Archive for the “Development” category
Developing a Robust Build Process Using Phing
by drew on April 13, 2011
What is Phing? Phing is a PHP build process that uses XML , ANT style syntax. At some point in development, the choice is made to begin professional work. If more than 1 developer contributes to the effort, then an (…)
An SEO friendly way to remove index.php : Codeigniter 2
by drew on April 5, 2011
If you follow the way codeigniter recommends you change and remove your index.php, you may actually cause more harm to your site than you realize
Box-Shadow will crash us all
by drew on April 3, 2011
Box-Shadow isn’t always smart.
The new Digg, V4: Quick Review
by drew on July 20, 2010
I’m a reader of Digg.com. What can I say? I like to hear the quirky stories sometimes and when I come across something intelligent, it makes me feel more like I’m learning. So when the new Digg was dropped into (…)
Advanced button theming on jQuery UI Dialog
by drew on June 10, 2010
There is a very annoying bugfeature that I have found when using jQueryUI. It’s not the themes, they work great, in fact, they are the best thing since sliced bread. But in a ‘Cupertino.esc’ way, they provide too much simplicity (…)
jQuery UI Dialog Accessibility
by drew on February 25, 2010
jQuery UI is an amazing product. It’s not because it offers the best features, or that it offers the best solution, it’s that it offers a large degree of support for years to come. Which is saying a lot for (…)
Droid Rooted, here’s my take.
by drew on December 8, 2009
Before you root, you should probably upgrade to 2.01, as that will ‘break’ your new root access. You can get that download from here, if you have not already received it OTA (Over the Air). You need to follow the (…)
Bulletproof @font-face
by drew on December 7, 2009
There is quite an interesting discussion going on at Jeffrey Zeldman’s blog concerning the @font-face syntax and how to make sure that it is working in all browsers. It’s interesting to see the different ‘hacks’ that are being put together (…)
Usability and a Simple JavaScript hovering menu
by drew on December 5, 2009
Many web developers ask ‘what is usability?’. This is one of those topics that I can explain, but it may be easier to demonstrate. My this experiences have led to some principles; one of them is that if I’m going (…)
Scribd and Slide mode : Why is my height wrong?
by drew on July 29, 2009
While recently using Scribd‘s services, I came across a very nasty bug, and a nice clean fix. Scribd allows developers to tap into a great, but somewhat basic API. One of these settings allows a developer to set a default (…)