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
Category Archives: performance
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
Today’s Readings
Think your remote patches are a tricky? How about sending a patch 160 Million Miles? Did you know there is a Performance object in the Webkit Inspector? If not, check it out, has some useful bits, but all the timestamps … Continue reading
Responsive Test Environment: Test Multiple Screen-Sizes, in One Browser Window, with One Refresh
So I had a thought on the bus the other day: Wouldn’t it be cool if I could test my responsive websites in multiple screen-sizes, without having to rubber-band my browser width back-and-forth, and back-and–forth, and back-and–forth? If I could … Continue reading
The Netbiscuits Tactile Team Blog
Shortly after starting to work for Netbiscuits in March of 2012, I suggested to my team that we start documenting issues, solutions, tips, tricks, etc. that are mobile-related, which inevitably resulted in a WordPress blog: http://tactileteam.wordpress.com/ There will be some … Continue reading
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Wow, check-it out!!! Apparently they’ve finally made a computer that is portable! So, this actually works, and pretty well… You can do one letter at a time, or just keep writing (assuming you don’t run out of screen, but if … Continue reading
How to Do the “Right Thing”
I just read an article from one of my faves, Jeremy Keith, titled How do I convince…?, and I chuckled to myself several times because it is also something I’ve heard many times, something to the effect of “But how … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
In our sophisticated, fast-paced, ultra-modern world of email, Twitter and all other things ADHD, I guess it was destined to come to this, and so I have to say, I think DailyLit is an absolutely brilliant idea! Now I gotta … Continue reading