Archive for September, 2008

  • My twitter list

    Sep 27 5 , , ,

    Yeah twitter is a big deal. But what makes it fun? People. It’s all about real people that create real conversations. Following someone on twitter that never replies to you is a celebrity, not a friend. Maybe that’s your bag or maybe its not. It’s not my bag. I like real people that are [...]

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  • Eye-catching Illustrations

    Sep 19 10 , ,

    Cappuccino Machine
    I’m a sucker for a sweet illustration, especially a vector illustration if you can’t tell. Every once in awhile I run across a sweet one and it really inspires me to get more detail oriented. I’m a details guy – that’s how I roll when it comes to design at least. Here’s a few of them that I’ve seen on the web lately…

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  • fmTuner: A Last.fm Plugin for WordPress

    Sep 06 6 , ,

    fmTuner is a small WordPress plugin for retrieving song details from your Last.fm profile and publishing them anywhere in your WordPress theme. It provides options for choosing among your Recent, Loved, or Top tracks, as well as tools to adjust the update frequency and appearance.
    Collin at command-tab has whipped up a sweet piece of Wordpress [...]

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  • Javascript classes for n00bs

    Sep 04 7 ,

    Ok. Simple and sweet. I wish I would have known about this a few years ago. I’m talking about the idea of a JavaScript function that can be used like a class. Here’s what I want:

    Simple class interface that I can instantiate with new Classname
    Public functions/members
    Private functions/members
    Priveleged functions/members
    Static functions/members

    Lately I’ve been using JavaScript [...]

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  • CSS Sliding Sprite Windows

    Sep 01 18 , ,


    I want to share a CSS technique I’ve used alot. I’m sure that you have seen CSS sprite techniques that utilize changing background position on hover to change a link’s state. Also, they have the added benefit of keeping from loading images on hover, limiting lag. This technique is very similar, but works like a charm for IE6 and PNG images. I know this may be a moo point at this stage, because IE6 is on the outs, but still works beautifully as a technique.

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