Category Archives: General

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 […]

IE’s Function.apply() doesn’t like null

Well, after trying to find what the problem was with my script (it was working well in Firefox, but not in IE, sounds familiar??) I realized that Internet Explorer doesn’t like null to be passed as the second parameter to Function.apply…
According to Mozilla’s documentation, the second parameter to Function.apply should be:
An argument array for the […]

Programming Fonts

Well, I know it’s been done before, more than once, but why not do it again! Programming fonts… a topic worth revisiting.
So 2 days ago I decided it was time for a new font and, it seems that each time I do that, I waste a whole day trying out different ones, at different size, […]

Mootools 1.2 Upgrade Reference

I started to put together a (long) list of changes between MooTools 1.1(1) and MooTools 1.2. Hopefully this will help people porting their script to the new MooTools version.
Personally I think that nothing beats spending an hour or two reading the new documentation but apparently some people don’t have the patience to do it! :P […]

MooSlides: Sliding panels for mootools 1.2

Well I just finished a first working versions of mooslides, a sliding panel widget for mootools. It was inspired by all those sites (gamespot, tv.com etc.) using flash sliding panel widgets. I’m pretty sure a similar widget already exists for mootools, haven’t looked actually, but eh it had been a while since I had some […]

What The Song!? - Looking for a song?

Just a quick announcement for the new project I’ve put together. Basically the idea is simple; I always seem to have a song stuck in my head and I have no idea what the title or artist could be. With that site I wanted to help everyone who’s in the same situation by the help […]