Happy New Year

Happy New Year

December 31st, 2009
It’s going to be a great year and I finally have extra time to start writing again. For those who have been here before I’m sure you noticed the new template. I am in the process of migrating from the Google Syntax Highlighter plugin to Chili so code in some posts needs to be reformatted. Great content [...]
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How to be a Rockstar Wordpress Designer Book Review

February 16th, 2009
WordPress is an impressive open source blog engine and it's been a long time since I have been this enthusiastic about a new application. WordPress is easy to extend and manage; not an easy feat to achieve. Enough praise about this great app, let's get to the book.
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Tick My Boxes Book Review

February 14th, 2009
Building web sites requires a lot of tasks to be completed for a successful launch. Even the most basic static web site requires a lot to do.
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Rewrite or not to Rewrite?

January 21st, 2009
This question has been going around for a long time and has been a topic of great debate. While reading the latest Sitepoint Tech Times I remember reading guidlines posted on the Official Google Webmaster Blog that covers this very topic and is an excellent read. There is one very important section titled “Does that mean [...]
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13 Website Developers and Designers Project Checklists

January 16th, 2009
In an effort to make the website creation process as efficient as possible I searched for some cookie cutter project checklists to add my current checklist and found some great resources. Online A Website Design & Development Project Checklist Website Checklist Web Design Contract Essentials Checklist Software Development Project Checklist (Free Registration Required to Download) Project Checklists Checklist: Web Contracts The Official “Successful [...]
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When Will Radmin Have Drag and Drop from Explorer?

January 13th, 2009
I use Radmin for handling remote management that requires more than just viewing the remote machine. Radmin can also handle file transfers, copy to and from the remote clipboard, view only as well as full control mode and much more. My biggest gripe is not being able to drag and drop from Explorer directly to the [...]
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iShoot for iPhone

January 11th, 2009
Downloaded iShoot for the iPhone and it’s one of the most addicting games I have played in a while. The rules are simple; select weapons of your choice (nuclear as well) to destroy the other tanks on the field. The game play is smooth and you’ll find yourself playing this game hours on end. Set the level [...]
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CSS Transparency

January 8th, 2009
Found this great article by Chris Coyier covering tranparency for all browsers. Huge time saver, thanks Chris!!! CSS Transparency Settings for All Browsers
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Eclipse PDT (PHP Development Tools) 2.0 Released

January 7th, 2009
PDT is an open source development tool that provides basic PHP code editing capabilities. It is also the foundation for the professional-grade Zend Studio for Eclipse. The new 2.0 release is fully compliant with Eclipse standards, enabling PHP developers to leverage a wide variety of Eclipse projects, such as Web Tools Project (WTP) and Dynamic Language [...]
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SlideShowPro and Wordpress

January 6th, 2009
I ran into an issue with images not loading with SlideShowPro and Wordpress. I would get the gray frame but no controls or images from the gallery. To fix the issue I did the following. Update SlideShowPro Open the SlideShowPro .fla you are working with in Flash. Select to Window/Component Inspector or Shift + F7. Scroll to the bottom [...]
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