Category: Web Development
jsTaskPaper: Display Taskpaper Todo lists as HTML using Javascript
For the longest time I’ve wanted to set up a giant billboard-style to-do list in my office–something that would be so big that it would be hard to ignore.  I was tempted by Panic’s gorgeous Status Board iOS app, but I didn’t know how easy it would be to integrate my daily Taskpaper-based todo lists with […]
TIP: How to sync your entire Sublime Text project over to your dev server with a single keystroke
If you do all of your web coding on your laptop, but don’t run a local PHP stack, you may be searching for a quick way to sync your files over to your dev server. Well, my friends, look no further than rsync. Not only is it fast and secure, but you can actually set […]
TIP: Turn WordPress Page Titles On or Off Using Custom Fields
Most WordPress themes display page titles for every page. This is usually what one wants, but sometimes it’s useful to be able to easily turn off WordPress page titles for individual pages but still keep them on by default. This is easy to do with custom fields. For simplicity’s sake, I am going to base […]
How and Why I Switched Away From Doit.im
Why This evening, I migrated away from doit.im. I had been using it for over a year and liked it quite a bit, but increasingly I found myself reverting to a TaskPaper-formatted text file for my daily tasks, which defeated the purpose of having all of my big stuff in Doit.im. Ultimately, I’m looking for a […]
Introducing Tito
Hi Everyone, I wanted to introduce the first of what I hope will be several Chrome Experiments (prediction: all HTML5, and all music-related). It’s called Tito, and you can play with it here. What is it? It’s an early prototype for a musical instrument that uses a bouncing ball gravity model to trigger and manipulate […]
TIP: How to get “anonymous” class functions to show up in Safari’s JavaScript Profiler
I’ve been developing a JavaScript module for some graphing work I’m doing. I’ve been using Safari’s built in profiler to figure out which functions are wasting the most CPU. It’s a great tool: For the longest time, I was running up against this one problem: some of my member functions were being listed simply as “(anonymous […]
TIP: “Google Analyticator” Plug-In for WordPress
In comes “Google Analyticator.” Not only does it add the Google tracking code to the bottom of your posts, but it also has tons of nice other features like outbound link tracking, download tracking, turning itself off for Admin users, etc. Definitely worth the install. We just installed “Google Analyticator” for this blog and already it’s working like a charm.
TIP: Need a JavaScript console for Internet Explorer?
CompanionJS is just that. Â Check it out:Â http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/CompanionJS/ConsoleAPI
LINK: Matrix of fonts bundled with Mac and Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite
Ever wanted a full list of web-safe fonts? Check this out: http:media.24ways.org/2007/17/fontmatrix.html
TIP: Horizontal Split Screen in NotePad++
Apparently it’s possible to get horizontal split screens in Notepad++. Check it: (Thanks cocinerox!)