True Seperation of Presentation & Content with XML
Web standards books praise the idea of separating presentation from content. Unfortunately doing so is harder said than done in the professional world. When I begin working on a re-design I usually find myself spending countless hours re-formatting content, so what’s the point? If a client wants specific information laid out as an unordered list (or outline) one day and tabular data the next you’ll find yourself rebuilding the pages structure.
- August 26, 2008
- Filed Under Content, PHP, XML
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Testing page load speed with Firebug
The more I find myself using JavaScript, the more I begin to worry about the weight of my pages. With the use of jQuery, much that was tradiotionally server side can now be handled on the client side with JavaScript.
External JavaScript on Demand with jQuery.getScript()
I find myself using JavaScript more and more often in my work. As work on a particular site grows, I find that too many external scripts begin to pile up in the <head> section of my document, eventually effecting performance. Thanks to jQuery’s $.getScript method, I’ve found an elegant solution to this problem.
- July 28, 2008
- Filed Under AJAX, jQuery
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AJAX, XML and Internet Explorer
While working on the KMC Partners website I stumbled upon a cross browser issue using jQuery’s AJAX $.get() method to load and parse XML data.
- July 2, 2008
- Filed Under AJAX, jQuery
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Graffiti Street Art
flickr Photo Pools
- May 20, 2008
- Filed Under Art Inspiration
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Working with Dreamweaver Site Files (.STE)
When connecting to a new project via FTP I will occasionally come across .STE (Dreamweaver Site File) files being used as a means to store FTP username and password information. The FTP password is always encrypted in these files. This causes problems because I do not use Dreamweaver to build websites. Even worse, what if I were someone else that did not own a copy of Dreamweaver?
- April 15, 2008
- Filed Under Process
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jQuery Safer Mailto Links Plugin
Recently I realized that jQuery plugins are the way to go for building re-usable, modular code snippets. As a result I have revisited the jQuery Safe Mailto’s function, building a jQuery Plugin to replace it.
- April 13, 2008
- Filed Under jQuery
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Create your own ring tones
What you need
- Cell phone with MP3 ring-tone support
- CD or MP3 of the song
- Method of transferring the ring tone from computer to phone (USB, Bluetooth, e-mail, instant message, etc.)
- Audacity
- March 31, 2008
- Filed Under Mobile
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2008 Apple MacBook Pro…
So I finally saved up enough to buy a new MacBook Pro. I’ll be curious to see how this “Multi-Touch” business works. I’ll plan on giving a write-up once she arrives.
- March 25, 2008
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Improving Workflow with Shortcuts
Taking advantage of shortcut keys can save valuable time, speed up your workflow and increase productivity. I’ve put together a list of links to shortcuts and cheat sheets for the various applications and tools I frequently encounter. Please let me know if I’m missing out on anything extraordinary (because I probably am).
- March 25, 2008
- Filed Under Process
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