I visited the BMW website the other day and found that they have a screensaver type of effect on their page. So it got me thinking and I decided to write my own script in MooTools which would let me fire some functions when the user goes idle and when they return. Check out the code and demo after the jump.
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OpenDNS URL Resolving Bookmarklet
OpenDNS’ services are excellent, but their URL redirections and rewritings can sometimes get in the way of regular browsing. My one particular grievance is their URL rewriting when a URL fails to resolve. I’ve written a small bookmarklet which helps you reload the original URL in case this happens. Check out the code and bookmarklet after the jump.
Rackspace Cloud VS. Slicehost
Ah, the eternal question. Ever since Rackspace acquired Slicehost it seems to be on everyone’s mind. In this post I explore the differences and help you make the right choice when it comes to VPS hosting.
WordPress mode for Coda released
I just released a WordPress syntax mode for Coda which adds the autocompletion support for WordPress functions. Read more about it after the jump or download your own copy here: WordPress Mode
Roll your own Subversion server, Roll-out Part 2
In the final part of the guide we will automate a couple of systems to get Warehouse and svnserve working together. First we will create a basic hook that will automatically syncrhonize Warehouse when we commit a changeset and finally we will make Warehouse manage our authz and passwd to easily manage access from the web client. Once that is done, our system will be fully functional.
Fixing Lightbox’s click handling issues
Browsers have mechanisms to distinguish between a left click and a right click, but there are other types of clicks like clicks with shortcut keys that often get overlooked. These tend to perform specific behaviors like opening a new tab, so they should be treated differently than a normal click. With a bit of MooTools scripting, we can check for these types of clicks and take action as needed.
Tags: Javascript, MooTools, script, usability
DarkFloor ThemeForest Theme
The design used on my site is based on the DarkFloor Theme from ThemeForest.com. A couple CSS tweaks, some MooTools scripting, and I have something that works great for me. ThemeForest is a great source of Themes too and the prices are great. Even if you don’t buy anything, the inspiration you can get is worth the visit.
Tags: ThemeForest, themes, wordpress
Roll your own Subversion server, Roll-out Part 1
In the first part of the configuration stage, we will prepare and test svnserve to interface with Warehouse. This involves creating a svnserve.conf file with the correct settings to protect and give access to our repository. We will also initialize Warehouse app which will link it to our repositories and allow web access to our code. In the next part we will link svnserve and Warehouse together and our set up will be complete!
Roll your own Subversion server, Warehouse Setup
In part three of Roll your own Subversion server, we will download and install Warehouse on our server. We will also initialize the app by creating the necessary MySQL databases and users and we will configure the Thin/Nginx servers to begin serving the app. At the end of this guide all the groundwork will be done and we will then move to configure svnserve and Warehouse to our liking.
Roll your own Subversion server, SVN Setup
In part two of Roll your own Subversion Server, we will setup our Subversion repository and enable the svnserve daemon to begin interacting with our code. This will be the home of all your repositories to treat it well!
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