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SendStudio developments…
SendStudio 2004 is coming closer to release. I’ve just built a database mapper so you can import records straight from another database instead of having to export them and then import them in . Nice...
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SS2004 new design
The new SS2004 design looks pretty funky compared to the previous one. It’ll be a lot like the ArticleLive design, so that should give people an idea of how we’re trying to get it looking. The last...
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Sendstudio update..
We’re almost there! It has taken a while, but SendStudio 2004 is almost ready. We’ll be going beta very soon, with little or no bugs reported (well I can hope can’t I?) it won’t be long before it’s...
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Yay, it’s finally done! SendStudio 2004 is out there! Check out the demo – http://www.interspire.com/sendstudio/demo.php It has been a long haul to get it finished, but we’re finally there. There are a...
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RSS Feed
Hey all, As you can see now, we have an RSS feed for the blogs. It was pretty simple to do, and comes in handy for the lazy (or busy!) people like me who don’t have time (or forget) to regularly check...
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Profiling Code
This blog is rather technical Profiling code is a tedious process. This simply means working out how much time and processing power code takes and whether there is an easier / better / more efficient...
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Trackpoint!
Well, it has been a while since I’ve blogged in here On top of everything else, we’ve been busy building a new product and it looks pretty exciting. It lets you track people coming in to your site....
View ArticleArticleLive 2005.2 released!
It has been a pretty busy couple of weeks recently. We’ve just released an update to ArticleLive 2005 that fixes a couple of issues. The main addition is paging for categories and for search results....
View ArticleServer Upgrade
Hey, We’ve just upgraded mysql to the MySQL 4.0 series (something I probably should’ve done a while ago!). One feature in particular caught our attention – Query Caching. By caching the query that gets...
View ArticleRSS change.
A couple of quick notes. The RSS feed has changed slightly so each item’s link will take you to the “Comments” page rather than the main page here, should make it work a little better in Thunderbird...
View ArticleTrackpoint Beta Time!
We’re finally there… TrackPoint is ready for beta testing! Firstly, you’ll need to be an Interspire customer to participate in the testing. If you are, then great, please contact us (through our...
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Designer Tools
I found this really useful tool for Firefox the other day… http://www.karmatics.com/aardvark/ It lets you see what stylesheet elements each part of your site uses. This will be extremely useful for...
View ArticleArticleLive 2005 Update
Hi all, There is a small articlelive update to address a couple of Cross Site Scripting issues. This is a pretty common issue with a lot of web-based applications, unfortunately we weren’t careful...
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Trackpoint is released!
A quick note to let everyone know that trackpoint has finally been released! It took a while to get everything working but it has finally happened and we’re pretty pleased with the results. I can...
View ArticleSending emails to hotmail
Hi all, I got a question through the sendstudio forums about Microsoft’s “Sender Policy Framework” and whether sendstudio handles this.. Well to cut a long and boring story short, your ISP or Host has...
View ArticleTrackpoint update
Hi all, We’ve just released a small Trackpoint update. This fixes a couple of issues: Fixed a security issue when remembering login details. index.php functions/login.php Fixed a problem with changing...
View ArticleFastfind update…
Hi all, Fastfind 2005.0.4 has been released. This fixes a couple of issues. Bugfixes- Searching for short words (eg “hot”, “cat”, “red”) wasn’t working.classes/class.search.php- Crawling a secure site...
View Articlesendstudio update released.
Hi all, A small update to sendstudio has been released. This involves a few small niggling bugs and adds a new stats view. The changelog looks like: Cancelling a schedule whilst setting it up didn’t...
View Articletrackpoint update again.
Hi all, Quick trackpoint update.. I thought I had done this already, sorry! This fixes problems with PHP 4.4.0 and adds a new calendar option – “Last 24 hours” (this is different to “Today”). Changelog...
View ArticleSendstudio update..
