If your looking to gather data from Geometry Wars 2 from your Microsoft Xbox Live Gamertag but can’t seem to find the source or can’t figure out how to decipher the source look no further as I’ve provided a class that does all the work for you.

http://mattloinfo.com/source.php?file=class.leaderboard.php is the source file (I named it leaderboard because its based on the data of their leader boards).

Simpler than SimpleXML extension

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<?php
include("class.leaderboard.php");
$r = new leaderboard('php developer');
$define = $r->data('evolved', 'king', 'sequence');
if($define !== false) {
	// testing
	echo '<pre>';
	print_r($define);
	echo '</ pre>'; // had to add a space due to glitch in the WP plugin :\
} else {
	echo 'Invalid Gamertag';
}
?>

$r->data() is versatile! You can provide 1 or all 6 game types in the game and it’ll spit out an array filled with them.

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$define = $r->data('pacifism');

or…

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$define = $r->data('deadline', 'king', 'evolved', 'pacifism', 'waves', 'sequence');

Any improvements you see please comment back. Also remember to cache your data. I’m releasing a small application that utilizes this feature and is cached every hour to prevent over usage of the API. Unlike twitter’s API I don’t think there is a call limit (or its not addressed anywhere), so please be courteous and cache your data whether it’s every 2 minutes or every 2 hours, it always helps to reduce over usage of an API (and improves loading time in between).

I was initially going to write about it, but this blows me away.

After re-using wordpress for the last 3 weeks (my blog), I think wordpress is the definition of Web 2.0 due to its flexibility and the ability to add plugins. The plugins literally make the site, I have on this blog a search engine optimization plugin, google analytics plugin, video/images search, keywords, and strong user interface. It has the ability to have social networking and mobile extensions. I think wordpress is definitely a reliable system for informational sites, blogs, and in e-commerce sector.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

Look up more about Web 2.0 and then look at the potential wordpress can do.

Well I’ve completed my Texas Roadhouse application within 1 week (4 weeks ago) and its one of the most beneficial programs I’ve ever made. Heres the breakdown…

• Tracks all of our promotions via customer receipt (has discount description)
• Has a very user friendly interface (the program is made to look for errors)
• Search history to see how many sales we had during point a to point b
• Category and sub categories to organize promotions
• Data is in MySQL
• Has Matt Lo written all over it

Its written in PHP and running on WAMP (only way I could do it without screwing up all their settings for all their other crap, plus I didnt feel like spending time in installing php/mysql)

In other news, artclicker.com (future stock illustration website) is still underway, I’m coding the admin system to add all the images/paypal stuff. Taking forever.

Also I’ve started a new site which I think will be one for the books (at least for Halo 3). PGTourh3.com is a ladder site (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladder_system) that uses RSS feeds from bungie.net to verify games that are played by the users. I hope to release this site during spring (along with artclicker.com) and attract some big names. I’ll explain a lot more in detail a little later in the season.

Finally another networking site due by the end of summer by KSIGlobal.com, they pay me monthly to do this project and hopfully they like the results. Again more details as I work further into it.

I need some PHP…

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