21st
Have pages load with a subtle fade effect using jQuery. Simply include jQuery and add the following. Simple!
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
jQuery("body").css("display", "none");
jQuery("body").fadeIn("slow");
});
18th
My mind has been blown.
17th
Just for the heck of it, I created a QR code generator based on google APIs. Nothing special. Just a tool that will allow to create a QR code and add it to your site. It will let your users to take snapshots of the QR code on your site using their mobile device to easily gain access to pages, contacts and more.
13th
I used to use www.lipsum.com for copy filler… Not anymore. I now use this super handy Mac App, Littleipsum. It is super easy to use and will help streamline your workflow. Every little bit counts.
5th
As mentioned in a previous post, I am learning to develop for the iPhone and needed an app to get my feet wet. The idea of the app came from my 9 year old daughter.
It was a prefect app to get my feet wet and was fun to make. It is a fart app (yes, there are a million of them and no, they are not real farts) but was a good way to break the ice and understand the app store submission process, which was not a great experience. Apple felt the first version was too risky (animated bum). The version that is in the iTunes store is not nearly as funny as the original but, if you are a kid at heart or just like slap stick, it will put a smile on your face. My daughter loves it.
You can download it for free from the iTunes store. If you download it, please rate it. : )
13th
I am in the process of learning to develop for the iPhone and of course the primary language is Objective-C.
One of my first assignments after an introduction to Objective-C was to create several console type apps. One of which was to display the first 20 values of the Fibonacci sequence.
I had no clue what Fibonacci was/is until Wikipedia explained it to me (see link). In the end, I was able to figure out the formula and put it in code.
The Code:
int i; // used in the "for" loop
int fcounter = 20; // specifies the number of values to loop through
int f1 = 1; // seed value 1
int f2 = 0; // seed value 2
int fn; // used as a holder for each new value in the loop
for (i=1; i<fcounter; i++){
fn = f1 + f2;
f1 = f2;
f2 = fn;
printf("%d: ", fn); // print each value of fn
}
The Answer:
1: 1: 2: 3: 5: 8: 13: 21: 34: 55: 89: 144: 233: 377: 610: 987: 1597: 2584: 4181:
1st
Yup, HTML 6 and CSS4 announced today. All major browsers agree to fully support on day one.
While we wait for HTML5 and CSS3 to be finalized and deal with the sluggish support in all major browsers, the WWW Consortium has announced the new versions. They also mention that all major browsers are to support the features and render the same on all devices and promise no more hacks or the need to target browsers specifically. It was also noted that all major browsers would do a “force upgrade” of all browsers in use today. W3 said that the plan to eradicate old browsers still in use today involved a 2 year discussion with all major the browsers (IE, Fire Fox, Safari, Chrome, Etc…) on the best approach. What was decided was to simply render the old browsers useless and force the user to upgrade.
You can read more about the announcement here.
18th
If you develop websites on either Windows or the Mac and use a virtual Windows OS program (like parallels), you might want to take a peek at IETester from DebugBar. The free tool is an all in one web browser that renders and uses the JavaScript engines for versions of IE8, IE7 IE 6 and IE5.5 on Windows 7, Vista and XP.
Learn more at My-DebugBar.com.
17th
Download the Clover Fireworks PNG (Right click and do “Save as”)
17th
Using Adobe Fireworks, I show you how to create a glassy style button/icon you might find on a mobile device or as a social media button.
Download the Fireworks PNG file (Right click and do “Save as”).
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