Author Archives: SilverTab

ScreenCapper - Video Screenshots for Mac OS X

Well, I just released my first Mac OS X app: ScreenCapper. ScreenCapper allows you to generate screenshots of your video files easily. It supports a lot of different formats (avi, mov, mkv and more…). It can generate single screenshots, a series of multiple screenshots, or a customizable screenshot grid.
Here’s a screenshot:

You can learn more about […]

TextLimiter - A little JavaScript class to… limit your text-areas!

 This is a small Javascript class I wrote a while ago. It hooks up to a text-area or a text input and limits the amount of characters you can write in it while displaying a count-down of the remaining characters… It is cross-browser and uses a custom event to check for changes in the text […]

MooDataTable - A Data Table Class for MooTools 1.2

Well, here’s the first version of my MooDataTable class… basically it’s a paginated, column-sorting data table that works with a JSON dataset. So far it features:

 Smart Pagination
Column Sorting
Request data via Ajax, one page at a time
Works with any Server Side scripting language, as long as it returns JSON data
Easy to style and customize

An example of […]

Apple’s shipments to Canada… Around-the-world trip for your iPod?

There’s something extremely weird with Fedex’s tracking system… I ordered a new iPod Touch (2nd Gen) from Apple Canada and I paid the extra 13$ for expedited shipping (2 business days)… Here’s the tracking info so far:
09/25/2008 12:57 Arrived at Sort Facility MEMPHIS, TN US 09/24/2008 09:34 Regulatory Agency Clearance Delay MISSISSAUGA, ON CA 09/24/2008 05:39 Arrived […]

Speak French? Head out to my other blog…

While this blog is mostly about my personal stuff (scripts that I releases, updates etc..) I started another blog in French (my primary language). The other blog will cover Web Development news, tips & tricks related to Web Development and Javascript etc… If you speak French and you’re interested in this sorta stuff, check it out […]

Google Chrome is here!

That’s right, the new browser from Google is here! I’ve only been playing with it for a couple of minutes now but I can already tell that it’s damn fast! The Javascript Console seems good, no bugs whatsoever so far…  Grab it here: http://www.google.com/chrome 

HighlightMyCode - Syntax Highlighting on-the-fly!

I just finished a new project called HighlightMyCode. The goal is simple: to provide Syntax highlighting for your code snippets on the fly. Just paste your code, select a language and a theme and you’re done. You’ll get a small piece of javascript to embedded your highlighted snippet on your site.
It’s basically the same idea […]

SilverIPE: A lightweight, cross-browser In Place Editor

I just finished the first version of SilverIPE, a lightweight, cross-browser in place editor. Some of it’s features include:

Cross-Browser (Tested with IE 5,6&7 - Firefox 2&3 - Safari 2&3 - Opera)
No dependencies. Only 1 javascript file to include, that’s it
Easy to use
Well documented

The documentation, examples etc. can be found on the SilverIPE’s page. If you […]

Off Topic: Pitchfork Media reviews archive?

Well this is completely off-topic, but it’s something that’s been bugging me for a while now. I check Pitchfork Media every once in a while to discover new bands… I rarely read their reviews as I don’t really like their style (imho you shouldn’t put too much thinking into a review… just tell us what […]

SilverAjax: Because the world needs more XMLHttpRequest wrappers…

Well, I decided to put together my own XMLHttpRequest wrapper. Not because we don’t have enough choice already but mostly because:

I needed some Javascript practice (without using a framework like mootools)
I wanted to learn more about the XMLHttpRequest object
I love mootools and prototype’s XMLHttpRequest wrapper and wanted something similar without having to use a whole […]