An informative article about the different ways one can define functions in JavaScript, and how each method affects scope.
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About Dougal Campbell
Dougal is a web developer, and a "Developer Emeritus" for the WordPress platform. When he's not coding PHP, Perl, CSS, JavaScript, or whatnot, he spends time with his wife, three children, a dog, and a cat in their Atlanta area home.
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CodePoet Interview
Apr042013
I was recently honored to do an interview for CodePoet.com. We discuss how I got involved with web development and WordPress, community, and the difference between web development as a job versus as a hobby. Continue reading
OneTab extension for Google Chrome - save 95% memory and reduce tab clutter
I think I may have found the cure for my tabaholism. OneTab takes all of your current tabs, and turns them into a list of links. From there, you can choose to restore one or more tabs, as needed.
OneTab extension for Google Chrome – save 95% memory and reduce tab clutter
The WordPress Community Offers Advice to Beginners
The next time somebody asks me for advice on how to get started with WordPress development or community, I just need to point them to this article (which includes a brief quote from yours truly).
Jerome Cukier » Selections in d3 – the long story
Explaining a programming idiom for the D3 JavaScript library.
Say "Hello" to Lo-Dash - Kit Cambridge
Lo-Dash is a drop-in replacement for underscore.us, with better compatibility across JavaScript engines and versions, better performance, and extended capabilities.
Kia MyUVO - Reset and Initialize UVO
The UVO entertainment system in my Kia Soul was misbehaving recently. It wouldn’t play music from the Jukebox, or using the Media mode to play from my phone or other USB device. Like all Microsoft systems, it apparently needs to be rebooted from time to time. Here’s where the reset button is located.
linux - Why won't dhclient use the static IP I'm telling it to request? - Server Fault
The last answer, by Bluehorn, was what I was looking for. The proper way to request a specific IP number from a DHCP server. Note, however, the caveat about not getting any address at all if the requested address is already in use.
linux – Why won’t dhclient use the static IP I’m telling it to request? – Server Fault
Digispark Arduino-compatible development board
Feb082013
Say hello to my little friend! This is the Digispark: “The micro-sized, affordable, Arduino enabled, usb development board.” This board has 6 I/O lines, which doesn’t sound like much, until you consider that it supports I2C, which is a 2-wire serial bus capable of addressing many peripherals at once. This is my first venture into Arduino-land, and I’m still climbing the learning curve. But I have many ideas for projects, and I’m sure that more will … Continue reading