http://fullasagoog.com/ Fullasagoog: Chock Full Of Rich Internet Application Goodness en-us modius 2009-07-04T07:30:03+10:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Have you seen or used Balsamiq Mockups? Looks like a very cool and easy-to-use tool for creating mockups of GUIs, fast. I’m going to have fun playing with the demo this weekend. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=404E7E58-F616-3282-DB012244A2B92F1C DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-07-03T21:10:01+10:00 A small detour from all things Ruby, PHP and Twitter today. Recently I’ve formed an opinion about who has the Best Online Chess site. For years I endured the rudeness, the primitive interface, and the time spent wasted just trying to find a game with the Yahoo chess experience. No more. Chesscube made online chess [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=3DB1A3FC-B04C-5E7D-9EA473162222E1C7 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-07-03T08:59:27+10:00 Last night I found out that HomeSite has been discontinued. I was surprised to hear this, but not because I thought it was premature â?? truth is, I was surprised HomeSite hadn't been discontinued a long time ago.  It's been almost 15 years since I created HomeSite, and I stopped working on it in 1998 when I left Allaire Corporation.  Several other developers took over after I left, but to the best of my knowledge nobody has touched it for several years, so the fact that it was still http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=38CA1B4C-E33A-6A4F-01968EF75D99D0B5 DreamweaverMX TopStyle 2009-07-02T10:08:05+10:00 Someone said that part of Twitter’s success is the ‘ambient intimacy‘ that it conveys. If you find yourself drowning in all that ambience, you might try Twitter For Busy People. Magnificent simplicity. Up to 500 people you follow are represented as thumbnails on a single page; hover over a thumbnail and you see their latest [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=38C9B06D-BC5F-E751-76A29A980C3DFED0 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-07-02T10:07:37+10:00 Over at the Flex Cookbook at Adobe.com, Greg Lafrance walks us through a little Flex Performance tip on improving the functioning of custom classes by returning early in setter functions. While we’re at it, I’d be very interested in your opinions of a couple of load testing applications for Flex: WebLOAD Flex Add-On and NeoLoad. They [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=38C9B07C-B811-8ED3-1F9D9DF02C6E70F0 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-07-02T10:07:37+10:00 How does a semi-famous musician make 19 grand while drinking wine in a kimono and making no music at all? From Amanda Palmer’s blog: we hung out for two hours, came up with a list of things that the government should do for us, created a t-shirt (thank god sean was awake and being a loser [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=2BD46427-B713-0FDB-FCFA9E6801C6AA86 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-29T21:44:15+10:00 I ran across what seems to me to be a very even-handed evaluation of Coldfusion vs Rails from Neil Middleton. Lots of good value in the comments too. We’ve posted on the Rails vs Coldfusion debate before, but Neil’s post is recent, from May 2009. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=2BD46437-0A3D-7E62-0E8D1144A813CC23 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-29T21:44:15+10:00 Before I fell into the world of shareware, I worked in the bowels of corporate America developing client-server applications.  And I hated it. Perhaps the thing I hated the most was that I rarely talked with the people who ended up using my software.  I was given a list of requirements, told what was expected, and that was it.  I never found out whether my work met the needs of those using it, never got to ask them how I could improve it, never knew if my software was a blessi http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=250D9D8D-FCD4-7221-80666B9EAA8470DB DreamweaverMX TopStyle 2009-06-28T14:09:25+10:00 Google has gathered a bunch of tools to help you find and fix problems that negatively impact a site’s performance. OK maybe everybody has Firebug, but I did find Google’s own Page Speed tool interesting. