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A Word to Sum Up BigMike Studios

When I am first approached to do a proposal for a web site I will ask several questions about the business or organization interested in working with me to try to get an understanding of who they are. I do this, because my job is to tell their story on the web, and asking questions is the best way

October 31, 2008 | 0 comments |

Deetect Arabic - Arabic character detection plugin for Expression Engine

I just created a little plugin that might be of use to someone else out there.

This plugin will check if the input contains any from a list of Arabic characters.

If it does, it will enclose the input in the open_arabic and close_arabic parameters.

If it doesn’t, it will enclose the output in

July 31, 2008 | 0 comments | Code

Directory File List Plugin for Expression Engine

This plugin will return a list of filenames from a specified directory on the server.

I developed it for bigmikestudios.com as a way to preload images that might be picked with the random file picker plugin.

It allows for the filenames listed to be limited to one or more defined filetypes, for

January 27, 2008 | 0 comments | Code

Random File Picker Plugin for Expression Engine

This plugin will return random filename from a specified directory on the server.

I developed it for bigmikestudios.com as a way to retrieve a random image out of a directory for the banner.

It allows for the filename to be limited to one or more defined filetypes, for example, one could limit

January 27, 2008 | 1 comments | Code

Artevist.com

Artevist.com has launched. It’s a site that is about creating T-shirt designs by and for people who are concerned about global issues.

The site, created using Expression Engine, boasts many features including:

• a forum blog
• classified ads
• an online store
• design submission uploading
• a

September 27, 2007 | 0 comments | Projects