Blog Feed: Extraordinary Thoughts

jQuery & Multi-touch: Getting Started

Published on 2012-02-13 21:18:26

It’s been about a month since my last update, well I have some fun treats for everyone this time.  Let’s enter the world of mobile & touch devices.  Over the past month I’ve been working on some touch devices and … Continue reading → > read more

Native Browser Wrapper with HTML5 & CSS3

Published on 2012-01-12 21:52:29

This blog is due for an update and I’ve got a good one finally.  There’s this open-source project called OpenWebKitSharp that’s so heavily underrated, it’s ridiculous.  Apparently it’s run by GT Web Software, which is surprising — I don’t mean to undercut … Continue reading → > read more

ExtJS 4 Loader Tips & Tricks

Published on 2011-11-09 21:32:45

The Loader component in ExtJS 4 is great, but there’s a few quirks.  I thought I’d share for anyone else who may be running into issues similar to what I encountered. Tip #1: Fix “disappearing” breakpoints. Just because Ext disabled … Continue reading → > read more

Why I Hate Dreamweaver

Published on 2011-08-26 23:03:05

I hate Dreamweaver. It seems everyone and their dog can use Dreamweaver these days, and that’s great.  For me, this is all about the fight against Dreamweaver and most IDE’s.  Did I just say most?  I meant just about every … Continue reading → > read more

Injecting jQuery: Just for Fun

Published on 2011-08-25 13:02:37

I’ve put together a small snippet you can enter at the top of any page. Use it to inject the jQuery library into the page, and optionally run a small script of mine which will create a small debugging tool. … Continue reading → > read more

ExtJS GridView autoFill & forceFit

Published on 2011-08-24 11:10:30

It’s no surprise grid layouts can be tricky in ExtJS. After much struggle, I’d like to point out an obvious that isn’t well documented – ExtJS GridPanels scrollbars, and those scrollbars are always accounted for unless configured otherwise. If you … Continue reading → > read more

Understanding jQuery Plugins

Published on 2011-08-20 03:45:28

If you’re here, I’m sure it’s no surprise jQuery is an easy library to use. jQuery may be easy, but it still has its quirks and can be difficult for some to grasp beyond basic functionality and concepts. No worries, … Continue reading → > read more

ExtJS Snapping Windows

Published on 2011-08-17 12:31:18

There’s a really useful feature in Windows 7 that allows windows to be resized just by dragging them to edges of the screen.  Well, I wanted that feature for an ExtJS desktop environment, so here’s my solution for Windows 7 … Continue reading → > read more

ExtJS Window Reference & Focus

Published on 2011-08-16 19:03:19

I’ve got a short & sweet code snippet to provide provide more usable functionality in ExtJS 3.3.1. This code snippet solves two minor drawbacks in Ext that I felt the need to address:  To reference a [nested] component’s window in … Continue reading → > read more

Back Online

Published on 2011-06-09 11:49:46

So the site was down for a long time and almost all worthy posts are lost.  The ironic thing is, they are lost in the database but still in cache. I guess next step is to restore them...oh what fun that will be. > read more

Web Seminar @ CLC

Published on 2010-04-26 10:16:12

I will be hosting a small Web Development Seminar at the College of Lake County. The seminar will be on Tuesday, April 27 at 7pm, and last approximately 1.5 hours. The sessions will be hosted in B161 in the Brandel Court. Topics will cover: Basic We > read more

Guest Posts: Share The Love, Lighten The Load

Published on 2010-02-10 00:04:57

This is all about Guest Posts; one of the most useful social tools for any blogger!  You can easily expand your reach with simple SEO & Blogging tips, my last article missed one of many joys through blogging ‒ everything is community oriented > read more

Blogging & SEO: An Old Dog’s Guide

Published on 2010-01-27 00:05:57

You're probably thinking "Shawn, what is this all about - you're young - you know all the new trends!?"; that's only half true.  I've been coding websites as long as I can remember, and things have changed drastically.  I've been able to easily sna > read more

Adsense and AJAX: A Solution

Published on 2010-01-23 18:53:23

Tired of fight with Adsense when using AJAX?  That's exactly how I've been the last couple days.  For such a widely spread service, it's terrible how bad flexibility for Web applications can be! Anyways, most reputable programmers wont be relying m > read more

New Work In Progress

Published on 2010-01-08 16:10:45

I'm quite excited to say I've been cracking down on alot of code these past two days.  I can be quite messy at times, so I created some nice scripts and cron jobs to help me share the latest and greatest of my projects. You can go ahead and check ou > read more

Guide to Faster Internet

Published on 2009-11-30 22:30:37

Introduction I've taken quite the effort to put together a thorough guide to getting the most of your network connection.  My goal is to bring everything from hardware mods to software tweaks together into one organized document. Every tweak and mod > read more

Better Browsing with Firefox

Published on 2009-11-11 18:00:51

Firefox has numerous competitors - Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer - yet it still remains one of the most customizable browsers of all time. If you're like me, you either - A) Want to Maximize Screenspace - or - B) Have low resolution > read more

Logitech MX Revolution

Published on 2009-10-17 20:05:50

I bought the Logitech MX Revolution mouse a little over a month ago and figured it's time to make a short review. Initial Impressions A very well designed mouse that's great for productivity, yet has a few minor setbacks.  I've never been a fan of s > read more

New AJAx Framework

Published on 2009-10-08 22:24:06

I've decided it's about time I release something new, the last decent piece of software I released en mass was a forum script many years ago.  It's time for something new. I've got the 2nd release of my AJAx Framework with a working navigation demo. > read more

Panasonic GH1 DSLR

Published on 2009-09-26 17:01:10

I've been really looking towards investing in a Panasonic GH1 Digital SLR camera.  It's definitely a step up from the Canon Rebel t1i, D7, and D5 MKII, having amazing video capability.  You can shoot standard 1080p video at 24fps or 720p video at 6 > read more

WP is Twitterific!

Published on 2009-09-23 14:45:57

I just linked my bog to my twitter account for all to enjoy. I'm using the WP to Twitter plugin, it's well refined and a pleasure to use! Follow me on Twitter to follow both myself and my blog! > read more

Upgrading a processor…in a netbook! Part 2

Published on 2009-09-21 21:18:24

This is part 2 of my relating post. I just finished setting up my little laptop with a new processor.  I went from 1.8GHz 90nm to 2.2GHz 65nm.  Not bad at all, definitely gives me cooler operation and better battery life just as I had hoped. I have > read more

Album Art!

Published on 2009-09-15 14:46:20

I've been working alot on some new concepts for album art. Here's one of the images I've been working on for DeadAudio.  It didn't take long at all and definitely needs some work done, but I'd like to hear some feedback. I must say things are going > read more

Upgrading a processor…in a netbook!

Published on 2009-09-14 22:16:58

I've jumped the gun! I'm in the process of giving my [rare] little laptop a hardware makeover.  For those that aren't familiar with it, I own a Raon Everun Note.  It has the power of a standard laptop, yet it's smaller than the Eee PC netbooks. My > read more