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=22E4C403-AAAE-717D-9BBFCC2A2DA5C4BD DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-28T04:05:33+10:00 If you are engaged in building out the web by creating applications, content, whatever, you’re making the recession worse, and we should all thank you for it. Tyler Cowen, who is no slouch, gives us the idea of the “human capital dividend,” which threatens to kill GDP and give us much better lives. This is [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=22E4C413-D9A9-5A8C-BAAAB2D792B30D0B DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-28T04:05:33+10:00 Will Twitter feedback loops affect live events in the future? Audience feedback hasn’t evolved a whole lot from the clapping/whistling/screaming that I imagine used to occur when the hunters returned to the cave with a T-Rex or whatever else they were able to subdue. Oh sure, there was a great leap forward when the um, cigarette [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=1B0610F7-0E43-E40D-A2AB05CE34AF0117 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-26T15:24:58+10:00 A good tip regarding Ruby callbacks happening out of order, and on keeping your head on straight when you are debugging code, from Michael Harrison. Something is happening outside the scope of the way you’re framing the problem in your head; ‘reframing’ is uncomfortable, but you will get there. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=1B061106-FFE1-2621-CDB272B8A8DEECB6 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-26T15:24:58+10:00 Flickr announced that it hit the 100 million mark for geotagged photos way back in February of this year. With the exploding popularity of location-aware devices, and with traffic to its mobile site increasing at more than 50% year-over-year it can’t be a surprise that there’s a new ‘Nearby’ tab on the mobile site, which [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=1B061116-01F0-AAF6-8CEBC322E2D31C8C DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-26T15:24:58+10:00 My daughter has wanted a puppy for as long as I can remember, but I always said "no way."  Itâ??s not that I donâ??t like dogs; itâ??s just that we already have two of them (including the asshole), and I couldnâ??t imagine adding another one to the mix. Well, last month, after years of playing the role of "evil Dad," I caved.  I finally said that she could have a dog â?? and there was an immediate rush to visit animal shelters before I changed my mind. Visiting http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=0ED76F76-B567-63B0-5D56946AB004DC6A DreamweaverMX TopStyle 2009-06-24T06:38:35+10:00 The proliferation of programming languages, development tools, creativity tools–whatever you use– means that your time is probably distributed over more ways of doing things than ever. Also, increased functionality and complexity in our tools increases the time it takes to really become an ‘expert’. Bottom line, it’s very unlikely that you know ‘everything’ about the tools [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=08106FBC-D944-2E1B-3DC75752B4353A77 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-22T23:03:30+10:00 In our Ruby programming tutorials post from last week, there is one piece of real excellence that I left out because it’s more of a Ruby cheat sheat or quickref, by Ryan Davis at Zen Spider Software. Between this and the one by Blaine Kendall, you’ve got a couple more solid reference tools for getting [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=030C754F-BEF0-8CFD-3C3C3BF8B294B71C DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-21T23:41:03+10:00 We did a post on ten security checks for PHP, and pointed to a PHP security guide as well. On a more recent, related note, you might want to take a look at Rkrishardy.com regarding researchers from MIT, Stanford and Syracuse having developed â??Ardillaâ?, which analyzes PHP code for XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) and SQL injection [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=030C755E-BF05-777D-D3712B155BC099F7 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-21T23:41:03+10:00 Learn how to work with bitmap images from other programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=FB0B8B4E-F721-E0C3-0EA5375BDAE15CAE DreamweaverMX MM Fireworks 2009-06-20T10:23:06+10:00 Become familiar with the Fireworks tools that allow your place your graphics exactly where you want them. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=FB0B8B5D-F1DE-508A-4C87334DD5586AD6 DreamweaverMX MM Fireworks 2009-06-20T10:23:06+10:00 Intelligently resize your vector content while maintaining its proportions. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=FB0B8B6D-E245-28EF-27F455E40B96F589 DreamweaverMX MM Fireworks 2009-06-20T10:23:06+10:00 Explore all the creative ways Fireworks helps you manipulate vector paths. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=FB0B8B7C-DBCE-E359-0A2C3A6EE756C193 DreamweaverMX MM Fireworks 2009-06-20T10:23:06+10:00 Understand your options and best practices for outputting images. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=FB0B8B8C-D095-E872-1ACFBACA1D5171D2 DreamweaverMX MM Fireworks 2009-06-20T10:23:06+10:00 Learn how to work with bitmap images from other programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=FB0B8B9C-BE39-1A15-65DFE1E395B350F4 DreamweaverMX MM Fireworks 2009-06-20T10:23:06+10:00 Understand best practices for working with layers and sublayers. