Over the past couple of months, I have noticed a considerable slowing of this site; anyone else notice it? I don’t think I’ve done anything to cause this, so maybe it’s GoDaddy (I know, I know, but I’ve been there … Continue reading
Category Archives: performance
Today’s Readings
I wrote some time ago about the Tractor Beam and the Tricorder both slowly moving from Star Trek to reality. Now we’re talking about the Universal Translator. “But we already have Google Translate and Siri,” you say? Well watch this … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
Me too… hilarious! Somehow thought Isaac Asimov would sound cooler, but I guess sounding this nerdy is actually better… Great @media support page, using nothing more than the tests it claims to detect… Can’t wait for this shit: Shadow DOM … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
Water-soluble packaging… Now that seems like a long time coming, nice job Apple! I like the Slit Slider. Can’t see myself using it, but I like it. I can’t figure out what the sort order is (and the table is … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
A slew of “reading lists” recently hit the Interwebs… Good stuff for reading by the fireplace as the weather cools outside… And speaking of outside, wanna bring a little “outside” into your “inside”? How about a moss-covered keyboard? Interesting, but … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
I’m not usually one to get excited about “someday we’ll be able to” features, but once in a while I let myself enjoy the hard work and vision of what will come, like CSS Shaders! And how cool is it … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
In general, I like modals. I think they’re a great way to get the user’s attention (and are such an improvement over the good-old alert/confirm dialogs of yore), and I think Hakim’s modals are really cool! I’m not sure about … Continue reading
WordPress Plug-in Update: Navigation Menu IDs & Classes
I know it has been a long time since my last update to this plug-in, but version 2.0 finally brings the Admin page I’ve been wanting to add, allowing developers to easily choose which native WP navigation menu item classes, … Continue reading
Boilerplate Updates Galore!
Well, the day has finally come, and thanks to a 5-hour train trip each way for a business trip, I have finally made the time to update both my WordPress Boilerplate Theme & HTML5 Boilerplate Plug-in! The plug-in is already … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
I have long been a fan of the Creative JS community and the progressive work they produce. While most of it is not-yet-ready-for-prime-time, it is great, ground-breaking work. I especially love the interaction of music and visual of Rocking Dendrites! … Continue reading