I have spent the last few weeks about making jappler.com more of a resource. I have spent a lot of time over the years posting about UNIX commands, web development HOWTOs, etc and would like to make that content easier to find. You will notice that I have already changed the navigation items and plan to re-design how I present content on this web site. I hope, that sometime in May, I will have a web site that will be much more resourceful to everyone. I will also document how I used WordPress to do it.
Archive for April, 2007
All posts written in April, 2007.
Apr
25
2007
CSS and z-index.
I have been busy working on an excited project that uses some pretty complicated layouts. I was originally hired to optimize and clean up the XHTML/CSS so it would work in IE 6, IE 7, Safari, and Firefox, but now am busy working on producing the clean XHTML/CSS from the start. I needed to brush up on my understanding of how z-indexes work, and I found an excellent tutorial that I wanted to share: Understanding CSS z-index.
Apr
23
2007
cool findings.
In the past few days I feel like I have been bookmarking and tagging URLS left and right. If you are bored, or interested in looking at some really cool/crazy stuff, take a few minutes and check out the items below.
- Transparency with IE 6!
- Keyword shortcuts from OpenDNS (thanks Doug)
- The secret Wildfire horseradish crusted filet recipe. (thanks Ken)
- Whoa, what’s in the kool-aid there? this is the craziest blog I have ever seen (thanks Demitrious)
- Mod_Rewrite wizard.
Apr
20
2007
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Book
I absolutely love the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm so when I recently saw a commercial that showed a new season on the horizon, I got all excited. I just went to the HBO web site to get more information and found out that there is now a book available on the show! If you even slightly enjoyed Seinfeld this is the show for you (and one of my favorites)! After working on insane CSS positioning all day, I am going to sit back, watch some old episodes and have a glass of wine. Thank goodness it is Friday!
Apr
19
2007
too elite for elite.
Well, after a few months of using Yahoo!/SBC Global Elite (fast) DSL, I am moving back to using Comcast’s high speed cable. The speed was horrible, the support was horrible (I spoke to a “Mac Expert” who did not know that traceroutes could be done on a Mac, they thought it was only a “Windows thing”) and I got tired of network timeouts. Comcast gave me a next day installation time and so as of this afternoon, I should be cooking with gas once again. I know a lot of people have had luck with DSL, but I am not one of them. Apparently I am just too elite for the “elite” package.
Apr
12
2007
Project Management
I recently finished up a web site (using WordPress as a CMS of course) for a client who besides being a client is an amazing writer. He has a best selling project management book (The Art of Project Management) and has another one coming out in the next month. If you have a few minutes, take a look at his web site and read his blog or some of his essays to learn more about design, project management, working with others, and all kinds of smart tips.
Apr
11
2007
giving wp-cache a try.
I have been going back and forth for awhile about whether to cache or not to cache, and I decided to finally try it with this site. I have heard many good things about the WP-Cache plugin and got it installed today. If you notice a difference in load times over the course of the next few days/weeks, please let me know.
Apr
10
2007
First Days Working From Home
Well, the first two days of working at home have gone great. I have gotten more stuff done before 8am than I can usually do by the time 8pm comes around. I am able to get up, spend some time with my son, workout, shower, and then start working all in the time it would usually take me to get to my office. During lunch, Triscuit, Evan, and I go on a nice walk and then come back for some more work. Not to mention, I can now also stop working much earlier and enjoy some time with the family. Good times. Why did I not “retire” (as Dad Muller would say) earlier? All the while, I get to work with interesting clients on really cool projects which forces me to keep building my skill set.
Apr
07
2007
the end of an era.
Yesterday marked an end of an era for me. As of Monday I am going to do web development consulting full time under my company name Sandbox Development and Consulting Inc. As most people can guess or know, I specialize in WordPress content management systems and blogs. I also do a lot of general CSS, XHTML, web standards, and PHP/MySQL development. So – if you ever need any help or are looking for a web development constultant, contact me!
Apr
05
2007
google's my maps.
Google just announced “My Maps which is a great way to add your personal routes, landmarks, etc on a Google Map. This would be awesome to plot out a trip using placemarks with photos/videos taken at specific places. I am excited to play around with this!
