Occasionally, when writing php tools, you run in to something you'd like encrypted and/or decrypted. You could just use openssl_encrypt, but you're not using php 5.3, so you have to use mcrypt.
Here's bit of code I've used a few times. Feel free to use it, it comes with absolutely no warranty. Read more about Short encryption and decryption functions in PHP
A quick tip for anyone using the Admin modules 2.x and found that the "Administer" tab was blank; turn off the 'themer' modules. The themer widget apparently conflicts with the admin widget. Read more about Drupal admin 2.x modules quick tip
(UPDATE #2) This article pertains to Services 2.x and won't work with Services 3.x Look for an updated article for Services 3.x in the future.
(UPDATE) I've added some new information regarding the hash value generation. Take a look. Read more about Adventures with Services and Key Based Authentication (UPDATED)
A while ago, Mat posted a blog entry regarding running multiple commands on the same line. While queuing up commands like that is an invaluable feature of any shell, what do you do if you want to run commands that depend on each other? Read more about Daisy chaining commands - Redux
