I spent the better part of the afternoon today trying to get the code for a customer page that would use the generic Google site search to validate to xhtml, not the new adsense, but just plain old search. The code that Google provides is no where near xhtml 1.1 compliant.

Well I finally did customize the code where it works, and validates. I wish somebody had posted this for me!! So here is is for anybody who needs it! The CSS searchbar stuff is not important for function, just layout.

<div id="searchbar">

<h2>Search This Site</h2>

<!-- SiteSearch Google -->

<a href="http://www.google.com/" title="Google"><img
width="75" height="32" title ="Google" src="images/Logo_25wht.gif" alt="Google" /></a><br
/>

<form method="get" action="http://www.google.com/search">

 <div><input type="hidden" name="domains" value="http://banjara.us"
/>

<input type="text" name="q" size="19" maxlength="255" value="" />

 </div>

 <div>

<input type="radio" name="sitesearch" value="" />Web

<input type="radio" name="sitesearch" value="http://banjara.us"
checked="checked" />Banjara.us

<input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8" />

<input type="hidden" name="oe" value="UTF-8" />

 </div>

</form>

</div>

<!-- SiteSearch Google -->

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In attempt to encourage more user community collaboration in support of the opensource "DasBlog" blogging software project the subject forums have been created. The forums at SourceForge are now depreciated.

Please support your DasBlog community, links back to your DasBlog support entries are encouraged!

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OK here is the most exhaustive list of geek tools I have ever seen, it's true that if your not a Windows centric developer some will be of little value. I had no idea some of these even existed! 

Love this list: RoboSapient approved!

Thanks Scott!

Scott Hanselman's 2005 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List

OK, here is an entirely new freeware MP3 player I wrote, (open source helps), it does not have any support files. Just put from 1 to 15 files named "track1.mp3" to "track15.mp3" in the same directory, and call it with the appropriate flash html, (sample file in the download) and away you go!

This sample plays the Wired CD from Nov. 2004 (Rip.Sample.Mash.Share) I particularly like #2 “My Fair Lady” by David Byrne.   Enjoy!

Here is another freeware MP3 player version that I wrote, (open source helps), it features some funny audio, (32 mp3's)to show it's capabilities! Enjoy!

Player Download Link(Zip 137.83 KB)

Please note a txt file defines the songs and attribute banner info!

This is a freeware flash MP3 player that I created (with open source help), in one of my weekends of programming for fun and stress relaxation. It works and you can play it here!

The sample features a few songs my son wrote, sings and produces. I, like my son have not yet figured out where to use our talents, so we are posting them here!