From Twitter
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-04-03
Bad: up all night with a pesky cough. Good: Up thinking about the next great WordPress product I am going to create. Stay tuned! #
Life
Jappler Recommends: Mr. Duct
After living in our home for over 5 years and having done some construction/having dogs and cats we decided to get our air ducts cleaned. I did some initial research last week and after talking to the people at Mr. Duct I decided to go with them. They were not the cheapest – but they […]
HOWTOs Javascript Web Development
Find JS Code Issues and Errors With JSLint
Ever have a page not load properly in IE 7 but it loads fine – without error – with all other browsers? After you validate all your CSS/HTML and the error or funky behavior persists…and you have made sure your doctype is correct – what can you do? Validate your JS using JS Lint. What […]
CSS HOWTOs Web Development
HOWTO: Target Firefox for Specific CSS
Generally – the best way to handle CSS is to keep it simple, clean, and without any hacks. From now and again there are some times when I need to write CSS specific to IE (using conditional comments). I recently came across a site where I needed to target Firefox because of a width issue. […]
Apple
Looking For Inspiration for Over 12 Years: Apple.com
Over the past 12 years (I remember starting to look to Apple for great web design back in 1999) – I have often looked to Apple’s web site for best practices in navigation (top/tabbed), general layout, and usage of imagery when thinking about designing web sites for myself or my clients. I have to admit […]
Business HOWTOs Serenity Now!
How NOT to Take/Make a Business Call
It is unbelievable how some people act on a conference call or even a business related call. From my experience here are some pointers on how NOT to impress your colleagues/clients/developers. (All based on actual things I have experienced) Make a business call while in the drive-thru at McDonanlds…and then ask me to hold while […]
Stuff
The Neti Pot
When I first heard about the Neti pot I was actually disgusted and a bit afraid. Everyone who uses it though swears by it and told me it did not hurt, and was the greatest thing for their allergies, colds, sinuses. This past week I got a killer sinus infection and out of desperation decided […]
From Twitter
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-20
If You Pay Peanuts, You Get Monkeys. http://t.co/3dWPEuD via @AddThis # Happy birthday @amymmuller! # New version of SDAC Translate (WordPress language translation plugin) available: http://bit.ly/fIRGvG (update allows further customization) #
Videos
Jappler Recommends: The True Battle of Chernobyl
A few months ago – I caught one of the most interesting documentaries on Chernobyl on TV. If you have any interest in this event – check out the documentary online: The True Battle of Chernobyl. It is 90 minutes long and you can watch it full screen. It is definitely an eye opener.
From Twitter
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-13
Happy Pulaski Day! What is this? Read more: http://bit.ly/eJjXE # Taking time to do it right the first time always wins… #
Life
Fun With Wrong Number (Text Message)
(Initial text is from a stranger, my response is in green) Yesterday I had a little fun with someone that texted me by mistake. Being a Star Wars fan – I could not help myself…I had to reply! My only hope (man the Star Wars dialog lives on everywhere!) is that this person either “gets […]
Web Development
Asset Management with ResourceSpace
This is a follow-up post to my post: Asset Management. I spent an exciting Friday night going through the config, learning the workflow, setting up accounts, and getting to know everything that ResourceSpace has to offer. After a few hours of playing around and applying various customizations (with ease) I am sold on using ResourceSpace […]