October 2010
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Sproutcore data source Tips.
Here are some tips I have found for building Sproutcore applications. Just because you can make your data source REST doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. I usually send more than just basic information to my data sources. So I usually make the data source accept only post requests and simply send the information in the payload. Since get and some other verbs do not accept payloads, I find...
Oct 7th
July 2010
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SproutCore Pre-report
I’ve been evaluating SproutCore and have moved forward using it for my project. The short version of the write-up is that is it much like Cappuccino without most of the problems I saw with Cappuccino (see the Cappuccino writeup). I still plan to have a full writeup of SproutCore and publish the framework I’m writing. Also looking into Selenium for automated testing.
Jul 21st
June 2010
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AT-AT Day Afternoon →
Jun 28th
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Badass JavaScript: PDF.js - Create PDFs in... →
Marak Squires has released PDF.js, which lets you create PDFs in JavaScript, either in the browser or on the server with Node.js. It has a simple API that you can use to add pages and text (image support is coming soon) to your PDF documents. In the browser, PDFs are exported through… Reblogged for future use ;)
Jun 18th
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Reeder for iPad →
I’m 5 days late with this. I’d given up hoping for it, but my favorite news reader has come to the iPad.
Jun 18th
Jun 12th
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Jun 11th
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Whatever: The Blog of John Scalzi. One of my... →
Jun 11th
Jun 10th
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Jun 9th
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Jo: JavaScript App Framework →
HTML5 and Markdown… must be trying for Daring Fireball mention.
Jun 9th
Jun 9th
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Found During Cleaning
 After excavating around 2.5 feet of junk from my kitchen table (aka the Drop-Zone) I found Accelerando by Charles Stross which I apparently  bought around 2 years ago and I could have sworn I read it, but from the condition of the book and the complete blank I drew after reading the back cover, I must have been mistaken. It’s a singularity novel with a cyberpunk angle (or vice-verus). Like...
Jun 8th
Jun 8th
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WWDC Keynote Thoughts
Not that I was actually there, just reading the MacWorld Live Blog of it. I was expecting to be underwhelmed by a new Apple TV, instead I was underwhelmed by FaceTime. I’m not a big fan of the concept of video chats. Trying them over the last few years has left a lot to be desired. I’m not separated from loved ones by vast distances, nor am I deaf. Most of my video chats involve...
Jun 8th
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Jun 7th
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SSH tip: Automatic Reverse Tunnels for Workflow... →
Tip to setup a reverse tunnel to get around firewall issues.
Jun 7th
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The Web and Object Tags
Alot of people have weighted in on Apple, Flash, and the Web. This is my take… I remember a few years back, I was asked by our QA person to sit in on a demo of the bug tracking software QA really wanted us to buy (and therefor have to use). About 30 seconds into the demo of this “web-based” tracking software I smelled a rat. After asking a few questions it comes out that this...
Jun 6th
5 Google Chrome Extensions for Web Developers →
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Jun 5th
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Cappuccino
I’ve been looking at the new breed of web client frameworks that allow you to write an application that moves away from the “page” model of traditional web apps. Frameworks like Cappuccino, SproutCore, and (God forbid) Flex. I’ve spent most of the last week with Cappuccino. Cappuccino was created by 280 North, Inc. and is largely a Cocoa work-a-like that uses...
Jun 5th
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Flot - Javascript Plotting and Charting →
Jun 5th
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Jun 5th