I've finally solved a PHP problem that has been plaguing my seekrit project for months. Which means you might actually get to see it sooner rather than later. … [Read more...] about *thud*
Web Design
JavaScript goodies: track changes and word count
I've finally gotten around to adding my two JavaScript projects to the code page. Word count adds a little counter to every textarea on a page. There's also an option, which is just on in the demo, to have it ignore HTML. This script works in all browsers except IE for the time … [Read more...] about JavaScript goodies: track changes and word count
Virtual hosts with MAMP
I've spent the last two days setting up virtual hosts with MAMP on two different Macs, one Tiger and one Leopard. I'm posting this so the next person doesn't have to spend two days at it. Setting up virtual hosts is really pretty straightforward, once you find a good set of … [Read more...] about Virtual hosts with MAMP
Colourful
What with switching jobs and upgrading my OS recently, I'm noticing that I have a lot of files. One big folder is full of colors. When I find something inspiring, I have a habit of creating an image file with the color swatches… and then of course I have to file it away and … [Read more...] about Colourful
HighEdWebDev presentations are up
The presentations from this year's HighEdWebDev conference are mostly up on the website. If you're willing to register at higheredexperts.com, you can watch/listen to mine. I tend to stray from my notes, so this isn't exactly what people in Rochester saw, but it's close. … [Read more...] about HighEdWebDev presentations are up
When mama’s tired, everybody’s tired
I'm tired. My characters were very tired tonight. Coincidence? I think not. New words: 800 Reason for stopping: quota, past my bedtime, and that's a nice round number Sustenance: Raspberry tea Exercise: none today. Darling du jour: "Listening in on the collective conscious was … [Read more...] about When mama’s tired, everybody’s tired
Quickly, because I haven’t done my words yet tonight…
Went to Refresh B/CS tonight. 'Twas good. Among other things, Erica handed me a slightly different way of thinking about the political/class aspects of the novel, which will come in handy during revisions — and maybe marketing, if I decide to allow the damn thing out of the … [Read more...] about Quickly, because I haven’t done my words yet tonight…
“Looks like someone has a case of the Mondays…”
Wow, was work not fun today. I had three VIPs descend on me with very! urgent! problems! in the space of an hour, at which point I decided getting poked with needles would be more fun and left to get my allergy shots. Spent the afternoon fixing a new layout, whose problems … [Read more...] about “Looks like someone has a case of the Mondays…”
Sundry
The old PowerBook having been pronounced not worth fixing by a genuine Apple Genius Bar employee over the weekend — remind me to tell you sometime about the "authorized reseller" that does repairs locally — and no new laptops having been announced at the Expo this … [Read more...] about Sundry
Strip Microsoft smart tags with regex
I've just come across a series of regular expressions that will remove smart tags, o tags, and other Microsoft XML cruft from HTML documents. Jonathan Snook is my hero du jour. With one minor modification, it'll catch the closing smart tags too: </?st1:.*?>. … [Read more...] about Strip Microsoft smart tags with regex
