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Code Examples

Free IP Geolocation API

Posted October 21st, 2008 in Code Examples, Web Tools | No Comments »

Mashups are all the rage right now, so from time to time I run across something that I know could be used in amazing ways.  Lately I’ve found a new litttle app that will find all location-based information based on their IP address and send back the data in your format of choice: JSON, Plain [...]

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Contextual Blog Layouts

Posted October 20th, 2008 in Code Examples, Design Examples | No Comments »

This is a handy-dandy article that talks about formatting the layout of your content contextually based on the content within the post. So if the content is a new item it will look one way, if it’s portfolio item it will look another way. A subtle formatting tip, but useful none-the-less. Check it out!

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Elapsed Time Counter

Posted September 23rd, 2008 in Code Examples | No Comments »

Creating your own video player in flash can be tricky sometimes, especially figuring out the logic for the elapsed time counter. Hopefully this snippet will make it easier for you next time.

// DEFAULT TIMER TEXT
timer_txt.text = “00:00″;

// TIMECODE VARS
var timecode:Number = 0;
var mins:Number = 0;
var secs:Number = 0;

// PLAYHEAD TIME EVENT LISTENER
var listenerObject:Object = [...]

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WordPress Developer Toolbox

Posted September 17th, 2008 in Code Examples, Design Examples, Web Tools | No Comments »

It’s the mother load of WordPress info, rightfully named the Developers Toolbox.  Everything you can think of spawns off of this link.  A great repository from Smashing Magazine. Follow the link!

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Creating a WordPress Theme

Posted September 8th, 2008 in Code Examples, Design Examples | No Comments »

So you’ve just set up your WordPress site. Pretty cool huh? But the basic theme is pretty blah, and although there are some freaking cool free themes out there, the satisfaction of creating your own original layout is missing. Well, it’s time to create your own theme! Follow this link to a great guide on [...]

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Some great javascript snippets

Posted September 5th, 2008 in Code Examples | No Comments »

If you’re like me, your a designer that doesn’t have time to learn every laungage out there, so free snippets are a godsend. Well, here’s another resource for you: nickstakenburg.com. Nick has three awesome javascript apps: Lightview, Prototip and Starbox.
Lightview is a lot like some of the other lightbox scripts out there but [...]

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