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HTMLHint extension for Brackets
Earlier today I discovered HTMLHint, a linter for HTML documented. Based on how easy it is to write linting extensions for Brackets, I downloaded the library and wrote a wrapper in approximately 10...
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Seeing two geolocation prompts in a PhoneGap/Cordova application?
Are you using geolocation in your PhoneGap/Cordova application and seeing two prompts? I was. Even more odd was the fact that one had the "nice" application name and one was the full path to the...
View ArticleAndroid, Photo Gallery Widget, and "Unable to Save Cropped Photo"
Chalk this up to a bug that probably will never hit anyone but me, but I thought I'd blog it on the off chance others encounter it too. This weekend I picked up the new Nexus 7 (as to why, see the end...
View ArticleExpressWorks (building on NodeSchool)
Just a quick note - and followup to my review of NodeSchool. Yesterday I discovered ExpressWorks. ExpressWorks uses the open source framework behind NodeSchool to create a similar experience for...
View ArticleRipple is Reborn!
Edit: As I find more things, I'll post them to the bottom of this blog post. For folks who have seen me present on PhoneGap/Cordova, you know I'm a huge fan of Ripple. Ripple was (is, see details) a...
View ArticleWant help with Snap.svg? (And a few more examples...)
Just a quick note that if you are digging Snap.svg and want some support, you can post to the Google group that was set up: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/snapsvg. Obviously you can ask me as...
View ArticleUsing Grunt to automatically build your PhoneGap/Cordova projects
Earlier this week I blogged about the relaunch of Ripple, a great tool for building your mobile applications with Chrome. One of the issues with the new version of Ripple is that when you edit your...
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Nettuts Article: Deeper into Brackets
I assume most of my readers are already pretty familiar with Brackets, but if not, I've got a new article up over on Nettuts covering the most recent builds. Deeper in the Brackets Editor
View ArticleThe Sunday OT: My Favorite Video Game Commercials
As I'm up too early this Sunday, I thought it was an appropriate time for another Sunday OT post. Earlier this week I was thinking about my favorite video game commercials so I thought I'd share a...
View ArticleNovember is National Adoption Month
Every year I remind folks that November is National Adoption Month. My wife and I adopted all of our children from South Korea. It was a wonderful experience. If you've ever considered adoption as an...
View ArticleThe Online ColdFusion Meetup is back
The Online ColdFusion Meetup is back after a long hiatus. RSVP for tomorrow's meeting: "Dive into ColdFusion ORM, the Water's Great!", with Bradley Wood. The Online ColdFusion Meetup is a free online...
View ArticleBuilding a Contact Form with Parse and Mailgun
I'm currently working on an article that discusses various third party services that can help flesh out a static web site. While researching that article, I got to thinking about contact forms and how...
View ArticleColdFusion Security Update
Just a quick note to let folks know about a new ColdFusion Security update. You can read the tech note for the fix here. A few bugs were also fixed and you can find those details here.
View ArticleSlow posting, responding for a while
Just a quick note to let you guys know that I'll be working on a project over the next two weeks that will occupy about 200% of my time. I expect there will be no blogging at all during this period...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving - and what I'm thankful for...
Hi everyone. First off - for those who celebrate it, I hope today is a wonderful Thanksgiving for you. As I mentioned in my last blog post, I was working on a "project" for the past few weeks and was...
View ArticleI wish I had linted before...
My development process is probably not the same as most folks. As I do a lot of small POCs (proof of concepts) and demos I don't necessarily get that involved in larger projects or code bases. That's...
View ArticleFlash Professional CC adds HTML5 Canvas Support
If you are a Creative Cloud subscriber, be sure to make note of the update to Flash Professional today. Despite being listed as a "Bug Fixes" update, this is actually a quite significant update as it...
View ArticleBuilding a Quiz Manager for jQuery Mobile
A few weeks ago a reader asked if I had ever designed a quiz for jQuery Mobile. While I had not, I spent some time thinking about how a quiz could be designed as well as how a generic library could...
View ArticleDelaying an Edge Animate asset until visible - Part 4
Welcome to the final blog post on delaying Edge Animate animations. I'm saying final just because I can't believe how such a simple thing has turned into so many different blog posts, so many...
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What the heck is (index) in Chrome Dev Tools?
File this under the "Yet Another Thing Probably Obvious to Everyone But Me" folder, but have you ever seen (index) in the Chrome Dev Tools console and wonder what in the heck it was? I had seen this...
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