Must Read: JavaScript closure made simple

Tuesday, July 27 2010 - Coding

Javascript is serious business! I remember the days of cautiously approaching this monster (you know, the days before jQuery ) and carefully adding a little enhancement with DHTML. Now, that's changed since JavaScript is officially being recognized for the web based, Object Oriented brute that it is...

The Zen of Node

Friday, July 16 2010 - Coding

I would like to take a moment to declare my undying love for Node.JS: I love you, Node. There, I said it. But... what exactly is Node.JS? Node is the hot new framework taking the web by storm. Technology agnostic, open web friendly, and built on the universal language of the web: Javascript! Node is...

jCascade - Breaking CSS inheritence with jQuery

Tuesday, May 25 2010 - Coding

I've released my first plugin to the jQuery repo, named jCascade. The purpose of jCascade is to allow a block level element to break CSS inheritence with the page. This is achieved by specifying an ID on a block level element, or a DIV, and calling the method .cascade() . The cascade method selects the...

How to: Connect to ZenDesk using C#

Wednesday, May 19 2010 - Coding

If you haven't heard of ZenDesk , you should definitely check it out. ZenDesk is a web based GTD style HelpDesk with a very strong api, and heavy integration with many other cloud apps. It has become one of my favorite tools to use for its sheer flexibility, and actually has a strong foundation to be...

April 12th: New Features

Monday, April 12 2010 - Upkeep

Just added a slew of new features to the site today. Meebo Bar Disqus Comment System jQuery integrated core ...and a bunch of hidden features! Play around with the site, let me know if you find all the little goodies I've packed away for you. It's late, I'm tired from code monkeying, and I'm getting...

Site Upgrades

Sunday, April 11 2010 - Upkeep

The comment system has been shifted to Disqus, with open access. I will be trimming this down a bit more in the future so only authorized Disqus profiles will be able to comment, but for now, have a blast. I've also integrated jQuery to the core in a manner that doesn't upset Prototype JS. Hopefully...

What's up, Doc?

Sunday, April 11 2010 - Personal

Sorry for the lack of blog posts lately. For the people who know me, you know I'm the kind of person who likes to build websites, play with code, tweak designs, but never use them. Such is my nature. So what's new lately? Well, yours truly has finally decided to finish his Computer Science degree, after...

Graffiti is Now Open Source

Wednesday, February 10 2010 - News

Well, this is a little delayed, but I haven't had time to update this. Telligent finally has open sourced GraffitiCMS, and has contributed it to the CodePlex directory. This is a very positive step in the right direction, and control is partially back in the hands of the community. There are some very...

Open Source Graffiti or Die

Thursday, October 01 2009 - Technology

Please visit and support the official thread at http://bit.ly/OSSGraffiti Just before anyone buys a license for GraffitiCMS, please note the following: Graffiti has not recieved an update in nearly a year. There is no official roadmap or futures for Graffiti. When you contact Telligent Corporate HQ,...

Final Updates

Friday, September 25 2009 - News

Well, the site is finally migrated entirely over. I've corrected textual errors with the imported blog posts, put a few things into each section, and created categories retroactively for my blog. Also, the search functionality is finally done, tagging works properly, and the home page correctly displays...