Posts Tagged ‘Development
Why Degrade Gracefully?
I got thinking today, as I near roll out of an internal helpdesk app heavily using jQuery, why we bother to degrade our scripts so they work without javascript. I get it: some people have javascript disabled in their browser… but my question is this: so what?
Javascript is a core part of web experience [...]
IE: Sucking Hard Since Version 5
This code (extracted from a javascript file) works in every major browser except IE (including IE8):
$(’a[rel*=fancybox]‘).fancybox({
‘frameWidth’ : 500,
‘frameHeight’ : 465,
‘hideOnContentClick’ [...]
Firefox is Still King When It Comes to Development
At home, I prefer Camino. At work, I use Google Chrome. I find both to be very pleasurable experiences. But no browser out there comes even close to challenging Firefox when it comes to development.
First of all, extensions such as Stylish and Firebug are invaluable. In fact, scratch Firebug, the default Firefox error console [...]
OSNews vs. WordPress
I’ve spent quite a bit of time, over the last 5 or 6 days, diving into WordPress and learning what makes it tick. Parts of WordPress are really impressive – just flat out cool. The way some of it works is fairly complex and deciphering it sometimes means reading page after page after page to understand an [...]
The Third Great Platform
First, there was the PC.
Then, there was the web.
Now, there is the iPhone.
At long last, the iPhone will become what it was destined to be. In June, when the iPhone 2.0 update is released, the iPhone’s true potential will be unlocked. VoIP? Sure, why not!? Games? You betcha. [...]
How To REALLY Survive Digg on a Shared Host
After reading a ridiculous post on “surviving the Digg effect on a shared host,” (and then laughing ridiculously at it), I decided to write a real tutorial on real-live ways not only to survive the Digg effect, but also a simple but powerful way to improve your site’s performance. Read more within.
Integers on the Intertubes
Some time ago, I wrote an application for my company. Like most weblets I’ve written, this used PHP and either MySQL or MSSQL for the backend. This particular application logged all phone calls. As part of the record, it would record the caller’s account number, which is a 5 or 6 digit integer.
So, [...]
I Switched to Safari 3
I really did not expect to ever post something like this, but it’s true: I switched to Safari 3.
I love Camino, really I do. But recently, its limitations have been bothering me. I prefer my tabs in a very specific order and often I have several tabs open. If ever I close [...]
Export Blogsome, Export Slashdot Journal
I was recently issued a challenge: backup a blogsome blog and the content of a Slashdot journal and merge them into a single database. I foolishly accepted this challenge, knowing that Blogsome is based on Wordpress. Come to find out that Blogsome doesn’t allow you to backup or export their Wordpress content. [...]
Featured Link Integration
I integration the “Link Blog” into the RSS feed a few weeks ago, and now I’ve integrated it into the front page. Hope you enjoy.
