An informative article about the different ways one can define functions in JavaScript, and how each method affects scope.
JS: How to Function? – Mathias Biilmann
April 5th, 2013CoderFaire Atlanta
April 5th, 2013I’ll be attending CoderFaire Atlanta in two weeks (April 20 & 21, 2013). Who else will I see there?
CodePoet Interview
April 4th, 2013I was honored to be chosen for an interview on CodePoet. Though I haven’t been able to stay as involved with WordPress as much lately as I’d like, due to job and family, I guess I’m of “historical interest” because of my involvement as a core developer back in the first couple of years. (I jest — a little)
We discuss how I came to web development and from there to WordPress, my more recent activity as a speaker at WordCamp Atlanta on the topic of security, the community and why someone should become involved, and the differences between web development as a job versus as a hobby, among other things.
I enjoyed answering the questions, and I hope you all will enjoy reading the interview!
OneTab extension for Google Chrome – save 95% memory and reduce tab clutter
March 12th, 2013I 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
March 11th, 2013The 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
March 11th, 2013Explaining a programming idiom for the D3 JavaScript library.
Say “Hello” to Lo-Dash – Kit Cambridge
March 1st, 2013Lo-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
February 20th, 2013The 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
February 14th, 2013The 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
February 8th, 2013Say 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 occur to me as I get deeper into the system. It’s been a long time since I got to play around with DIY electronics but it’s something I used to enjoy a lot.
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