So you've made it to the blog huh? Awesome. Below you will find every post I have ever written. To read more simply click on the title or the more... link at the end of each blurb.
Readernaut.com is a very cool website created by Nathan Borror. In the past I’ve attempted to add a Currently Reading section to my site, but have lacked the functionality (or time to create the functionality) that I wanted. Readernaut does all that for me! (more…)
For years there has been a constant struggle between front-end and back-end developers. While programmers have refined their skills at making their code efficient, the evolution of their (X)HTML and CSS is behind 4 or 5 years. I’m not here to blame programmers for making me have to redo their code, I’m simply here to help make the process of back-end to front-end development more harmonious. (more…)
In the transition from working on the web while at school to working for an established e-commerce website, I have learned many new ways of getting work done. One of the biggest and most difficult concepts to learn (I’m still learning), has been working on teams with others. (more…)
A while ago I wrote a simple javascript bookmarklet for posting a link to twitter without having to copy and paste. With the introduction to zappme, a new feature on zappos.com that creates a short url for product pages, I saw the potential to evolve my original bookmarklet. (more…)
There has been a lot buzz and controversy lately over CSS Frameworks. Arguments are made that they are bloated, use un-semantic code, and many other complaints. This article is not to debate the validity of CSS Frameworks, but a review of one in particular. Emastic! (more…)
I have recently been playing with John Resig’s Twitter Quick Reply bookmark, and decided to make a little helpful plugin of my own. Playing around with the javascript from his bookmark and the UrlKiss bookmark, I came up with TwitterThis. (more…)
A while ago I wrote a post about how my colors were losing intensity when I would “Save for web.” I found out via this awesome little explanation that Photoshop embeds color profiles into your images when saved. I recommend visiting the Vidget blog to get the full reasoning behind why Photoshop does this, but I have also included my own little tutorial about how to get the same vibrant colors from Photoshop to the web. (more…)
Last week I posted a tutorial on how to create a motion parallax effect on your site. I also gave you a preview of what I would be posting about this week. Well, here it is. I will be showing you how to use the parallax technique plus another, slightly modified, technique called a sticky footer. (more…)
A while ago I stumbled across a very interesting site. It uses a technique called the motion parallax effect. Though it might not have been the first instance of this technique on the web. I had never seen it before, and was excited to try my own implementations.
Personal branding is a key ingredient when trying to make a company. There is usually a catchy name for the company along with a logo icon that people can recognize. One trend I have noticed with a few popular businesses is using birds for their logo. (more…)
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