First WordPress core props!
It was a very simple patch, just removing some code that is no longer needed, but now that ticket #31485 has been committed, I will have contributor props for WordPress…
Debug Bar Tracer Plugin
I have just released a new plugin called Debug Bar Tracer. It is meant to work with the Debug Bar plugin that should be a staple of any WordPress developer's…
Bye bye ActionScript
So I've decided to retire the Action Script section of my website. I don't really work with Flash all that much anymore and to be honest, I'm getting quite rusty…
Dreamweaver Command – French Characters
I recently developed a Dreamweaver command to automate a process I hate to do manually - turn French characters into their HTML entities. It's pretty straight forward, highlight the copy…
Blackberry Playbook OS 2.0
So, I was one of the many who jumped on the bandwagon and bought a Playbook when they were offering them at a ridiculously reduced price over Christmas. I was never really that interested in getting one but they were cheap and I wanted an e-reader (Playbook comes pre-installed with a Kobo app) so I convinced myself that it was worth it. (more…)
Les Stroud is back at it
I just heard that my former employer Les Stroud is going to be doing more episodes of Survivorman - but this time for 10 days instead of 7. If you're not…
Set it and forget it
I was writing a post about Events in AS3 and while explaining why in my opinion one approach to passing data is preferable to another I stumbled across the phrase…
Weak Listeners
Garbage collection can be a big deal when writing complex programs in Actionscript. Not removing EventListeners is probably one of the biggest sources of AS holding onto memory it doesn't…
Castfire AS3 Library
I have been developing an AS3 library for the video publishing company Castfire on my own for the past little while and recently got in touch with them about continuing the endeavor. I thought it was a shot in the dark but they were more than willing to help out and so here is the first of, I hope, many articles on the Castfire API and the class library I am working with them to create for it.
The point of this library is to allow Flash devs like myself to easily access the Castfire API when creating custom video players.
Easy Analytics Update
I have been working on an update to my Easy Analytics plugin for Wordpress and it's almost ready. It's a very big change in that I have added the ability…