im CodeIgniter Forum, auf die ich durch Elliot Haughin’s Blog gestoßen bin (wo Elliot sich in Sachen Passwortdatensicherung zur gleichen Methode wie ich bekennt), habe ich mal wieder (dieses Thema lässt einen nie ganz los, wenn man täglich WebApps schreib darüber nachgedacht, wie man Passwörter am sinnvollsten mithilfe von PHP und MySQL speichert.
Ganz...