Archive for September, 2009
Block .inc Files from Displaying on an Apache Web Server
Block .inc Files from Displaying on Apache Web ServerBlock .inc Files from Displaying on Apache Web ServerMany PHP developers use the .inc file extension to signify a script that is included within another. This can be very handy when scanning a directory or block of code looking for specific references or calls. One of the [...]
A Little Known List of JavaScript Functions Equivalent to PHP Functions in jQuery
Many of us PHP developers often find working with JavaScript arrays to be a frustrating task. PHP has a number of very powerful built in functions like: in_array(), is_array(), array_merge(), array_map(), and array_unique() that are just plain missing in JavaScript. Over the years, many of these functions have been ported into JavaScript buy developers much [...]
Holden’s 3rd Birthday Party
Yesterday, Kayla and I made the trip to her family farm just outside Ritzville for her Nephew Holden’s 3rd birthday party. It was an outdoor party and we were fortunate enough to enjoy some beautiful early fall weather. At the party I decided to snap a few photos and I thought I would share. Don’t [...]
Starting Tonight: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
Tonight is the first episode of an exciting new series directed by Ken Burns highlighting the beauty and history of our national parks system. This 6 part series airs on PBS at 10PM Sunday thru Friday of this week. (September 27, 2009 – Oct 2, 2009) This documentary was an enormous effort. The 12 hours [...]
Engagement Photos of Kayla and I
Kayla and I are getting married in just under 2 months on November 14th. We’re very excited to get married and I am particularly excited to have the wedding over with. It is amazing how much time and planning goes into a wedding. It seems like we’re always trying something, reviewing something, or doing something. [...]
jQuery UI 1.7.2 Themes List at Google Code
Working with jQuery UI for the first time and looking for a theme? Tired of using the same theme over and over again? Google hosts a number of pre-constructed jQuery UI themes on their Google Code repository. I have always used the same handful of themes with every jQuery UI project I have done. Today, [...]
Microsoft Windows 7 Party? Are you kidding me?
So I have seen lots of buzz this morning about the Windows 7 Party video and couldn’t help but chime in. Watching this video is worse than watching an infomercial at 3AM, when all you want to do is check out some Brady Bunch reruns but instead are forced to sit through some BS presentation [...]
How to Get the Last Four Digits of a Credit Card Number with PHP
Today, I had a friend ask me how to get the last four digits of a credit card number using PHP. I have done this at least a hundred times over the years and never really given it a second thought but for those new to PHP this could be a confusing task. It isn’t [...]
Problem with jQuery UI Datepicker and Copied Dynamic DOM: Solved
Today, I ran into an interesting problem with the jQuery UI Datepicker, for which I couldn’t find any assistance. In retrospect, it was a fairly simple issue but it took me quite awhile to debug. If I didn’t have Firebug, I don’t think it would’ve ever been solved this issue. I spent a great deal [...]
How to Hide the Dotted Border Around Links in Firefox
Many of you may have noticed that Firefox adds a 1px dotted border around some active elements. From what I understand, this border is intended to indicate where the user’s focus is on the page. The unfortunate reality is, these borders are often unsightly for standard users. Many times, developers need to remove them from [...]