While not entirely ‘exciting’, I have finally decided to do something about the portfolio (always being in “under construction” mode). I am glad to announce the integration of the “Next Gallery” plugin to the site that allows me to generate a simple portfolio gallery based my existing images (screenshots).
Go have a look! (hint: click on the portfolio link on the top menu bar)
Ok, so it’s not like I update this site often, but with a new kid and lots of work, I barely have time to look at other sites, let alone update mine.
At any rate, I found this new theme and immediately added it to the site - I do plan to update it shortly - but I thought you can have a sneak-peek of the before and after in the meantime.
cheers
Here’s one for the road:
Two ints and a Float walk into a ToolBar. They spot an attractive Double sitting by herself.
The first int walks up to her and says: ‘Hey, baby, my VM or yours?’. She slaps him and he returns dejected.
The second int walks over. ‘Hey, cute-stuff, can I cook your Beans for breakfast?’. He too gets slapped and walks back.
The Float then strides towards here and goes: ‘Were those two primitive types bothering you?’
‘Yes. I’m so glad you’re here’, she says. ‘They just had no Class!’
Credits:Â I actually received this one by email about 2 years ago but cannot find the original source/author
A few days ago I stumbled upon a Firefox extension (now known as add-ons) called Firebug. It touted itself as a debugger for JavaScript which is cool all by itself. I installed it and quickly forgot it was there (very unobtrusive). Foolish me, I should have started using it right away, but I am getting ahead of myself here.
Today I saw this video and my jaw dropped. Finally, I can take the guess work out of debugging my JavaScripts (and, of course, I can take out all my debugging alert boxes our my code too). Finally, I have the tools for the front-end to know exactly what my DOM looks like (although, I have had the ability to see this before, it was never as polished as Firebug from looks of it).
From their website:
FireBug lets you explore the far corners of the DOM by keyboard or mouse. All of the tools you need to poke, prod, and monitor your JavaScript, CSS, HTML and Ajax are brought together into one seamless experience, including a debugger, error console, command line, and a variety of fun inspectors.
I will write more later about my experiences with Firebug after I take it out for a good spin on my next projects.
Stay tuned.
The Microsoft Windows logo key, located in the bottom row of most computer keyboards, can do a few tricks people aren’t always aware of.
The Windows Logo key looks like this:
Do try this at home:
Have Fun Now…
I was cleaning up my PC the other day and came across with an old application I once wrote while learning Swing. I figured I’d just pack it and release it as others may find it useful (or not).
So, Let me introduce you to….
RenameIT is a Java Swing application that, given a folder name and a prefix, will rename all the files in that folder to the following format:
[prefix]_[seq.number].[file extension]
Requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.2 or better installed on your computer (most computers nowadays have it)
You can obtain a FREE copy of this application in the downloads section.
Once, I have some time to clean up the code, I will release the source code as well, very likely under the GPL, for others to use it as a learning tool (as the application itself is very simple)
In Part I of this series, we discussed how to save your business some money by using services such as Skype or Vonage for your long distance calls.
In this second installment, we will go the opposite way and ask you to spend money. Counter-intuitive? maybe but not until you read the rest of article.
The site is slowly being refreshed. Look for a new logo, new (and relevant) content, and more frequent updates in the upcoming weeks.
Most visibly, the portfolio section is getting a makeover, along with a brand-spanking new theme being applied to the overall site.
The theme is a different-coloured version of the original theme by The Undersigned
Plugins are being added for a variety of reasons ranging from coolness factors to usefulness (actually, the other way around ;o) )
Anyhow, this is the start of a newer/fresher site. I hope you enjoy it
Ivan | 
09 24th, 2008| 