UPDATE: Thank you to Rixtur for the update for iOS 6. Steps updated. I’ve been enjoying the iPad quite a bit. This device is going to change everything. I have lots of thoughts, one of which is that the iPad will be a high productivity device. Feeding into that, here’s a quick way to view… Continue reading View Source from Safari on iPad
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Display a Simple Loading Message and Animated Loading Gif Using JavaScript
Some pages require an inordinate amount of time to load. For most sites, this is a big problem. Webmasters and SEO specialists know the value of a quick landing page load, because they know that netizens have short attention spans. Dynamically built webpages, (especially applications), require time to load and visual feedback that something is happening.… Continue reading Display a Simple Loading Message and Animated Loading Gif Using JavaScript
Custom Styling the ShareThis Button Using CSS Without API Calls
I was just doing a ShareThis icon for a client I’m working with and found that how to properly style the button is poorly documented. In order to replace the whole icon and text, you are supposed to use the developer API. I only wanted to style the text, so I was hunting for some… Continue reading Custom Styling the ShareThis Button Using CSS Without API Calls
Contact Us Javascript Form Validation and Custom Fields in SalesForce
The web Contact Us form serves as an important starting point for people interested in a product or service. For a big company, handling inbound leads over the course of a long sales process requires a strong CRM. SalesForce is a fully featured CRM plaform, however in my experience it has somehow ignored an important… Continue reading Contact Us Javascript Form Validation and Custom Fields in SalesForce
Facebook User Interface Revision and Revolt
One of my guides for creating a slick FB profile recently made PC World’s list of 10 tips for Facebook Power Users (Tip #5). That coverage sort of endorsed me as a thought leader in tweaking Facebook. The user interface and design of Facebook is only of interest to me because I enjoy the service… Continue reading Facebook User Interface Revision and Revolt
A Guide to Hacking Your Facebook Profile Photo
One of the most important parts of a person’s Facebook presence is their profile photo. This is displayed in the top left corner of a page. The photo can be a newly uploaded image or it may be drawn from any of your online albums. Typically, a profile photo shows someone’s face, and appears in… Continue reading A Guide to Hacking Your Facebook Profile Photo
Quake Live Beta
I received an unsolicited email a few days ago from id Software requesting that I join their beta program for Quake Live. I haven’t played Quake since since 1999, but remember playing quite a bit of Quake 3 Arena–especially capture the flag. In order to beta test, you first create an id Software user account,… Continue reading Quake Live Beta
Nationalization or Expropriation? Independent Facebook Application Developers Continue to Face Uncertainty
There is some interesting discussion going on in the Facebook Developer’s forum. The gist is that Facebook has made changes that are causing some developers to feel disenfranchised. A few developers are upset enough that they are speaking of creating a union of independent Facebook application developers. What might the goals of a union of… Continue reading Nationalization or Expropriation? Independent Facebook Application Developers Continue to Face Uncertainty
My First Database Refactoring
I spent a good portion of the day today refactoring the database used to power the Dave Matthews Band application I’ve been writing for Facebook. I’ve been interested in writing for Facebook for some time because I believe that companies need to be expanding their online presence into applications built for major social networking platforms.… Continue reading My First Database Refactoring
Weekly Davespeak Traffic Reach
One of my colleagues at Babson asked me how my Dave Matthews Band website ranks against others on the internet. I had a bit of a cloudy answer so I decided to have a look this evening. I was surprised to find that it appears Weekly Davespeak overtook Nancies.org in reach and page views sometime… Continue reading Weekly Davespeak Traffic Reach