The Artimys Guardian Service
Bluefin Engineering is proud to announce the release of The Artimys Guardian Service. The Artimys Guardian Service The Artimys Guardian Service gives parents peace of mind knowing their children are getting the best possible protection from the dangers of the Internet. Using sophisticated natural language and information processing, the Artimys Guardian Service constantly analyzes your child’s electronic chats to immediately detect the insidious and clever techniques of online sexual predators, bullies and the warning signs of suicide. Effectively a full-time expert guarding over your...
Read MoreCustom PHP Disqus Comments Data Sync for Server-Side SEO
I had to add Disqus comments to a custom PHP web application. Adding the Disqus comments was easy because all you have to do is copy/paste the Disqus JavaScript into your page. But if you want the comments to be crawl-able you must render them server-side. To do this you must have a local copy of the comments in your database. Here is how I solved this using PHP, crontab, and MySql. Prerequisites Disqus shortname – Disqus Account Disqus API Secret – Disqus API Account Disqus PHP Library Database Tables I created two database tables disqus_thread and disqus_comment. A Disqus...
Read MoreLESS CSS Eclipse Builder
How to automatically compile your LESS CSS files within your eclipse project. I’m using a Mac so there will be slight changes for other Operating Systems. Step 1 Download and install LESS CSS. Step 2 Create the less.xml ant task and add it as an Eclipse Builder. Add the following ant build file to the base of your Eclipse project. less.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <project name="lesscss" default="less" basedir="."> <property name="dir.project"...
Read MoreOpen Source AWS Image Server
Bluefin Engineering is proud to announce that it has started a new open source project. Bluefin AWS Image Server. Open Source on-the-fly image server. Resize your S3 images on the fly using ImageMagick, then cache them using CloudFront. After uploading your full size image to S3 you can request a resized image to place on your page. For more information please visit the GitHub Project.
Read MoreBurpee’s Backyard Application
Bluefin Engineering has just released a new application for burpee.com called Burpee’s Backyard. More than ever, gardening is about sharing. With family, friends, community. Even a single gardener tending a single potted tomato is part of a larger growing community of people who value a connection to the soil and some moments in the sun. If you’ve ever admired a flower or picked a fresh tomato, you’re part of a shared gardening experience. And this forum is for you. The application was developed using Java/J2EE (Servlets and JSP’s) and Tuckey’s UrlRewrite. The...
Read MoreMarine Weather Web Application
Marine Weather by Bluefin is now available on the web. Our application provides easy access to many marine weather products. Forecasts, Live Stations, Tide Predictions, Current Predictions, and Sun Rise/Set times. Our application is the #1 mobile application available on all Android and iOS devices. The application covers the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia....
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