Hi all, I’ve just posted another small update for sendstudio (available through the clientarea: http://www.interspire.com/clientarea). This fixes a few bugs, here’s the changelog: Better checking of...
View Articleblog software update..
Hi all, I’ve finally updated the software that runs our blogs. This includes a couple of new features: - paging (so you don’t see 50 items on the one page!) - notifications of posts. There are a few...
View Articlefastfind update!
Hey all, I made a quick update to fastfind today. We added cURL support to it – so if your server has safe-mode on or allow_url_fopen off – you still may be able to run fastfind. I don’t think cURL is...
View Articleblog change
Hi all, I’ve just made it so posting comments on the blogsrequires you to sign up for an account.. We were still getting too muchcomment spam so without changing the whole tool we can’t do much else....
View ArticleTrackpoint Update available
Hi all, Quick update from me. I’ve been busy working on the latest trackpoint update which should fix all tracking issues people have been seeing. I must say I’m pretty happy with this new version....
View ArticleTrackpoint Update released
Hi all, Trackpoint NX 0.1 has been released to fix an XSS security issue. You can download the new version from the clientarea (http://www.interspire.com/clientarea). There are only 4 files affected,...
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An Introduction to Databases
Databases are used every day, sometimes without us realizing. They are everywhere. The most basic example is a telephone book or a library card index. They can store all sorts of information, from...
View ArticleSendstudio NX
Hi all, A quick update on the next sendstudio. It’s a big update so it’s taking a little longer than we’d planned. It’s got a few key features: – totally template driven (same as our other products) –...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Database Variable Types
Why do we need to worry about the data types we’re storing in a database? Well mainly because it helps you with database design. Did you know that the database itself can help to keep bad data out (for...
View ArticleFastFind 2005.0.6 Released
Hi all, A new fastfind version has been released. The changelog is pretty small: – Fix XSS issue when searching (classes/class.search.php) – Update crawler (admin/classes/class.index.php) – Cron checks...
View ArticleIntroduction to Database Indexes
Put simply, database indexes help speed up retrieval of data. The other great benefit of indexes is that your server doesn’t have to work as hard to get the data. They are much the same as book...
View ArticleDatabase Joins
A visitor reading the second part of this tutorial asked what table joins are and how you use them. Because of that, this months tutorial is about exactly that – so remember, if you have a comment or...
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Firefox memory tweak
Hi all, If you use firefox a lot, check out this tweak: http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/03/26/this-may-help-your-firefox-memory-leak/ Supposed to save quite a few MB’s of memory with a very easy...
View ArticleSendStudio NX Update
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, because I’ve been busy trying to get SendStudio NX finished. I just added a new feature which a lot of people should like (well I hope so!). You’ll be able to...
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Sendstudio NX Beta!
Hey all, I know it has been a long time coming but it has arrived! Sendstudio NX has gone into beta testing! I sent it to a few people on Friday (no major bugs and now all fixed) then a few more today...
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SendStudio NX has been released!
Hi all, It has finally happened – sendstudio nx has been officially released. The feature set is huge, the advantages are great so dive in and give it a try! The online demo has been updated to the NX...
View ArticleMySQL Version
Hi All, Just a quick post – I was wondering what version of mysql most people have access to. Why? Different versions have different features – so knowing what people are running will allow us to...
View ArticleSendstudio NX 1.1.4 Has Been Released!
Hi all, SendStudio NX 1.1.4 has been released. The only thing updated was the WYSIWYG editor, so if you’re having any problems with content please download the latest version and simply upload the...
View ArticlePHP4 is being discontinued
Hi all, PHP4 is being discontinued after the end of this year (see the http://www.php.net/ website for more info). So your host will (eventually) have to upgrade to php5. Since StoreSuite is still in...
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Next Sendstudio Update
Hi all, I haven’t blogged in a while but I thought I’d give a heads-up about the next sendstudio update we’ve been working on. There have been a lot of little changes all over the place (and of course...
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