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Google Chrome

Sep 26th, 2008
by Forrest.
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I’m a bit behind on this post, but if you haven’t tried it yet, I would suggest taking a look at Google’s new browser, Chrome. It is still in beta, but then again, beta is what Google says it is.

Pros: The program loads a lot faster than Firefox, but that is probably because I have so many plugins in Firefox, and none in Chrome. Pages load a bit quicker, as well.

Cons: It is still very young, so there currently no official plugins or themes. Themes are less important, but I simply can not give up Firebug or Webdeveloper in Firefox when I’m developing. Finally, I have had problems with it crashing due to flash content, but other people I have talked to are not experiencing this.

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Posted in: Geek Stuff.

Webmonkey Maps iPhone App Developer s Frustration – Webmonkey

Sep 26th, 2008
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Webmonkey has a great post up about how frustrating it is to develop for the iPhone. I have spent a little time in the SDK, and it is downright confusing. Granted, I have not given it enough effort due to time constraints, but it is the most puzzling development I have ever attempted.

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Posted in: Geek Stuff, Programming.

Panama City Beach

Apr 17th, 2008
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PCB

Seen from the 11th floor of the Majestic.

Posted in: Pics.

Master Page Name Mangling

Apr 11th, 2008
by Forrest.
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I just read over some of my oldest posts, and found this gem. While I stand by it still, the code is unreadable, and using some class names that will not be relevant to your project. Mayhaps a better approach would be to create a class to implement in pages where needed.

Again, this is really only needed when time is at a premium and you have legacy javascript that accesses page elements by ID that will be mangled by master pages.

Obviously, the best course of action is always to use the coding tools you have and not hack around them. Sometimes, that is not an option. That was the situation I was in when I wrote those posts. Shakespeare’s gotta get paid, son.

Posted in: .NET, Geek Stuff, Javascript, Programming.

Pixelpost

Apr 11th, 2008
by Forrest.
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Pixelpost is a cool gallery system that cuts out all the extra crap. It is just your pics with back and forward buttons.

You can see my current pixelpost install @ http://pixelpost.forrestledbetter.com.

Zenphoto sounds promising as well. We shall see…I have tons of pics that need to be posted. If I can ever get a minute to breathe, I’ll sit down and figure out which is best for my needs.

One gripe about pixelpost: I have found that even though changing skins is quick and painless, sometimes it just completely forgets how to manage CSS.

I downloaded a bunch of different templates/skins, and was switching back and forth to see which I liked the best, and quite often it would end up without formatting of any kind. Not having the time to troubleshoot, my only option was to reinstall and hope for the best.

It is still in early stages of development, so I don’t mean to knock this awesome software, but in the interest of objectivity, I thought I would share.

Posted in: Geek Stuff.

Firefox update

Apr 11th, 2008
by Forrest.
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My post on Firefox is severely out of date. The only one of the plugins I listed in that post that I still use is Webdeveloper. I have a few to add to the list as well:

  • Firebug. In my opinion, the best plugin to date. I’ll even take it a step further…it is the most useful free tool for a web developer, ever. Used in conjunction with the web developer plugin, trouble shooting time – especially concerning javascript and CSS – is greatly reduced.
  • Screengrab!. Grab a screenshot quick, without copying and pasting into paint or the gimp.
  • MeasureIt. Need to know how tall that image is, or how much room you have for a button/text/dancing baby? MeasureIt!
  • ColorZilla. Eyedropper color selector that will paste whatever format you need right into your clipboard. Hmmm…spend time tracking down what class/id you’re currently looking at, then find it in your multiple css files OR click twice. Your call. There is no wrong answer…wait, yes there is.

Posted in: Geek Stuff.

Top 5 Albums

Jan 27th, 2008
by Forrest.
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I’m on an email chain with a bunch of my friends. Recently, a topic that came up was “Top 5 Albums”. Narrowing down to a top 5 is difficult indeed, but here is what I came up with:

1) Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
2) Stone Temple Pilots – Purple
3) Faith No More – Angeldust
4) Alice in Chains – Dirt
5) Weezer – self titled / “The Blue Album”

Posted in: Music.

Enable Right Click

Jun 6th, 2007
by Forrest.
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UPDATE: Do not keep this script enabled, only use it as needed. It could cause some issues while browsing, as it loops through every HTML element on the page.

Greasemonkey script to reenable right clicking on sites that disable it for “security” purposes:

EnableRightClick.user.js

Code:
// ==UserScript==
// @name           enable right click
// @namespace      http://forrestledbetter.com
// @description    enable right click
// ==/UserScript==

if (document.all)
{
	iElements = document.all.length;

	for (i = 0;i < iElements;i++)
	{
		document.all[i].setAttribute("oncontextmenu", "return true;");
	}
}
else
{
	iElements = document.getElementsByTagName('*').length;
	aElements = document.getElementsByTagName('*');
	for (i = 0;i < iElements;i++)
	{
		aElements[i].setAttribute("oncontextmenu", "return true;");
	}

}

Posted in: Geek Stuff, greasemonkey, Javascript, Programming.

Functional Javascript

Apr 19th, 2007
by Forrest.
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I found this blog on del.icio.us I think. This is by far the best explanation of the various ways to use functions in javascript. Don’t stop with this one, look at all the other posts. There is some pretty advanced stuff here, and javascript isn’t going anywhere any time soon.

Posted in: Javascript, Programming.

Chopper

Apr 17th, 2007
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Chopper
He thinks hes a lapdog.

Posted in: Animals, Pics.

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