Processing.js is already pretty cool. But what if you could combine it with jquery, so that your processing.js sketch could react to different browser events that jquery can easily pick up? Advanced users may simply want to skip to the working demo: auto resizing demo. The first thing we’ll have to do is add a… Continue reading Using processing.js with jquery
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NTFS-3G with a Macbook Pro 2011
I recently got a 2011 Macbook Pro. It’s my first Mac computer, and so far it’s really great. I was trying to install NTFS write drivers today, but I kept running into an annoying error message: /Library/Filesystems/fusefs.fs/Support/fusefs.kext failed to load – (libkern/kext) link error; check the system/kernel logs for errors or try kextutil(8). the MacFUSE… Continue reading NTFS-3G with a Macbook Pro 2011
Anonymizing iTunes Plus Downloads
When iTunes came out with DRM-free music downloads, we all celebrated (maybe I was the only one at the party…). Although there were methods of removing the iTunes DRM from files, the methods were cumbersome and annoying. With the advent of iTunes Plus and its DRM-free downloads, the “protection” provided by DRM was no longer… Continue reading Anonymizing iTunes Plus Downloads
The Client Is Always Right
So, recently I’ve been making a website for a client who is an artist. I made a great looking prototype (if you ask me), but the client was unimpressed. I decided to save the design at the link above in case I decide to use it later for something else, because I quite like it.… Continue reading The Client Is Always Right
The Origin of Love Chords
I’m not 100% satisfied with a lot of the guitar tabs that are up online for The Origin of Love, from the movie Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Some of them don’t have all the lyrics, making them hard to sing and play at the same time, and others don’t sound good to me. Here’s… Continue reading The Origin of Love Chords
The Painter
The rising sun breathes new life into the city. As it climbs above the skyline, the dull gloom of night dissolves, and blankets of fog disperse. Birds chirp, and traffic lights seem happy to have an audience for which to perform. A fresh day of work begins, and I lift my brush and start to… Continue reading The Painter
Prettify: Pretty Printing Your Code with Style
Update (Mar. 11): My Sunburst theme has been added to the official Prettify project! There aren’t many themes yet. Take a look. Today, I added pretty printing for any code snippets I paste inside <pre> and <code> tags. To do this, I am using Mike Samuel’s Prettify. Prettify powers the syntax highlighting on Google Code… Continue reading Prettify: Pretty Printing Your Code with Style
My First Rails App
Yay! My first rail app has been deployed! It’s a simple project manager application, and you can see it in action, and mess around with it (but don’t hack it, I didn’t escape all of the forms) here. I learned everything I needed to make this from PeepCode’s Meet Rails screencasts. In this 2 part… Continue reading My First Rails App
JQuery 1.5.0 and animating backgroundPosition
I wasted a lot of time tonight trying to debug this annoying problem. I recently upgraded from loading JQuery 1.4.4 to 1.5.0 with Google CDN. When I upgraded, my backgroundPosition animations stopped functioning. For example, I used to have: $(this).stop().animate({backgroundPosition: [‘-1800px 0px’, ‘easeOutExpo’]},5000); This no longer works in version 1.5.0 loaded from Google CDN. Let… Continue reading JQuery 1.5.0 and animating backgroundPosition
Day 1 with Ruby on Rails
So, I’ve decided I want to build things. What better way to do this than learning Ruby on Rails? Also, it gives me an excuse to have this awesome blog. First things first, I decided to get myself a proper Ruby on Rails (RoR) hosting provider. It seems the resourceful denizens of the internet have… Continue reading Day 1 with Ruby on Rails