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My 2014 Resolutions
Here are my resolutions for the new year. It isn't a long list so I have some chance of achieving my goals but I reserve the right to pretend like I never wrote this post approximately five minutes...
View ArticleSome HarpJS experiments involving categories
A few weeks ago I blogged about HarpJS, a static site builder that lets you have the benefits of a dynamic web app during development and the simplicity of a static site for deployment. I've been...
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Apache Cordova 3.3 and Remote Debugging for Android
A few weeks ago Apache Cordova 3.3.0 was released (you can read the details here) and one of the things that caught my eye was this: CB-5487 Enable Remote Debugging when your Android app is...
View ArticleDid You Know: Searching for PhoneGap/Cordova Plugins
I discovered this yesterday which means it has probably been around forever and I'm the last one to get a clue. As you should (hopefully) know by now, PhoneGap 3.0 majorly changed how you use core...
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2013 Survey Results
Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond to my site survey from last month. I had almost a hundred responses and I thought I'd share the results with my readers. Let's start with the first...
View ArticleRemove EXIF data with ColdFusion
Yesterday on Facebook I saw one of those "PLEASE SHARE WITH EVERYONE" type posts involving pictures and GPS data. Apparently there are still people who don't know about the metadata embedded with...
View ArticleQuestion for readers: Site Map of a ColdFusion site?
This email came in while I was in Ohio and I'm really stumped by it. Anyone out there have a suggestion for creating a "map" of a ColdFusion app? I recently inherited a ColdFusion application where no...
View ArticleHTML5 Input Patterns and Invalid Regex
This is just a quick note to discuss something interesting a reader and I encountered last week. As you know (hopefully!), the input tag supports a pattern argument. The value of the pattern argument...
View ArticleAngularJS Doesn't Suck!
Ok, I apologize, that title is complete link bait, but I figured I'm allowed to have some fun every now and then, right? At least I didn't call it, "This Developer tried AngularJS and you won't...
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Article: An Overview of Mobile Debugging Techniques – Part Two
Last month I published an article on DZone discussing mobile debugging techniques. Today the second part was released: An Overview of Mobile Debugging Techniques – Part Two. Enjoy.
View ArticleAdobe Edge Reflow - Preview 7
Yesterday we released a new update to Edge Reflow, our responsive design tool part of the Creative Cloud. I've spoken about Edge Reflow before. For me - it was the tool that really let me "get"...
View ArticleBrackets Tip: Using Live Preview as a Web Server
One of the cooler features of Brackets is Live Preview. Live Preview allows you to edit CSS and HTML and see updates in real time via your browser. This is incredibly powerful and is the first feature...
View ArticleCreative Cloud Update Today
Just a quick note to let my readers know that another update to Creative Cloud has landed today. Other people have written it up better so I'm just going to share a few links. The updates are to...
View ArticleInteresting discovery - Chrome and Storage
I ran into this today while looking at Chrome's docs for storage APIs. If you enter chrome://settings/cookies into the address bar (sorry, "omnibox" just seems like a 1980s X-Man name) Chrome will...
View ArticleInstalling and Using Ripple for Cordova Development (A Video)
Yesterday I recorded a video demonstrating how to use Ripple for Cordova/PhoneGap development. I even made it fancy with Premiere Pro CC (with a huge amount of help from Andy Trice). Let me know what...
View ArticleWarning about ColdFusion 10 and ORM Logging
First off, credit for this post belongs to multiple people. This post stems from a discussion on a private listserv of ColdFusion developers. I'll make a list of folks at the end, but in this case,...
View ArticleSpeaking in San Francisco next week - Mobile+Web DevCon
Just a quick note that I'll be speaking next week at Mobile+Web DevCon in San Francisco. This is my third time at this conference and I like it. It is a small conference, but it has a great relaxed,...
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Some quick HarpJS Tips
I spent some time today converting an older ColdFusion site to static HTML (I'll talk more about that tomorrow) and I thought I'd share some tips that may help others. Tip One - What to do when you...
View ArticleEdge Animate 3.0
One of my favorite tools has just hit 3.0 - Edge Animate. New features in this release include: Audio Support! That's right - by using native HTML5 audio, your Edge Animate projects can bind audio...
View ArticleExperience converting a dynamic site to static with HarpJS
Yesterday I blogged some tips for working with HarpJS. These tips came about from working on my latest project, the conversion of dynamic site into a static one. In this blog post I thought I'd share...
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