February 2012
3 posts
Taxonomy Content Coverage (in Drupal)
I’m looking for an admin solution to determine content coverage by multiple taxonomies. To keep it simple I’d like to create a matrix of two vocabs with a count of content nodes tagged with those two terms, and of course choose the node types.
This is super useful for a content team to make sure all bases are covered or at least understand why/where content holes are.
Can’t...
JStween →
Great movement for Space Cats.
http://jstween.sourceforge.net/moveSquare.html
1 tag
The word "module" (Drupal)
BTW: nerd topic.
It recently come to light in my day-job that the word “module” within the Drupal lexicon is actually somewhat misleading and can cause bad policy. This is mostly likely due to assumptions based on other systems and especially from people not family with open-source or rapid web application iteration.
When a sys-admin is supporting and/or managing a number of systems...
January 2012
5 posts
Wat — Destroy All Software Talks →
this isn't happiness.: William Safire's Rules for... →
nevver:
Remember to never split an infinitive.
The passive voice should never be used.
Do not put statements in the negative form.
Verbs have to agree with their subjects.
Proofread carefully to see if you words out.
If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of…
Board Game, Lessons Learned, Draft Three
Played the Space Cat board game for reals for the first time: start to finish. Rules were actually read as printed out, we used actual pieces and drew actual cards. Few things emerged:
It was too easy to move into trading the expensive units, and the cheap units were almost more of an annoyance than a resource. SOLUTION: Start with less (batteries), so it takes a little more effort to trade up.
...
Quick timezone format converter (Drupal to WC3)
// Convert timezone from second in Drupal to WC3 standard
function timezoneConvert($val, $toSeconds = false) {
if(!$toSeconds) {
// Starts like: "-28800" and becomes: "-08:00"
$sec = substr($val, 1);
$hours = intval(intval($sec) / 3600);
$minutes = intval(($sec / 60) % 60);
$w3cTZ = substr($val, 0, 1) .
str_pad($hours, 2, "0", STR_PAD_LEFT) .":".
...
December 2011
3 posts
Use dabblet.com to mess around with CSS. →
It’s the visual version of JSfiddle.net
HockeyApp - Home →
Super rad looking service for distributing app betas and collecting crash reports.
@HockeyApp
icotrip – Each day a new (ico)trip →
November 2011
12 posts
Prefixr →
Quickly add the cross browser CSS junk we’re still dealing with.
The Spotify iPhone app in CSS3 →
POC just to show it can be done makes me real happy sometimes.
American Censorship - Join the fight to stop SOPA →
Mobile Frameworks Comparison Chart →
Use click events right... rather left (JS) →
It’s super easy to take over click events with tools like jQuery and attach whatever you want to links, be it an AJAX event or making non-links clickable. However, you often end up changing the norms of click behavior… which is annoying, especially when someone wants to open the link you’ve made in a new tab.
Ginger snaps, fuck snickerdoodles
1 1/2 c. margarine (works better than butter)
2 c. sugar
2 eggs (stir up well first)
1/2 c. light molasses
- - - - - - -
4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking SODA
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. ginger
- - - - - - -
Cream margarine and sugar together.
Add and stir in eggs well.
Add molasses and stir in.
Mix up dry ingredients and add to creamy mixture.
Preheat the oven to 350...
Plays ~ reorb.it →
Great looking follows!
Intervue →
“A quick and easy tool for publishers who are looking to gather short video responses online from anyone with a webcam.”
Nice.
iPad Templates and Stencils →
Free library of iPhone UI elements →
iPhone mockup tool →
Now that’s fast, easy awesome.
October 2011
11 posts
Cheapass Classics | Cheapass Games →
Cat Scratch | SUCK UK →
“Seriously. Where are all the photos of burka drag?”
– Founding Father
Code for sale. →
Components, packages, classes and scripts for rapid software development - Binpress
Kerning.js →
Awesome. Gain more control of web typography!
Super Immersive Web Design Experience with jQuery...
When you see a site like Reverend Danger, first you appreciate and awe, then you make a list of the libraries their taking advantage of.
It’s a jQuery site with jQueryUI of course, using Modernizr to double check features, etc. Sound. But on top of that here’s the other jQuery plugins…
Easing - controls the character of small movement transitions.
ScrollTo - force the scroll...
Sharefuze.com →
Super smart! Buy music for the price of sharing it with your people.
2011 Indie Game festival finalists →
Now that’s worth a look.
Some WebGL to remind you, you ain't shit. →
Here’s more links (followed from the previous page) http://madebyevan.com
September 2011
9 posts
Konami Code | drupal.org →
Time-keeping systems in games (Wikipedia) →
Great run down of options, opinions and examples.
We can all agree that the order of trendy silhouettes and pseudo-art has been, in order, starting around 2007:
Sparrows
Pirates
Deer fawns
Octopus / Squid
Monochrome victorian female busts in circular frames (cameos)
Unicorns / Narwhales
Owls
My prediction that next will be: Wallabies or Micro pigs.
Bacon Ipsum →
Also, there’s this beauty: http://hipsteripsum.me
Raphaël—JavaScript Library →
Great looking interactive JS tool!
Board Game, Lessons Learned, Draft Two
Progress: Rebuilt the game board, reprinted the cards (rather than one copy of each) in B&W for cheaper home printing, found tokens for humans/blood and explained the game to several people and played some mock turns. Lastly, I wrote up a complete rules and background story sheet.
What I learned this time around…
#1) Explain Assumptions
It’s so very easy to forget which pieces...
On Getting Your Public Art Stolen
Bullets…
Went away to Rockaway Beach, OR for a week.
Wanted to vacation with intention and spend time creating as well as relaxing.
Brought supplies and several plans for projects.
Created a light-up jelly fish looking thing that folks could stand inside.
Turned the lights on and off each night for three days.
Ok… sometimes other people, even strangers, turned the lights on and...
Collaborative editing in Drupal
Looking to do collaborative editing in Drupal. Couldn’t find much on this topic, but did find a great looking Google code library to pull this off. However, this means I’d need to rethink my concurrent editing lock.
http://code.google.com/p/google-mobwrite
August 2011
8 posts
What a list of startups!!! →
Improve Your Feasibility Score
Few important notes regarding the Web Product Viability Rubric
Be More Accurate:
Each category needs a multiplier.
Calibrate your scoring by rating: past projects you were involved in, projects you watched from a distance, market leaders and innovators… all both successful and fledgling.
Assumptions:
Not super low margin massive scale consumer product.
Money not made chiefly on...
Top 10 Mobile Web Development JavaScript... →
Nice collection.
Web Product Viability Rubric
I’ve had this list of requirements for successful web projects growing as a text file for a while. After car-ride conversation, it dawned on me the need for a simple scoring rubric when trying to evaluate ideas. Say you have a list of a dozen startup concepts and you need to pick a winner, or even just toss a few out… you certainly don’t want to just rely on your gut (though...
Drupal Summit Session
Working on a Drupal Summit 2011 session proposal for (Oct 14-16 in PDX). My topic will most likely to be about time saving tools, as that’s been my big push lately. How to work faster and smarter and on higher level things. Here is the list of items so far to mention, show demos, etc.
Currently Using…
Drush
Drush Make
Environment
Switcher
settings.php
LiveJS
Bueditor
...
Microjs: Everyone JS you'll ever need.... →
10 Awesome jQuery Mobile Plugins | jQuery4u →
Need I say more?