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Subversion tips: working with branches
Good article on branching techniques for Subversion. Subversion is great software, essentially a major upgrade of CVS. Its branch support is stellar, for a few reasons: * Visibility: Branches are physical copies, you can see all branches, stored by convention in the /branches folder. This is unlike CVS (or VSS) where branches are placed in…
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PNG support javascript for IE
PNG for Win32 IE5.5 / Mac IE5 / Moz Each of the flowers below is the same PNG format graphic with an alpha channel on four different colored backgrounds. Note how the backgrounds shine through the alpha layer. new document Link to share this: https://gabrielserafini.com/blog/2006/02/14/png-support-javascript-for-ie/
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youngpup.net – TransMenus – neat free Javascript menu script
This is a cool animated Javascript menu script that used to cost $150 and is now free. Cooool! 🙂 These menus are a slightly cleaned up version of the ones I wrote for Media Temple back in the day. youngpup.net – TransMenus Link to share this: https://gabrielserafini.com/blog/2006/02/14/youngpupnet-transmenus-neat-free-javascript-menu-script/
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unpaper 1.1
Open source scanning software that corrects skewed scans so they align properly. unpaper is a post-processing tool for scanned sheets of paper, especially for book pages that have been scanned from previously created photocopies. The main purpose is to make scanned book pages better readable on screen after conversion to PDF. Additionally, unpaper might be…
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Download Google map tiles…
Say you want a 40×30 tile version of your local neighborhood to view “offline”? Go here and enter the coordinates to get the goods… Of course, keep in mind, that, well, something like 40×30 = 1,200 graphics. You know, MATH, it’s all around us… 🙂 See info at http://web.media.mit.edu/~nvawter/projects/googlemaps/index.html on how to determine your start…
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So you need a hammer, huh?
This is pretty funny, and I suspect, more than a little bit accurate. Let’s pretend I’ve decided to build a spice rack. I’ve done small woodworking projects before, and I think I have a pretty good idea of what I need: some wood and a few basic tools: a tape measure, a saw, a level,…
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Creating a Mozilla/Firefox Drag and Drop file upload Script (Part 1)
Drag and drop upload of a file into Mozilla is possible? This promises to deliver that formerly IE – Windows only capability. Yay. Creating a Mozilla/Firefox Drag and Drop file upload Script (Part 1) There has been a lot of focus lately on web applications which have enhanced rich-client functionality, such as the oft-published AJAX…
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Seagull Framework :: Overview
Overview Introduction Welcome to the Seagull Framework project, created and maintained by Demian Turner and the Seagull community. Seagull is an object oriented framework written in PHP that focuses on best practices, clean code and reusable components. The core libraries are free for you to use in your own projects and a number of modules…
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FireBug – enhanced Javascript, AJAX and DHTML debugging tool
FireBug – JoeHewitt.com FireBug is a new tool for Firefox that aids with debugging Javascript, DHTML, and Ajax. It is like a combination of the Javascript Console, DOM Inspector, and a command line Javascript interpreter. Link to share this: https://gabrielserafini.com/blog/2006/01/26/firebug-enhanced-javascript-ajax-and-dhtml-debugging-tool/
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Want to install your own wiki? Check out this comparison of over 30 different wiki packages
WikiMatrix / Wiki Feature Comparison – Compare them all Choose the Wiki engines of your choice on the left, click the button and and compare their features in a comfortable side-by-side table. Link to share this: https://gabrielserafini.com/blog/2006/01/25/want-to-install-your-own-wiki-check-out-this-comparison-of-over-30-different-wiki-packages/