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Easily Find the Latest Versions of Javascript Libraries at Google Code
A couple days ago Dustin brought a great site to my attention. It is called ScriptSrc.net and is located at: http://scriptsrc.net/. Using this site, a developer can easily locate and copy the latest stable version of their favorite library. This can be a real time saver in searching out the various library links. It would [...]
The Grove in Cheney WA – The Downside to Facebook Fan Pages for Businesses
I was browsing Facebook today and a post from my little sister Kelsey caught my attention. Kelsey is currently a student at Eastern Washington University. She lives off campus at a privately owned apartment complex called the Grove. The Grove is a new complex designed specifically for students. It includes a number amenities like tanning, [...]
CSS3 Support for Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8
Internet Explorer, the browser with the largest percentage of legacy users tends to lag far behind the other popular browsers in adopting new standards. This is like a double roundhouse kick to a web developer. There are a number of great JavaScript tools out there that help Internet Explorer 6 and even 7, and 8 [...]
2010 Yakima Advertising Federation Chinook Awards
Zipline Interactive has been a participating member in Spokane Advertising Federation since we opened shop in 2005. Our team members have attended a number of programs, helped with events, sat on the SAF board, and even helped develop and host the SAF website. We believe the SAF is an important resource for Spokane creatives. [...]
Google Analytics Not Tracking Data on Your Website? Could be a JavaScript Error.
This fix wont solve all Google Analytics tracking problems but it does address a specific issue. Outside of this problem, there are many other issues including disabled cookies, disabled JavaScript etc. that cannot be helped or fixed. If you have an existing website and Google Analytics is installed properly but is not collecting data please [...]
Get Listed – Local University – Spokane WA (REVIEW)
On Thursday, Shawn and I attended the GetListed.org Local University conference at Northern Quest Casino here in Spokane. This was a great event, brought to town by our good friend Ed Reese from Sixth Man Marketing. Being a web professional in Spokane is difficult. All of the exciting workshops and conferences take places in major [...]
Christmas 2009
This year we had 3 Christmas events. The first was with my side of the family the week prior to Christmas and the last two were with Kayla’s family on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Since I have been too busy lately with work and family to sit down and write I thought I would [...]
How to Read a Remote Text File with PHP
Reading text files with PHP isn’t really too difficult. I have done it quite a few times but it isn’t something I do everyday. A few weeks ago, I wrote a simple script to read a text file and it has been working great, until today. Originally, the script I wrote was reading a very [...]
Software to Automatically Make a HTML version of a Dynamic Website
It seems like there are a million different content management systems out there. Some like the ZLCMS system we use at Zipline are transferrable to another web host but occasionally we have run into web development companies with ‘proprietary’ content management systems. Many of these companies won’t allow their customers to transfer their website to [...]
New Camera – Canon EOS 7D
Anyone who reads my blog on a regular basis knows I am an amateur landscape photographer. Ever since I was very young I have enjoyed exploring and photographing the Pacific Northwest’s natural wonders. My grandfather taught me the basics of photography when I was very young. Back then we did all of our photography with [...]