As you may know, skype has many options for inserting skype buttons that do various tasks within your website. Click here to see the skype buttons.

The problem encountered is that you can’t send a message containing the skype commands within most social media sites such as facebook, twitter, etc.. The commands will just appear as plain text and therefore will not be clickable. By using this skype pointer you can add the pointer URL to a message, just like you would with any other website address, and the URL will automatically be clickable. So when someone clicks on the link they will be brought to the pointer and then the skype command will be issued.

For short URLs use a URL shortening service such as bit.ly for the pointer address. For example: http://bit.ly/zachbarrett_skype_add

skype Pointer Usage:

• URL
  • Format:
    http://zachbarrett.com/development/skypepointer/?name=[your skype name]&action=[skype action]
  • Example: Add zachbarrett to skype contacts.
    http://zachbarrett.com/development/skypepointer/?name=zachbarrett&action=add
• skype Actions
  • call (default if no action is entered)
  • add
  • chat
  • userinfo
  • voicemail
  • sendfile

Feel free to give input.

The Over Programmed Coldfusion Rick Roll by Me

<cfset lyric = "">
<cfloop condition="lyric neq 'Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you'">
	<cfswitch expression="#lyric#">
		<cfcase value="">
			<cfset lyric = "Never gonna give you up">
		</cfcase>
		<cfcase value="Never gonna give you up">
			<cfset lyric = "Never gonna let you down">
		</cfcase>
		<cfcase value="Never gonna let you down">
			<cfset lyric = "Never gonna run around and desert you">
		</cfcase>
		<cfcase value="Never gonna run around and desert you">
			<cfset lyric = "Never gonna make you cry">
		</cfcase>
		<cfcase value="Never gonna make you cry">
			<cfset lyric = "Never gonna say goodbye">
		</cfcase>
		<cfcase value="Never gonna say goodbye">
			<cfset lyric = "Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you">
		</cfcase>
	</cfswitch>
	<cfoutput>#lyric#<br /></cfoutput>
</cfloop>

The Elegant Coldfusion Rick Roll by Ryan Vikander

<cfset Lyric = "give you up, let you down, run around and desert you, make you cry, say goodbye, tell a lie and hurt you" />
<cfoutput>
<cfloop list="#Lyric#" index="i">
	Never gonna #i#<br />
</cfloop>
</cfoutput>

I found one problem with the new feeds; I couldn’t decide which one to watch because they are all from different ROVs. So I decided to build a quick camera array so I could view them all at once much like the array I built on surfassateague.com. Due to all the feeds being broadcasted in the Windows Media format the array is best viewed using Internet Explorer (I know, lame…), this is mainly due to the limitation of Firefox using the stretchtofit parameter in the embed, but I digress.

So without further ado, I give you the BP Live Video Cam Array:

Click here to view the BP Live Video Cam Array

Be sure to let me know what you think…

This is probably the funniest drummer I have ever seen; it kind of reminds me of Chad Heller back in the PXR days. Enjoy!

Tim and Eric – Roger of the Month Mar 2010 – Outro Video from Roger Skateboards on Vimeo.

1. Believe in yourself
2. Formulate a plan of action
3. Follow through with it

This is truly inspirational, enjoy!