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Getting initial console messages you missed with remote debug
This falls in the “I’m sure it is obvious and no one will find it useful” category, but typically those are the posts that end up being useful so here goes nothing. Imagine you are using remote...
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Important information about Cordova 5
In the most recent update to Apache Cordova, there was a rather important change that could really confuse you if you aren’t paying attention. This is exactly the type of thing that I would have warned...
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Using the Marvel API with IBM Watson
A little over a year ago I blogged about my experience working with the Marvel API (Examples of the Marvel API. It’s been a while since I took a look at it and I thought it might be fun to combine the...
View ArticleBest Voice Recognition Fail(?) Ever…
So yesterday I flew, or, rather, attempted to fly, since apparently the weather forecast was apocalypse and I didn’t now it. I actually made it to Texas, but my flight to Madison was canceled there....
View ArticleFinding the owner of a file with ColdFusion
A reader asked me last night if it was possible to find the owner of a file using ColdFusion. You may think getFileInfo would return this but it does not. Luckily it is relatively simple to get to it...
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A look at New Relic Browser
While at Fluent Conf this year, I was walking by the New Relic booth when I noticed something interesting – a product called New Relic Browser. Back when I converted my blog to WordPress, I ran into a...
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Online presentation next week – How to Become An “Intermediate” JavaScript...
For the past five or so years, my biggest focus (development-wise) has been on JavaScript and web development. Luckily nothing has changed much during those years. (Ahem.) I’ve discovered that I’m...
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My first video course for O’Reilly – JavaScript Templating
I’m proud to say my first (but not my last) video course for O’Reilly was just released: JavaScript Templating. This course covers how to use JavaScript templating (duh) and goes deep into four...
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Cordova Sample: Capture and Display Video
Just a quickie – a user on Stackoverflow asked how to both capture video and display it in the app. This is fairly easy with the Media Capture API so I thought I’d whip up a quick demo. First, I...
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Google Analytics and RSS Report
(As just an FYI, while working on this demo I discovered the Analytics Embed API. It looks like a powerful way to create Google Analytics mashups and I plan on looking at it deeper in the next week or...
View ArticleSpeaking at Ionic Dallas next month
Next month I’ll be speaking at the Dallas Ionic meetup. I’ll be there on July 7th and I’ll be talking about the services Ionic provides. As you know, Ionic provides a great set of UI/UX components, but...
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Using Cloud Code, Mobile Application Security, Node.js and Bluemix
So, first off, forgive the somewhat long, rambly title. I’m working on a new project that involves quite a few moving parts – many of which are new to me. I ran into some trouble along the way (well, a...
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Quick example of the Google Analytics Embed API
In my blog post from earlier this week, I mentioned how Google has a new Analytics Embed API. While it still requires a bit of programming, it is a greatly simplified version of the code you needed...
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Vacation Notice
Blogging and responding to email will be somewhat slow over the next ten days as my family and I will be on a well deserved vacation. See you on the flip side!
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Presentation: Leveling Up at JavaScript
So last week – right before I left on vacation, and yes, I shouldn’t be posting now – I gave a presentation to the Chicago ColdFusion User Group on my thoughts on how to improve your skills at...
View ArticleAn update to my RSS Reader built with Ionic
A few days ago a reader posted a comment to a blog post I wrote that demonstrated a simple RSS reader built with the Ionic framework. Looking over the code I had written for that demo I realized there...
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Working with Ionic, Box, and IBM MobileFirst
Earlier today IBM announced a new partnership with Box. Box is a cloud storage provider much like Dropbox, OneDrive, and other services, but also provides some pretty cool workflow features as well....
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Keyboard Tip for the iOS Simulator
I’ve been using the iOS Simulator for a few years now and never noticed this trick before. Thanks go to Tommy-Carlos Williams for teaching me this. Have you ever noticed that sometimes when you type in...
View ArticleOnline presentation – Working with Static Sites
Next week (July 1st), I’ll be giving an online presentation to the Boston CFUG. This presentation will be given via Google Hangouts and is open to anyone and everyone. I’ll be talking about one of my...
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Happy 20th, ColdFusion
Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of ColdFusion. While I don’t do nearly as much ColdFusion as I used to, I’ll always be appreciative of how much ColdFusion has helped me in my career. To...
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