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=FB0B8BBB-C5D3-794B-A2989EBA6AA09338 DreamweaverMX MM Fireworks 2009-06-20T10:23:06+10:00 Learn how to select, scale, crop, and apply filters to bitmap images. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=FB0B8BCB-98C9-F612-2214DB236BAB6533 DreamweaverMX MM Fireworks 2009-06-20T10:23:06+10:00 Understand the fundamentals of a Drupal theme and how Dreamweaver CS4 helps designers produce these themes. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=FB0B7A94-E165-73DB-9716E790A5EA9D8E DreamweaverMX MM Dreamweaver 2009-06-20T10:23:02+10:00 Yow– there’s cool tech and then there’s hyper-seductive user experience, like what you’ll find in the site traffic analysis package Chartbeat. I signed up for the free trial– that was a minute and a half I’ll never get back–and got sucked right into the vortex. Find your sunglasses then hit the link to see the [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=FB043628-CCFE-29B3-96A530924C02FC2B DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-20T10:15:05+10:00 You can purchase Flex Builder at the Adobe Store via the banner (you’ll get no pressure from me), but for a while there was a way to get it free. Adobe affiliates could post a link that led to this, on the Adobe site: Adobe Flex Builder 3 software is currently available for free for software [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=F2D1F96F-A595-0789-C826EA0D25B56886 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-18T20:03:15+10:00 MacFUSE allows you to extend Mac OS Xâ??s file handling capabilities. It’s basically an interface that lets the OS see almost anything as a filesystem, and it has a lot of potential uses. The variety is such that I thought a post on how to use Macfuse by way of some existing examples would have [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=EFC38592-CC31-A0CE-F5C1FF49F28A3F29 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-18T05:48:36+10:00 Ruby on Rails continues to be very popular, and for someone getting started a good Ruby programming tutorial might be the difference between spinning one’s wheels and understanding Ruby quickly. Digital Media Minute did a well-received post on Ruby on Rails Tutorials a while ago, and as RoR has evolved to become quite complex over [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=EFC385A2-D9AF-6700-633E05F39BBD0DED DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-18T05:48:36+10:00 Did you know that you can take a look at over 80 sessions from the recent 2009 Google I/O Developers Conference? Topics include the App Engine, Google Wave, Client, AJAX and Data APIs, Mobile, Social, Google Web Toolkit, Enterprise, and Tech Talks. You can download session videos via YouTube (only in the US) and [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=EAEB4D6B-D61D-CDD6-28F114274DA9A79E DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-17T07:13:57+10:00 Ruby on Rails continues to be very popular. Digital Media Minute did a well-received post on Ruby on Rails Tutorials a while ago, and as RoR has evolved to become quite complex over the last five years I thought it would be helpful to create another list of tutorials. Some of these 11 tutorials focus [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=EAEB4D7A-000E-6F0E-9221C188335B20B1 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-17T07:13:57+10:00 An insightful article over at JoeydeVilla.com that explains why one type of fast food apple pie failed while another did not, and why the netbook will fail as a product category, while smartphones and laptops will not. What’s the connection? Joey contends that the netbook sets up expectations for an experience with best parts of [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=E47AA8ED-BA2C-C52A-0B51A671AEF58344 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-16T01:13:12+10:00 Here’s an easy to follow SSH Tutorial for Windows, from the site of Rochester Institute of Technology. If this interests you, Digital Media Minute has done quite a few other posts in this area, on a free SSH server for Windows, Configuring OpenSSH for public key authentication, as well as a lengthy, comprehensive article from [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=DAE0C5DF-9DD8-5EC8-EA5578E231CFEFF4 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-14T04:28:32+10:00 The SEO diagnostic flowchart on slide two might be the best thing about this SEO problem troubleshooting slideshow from slideshare.net, which I took a little screenshot of for my own reference. But don’t misread the flowchart like I did, seeing ‘check deeper’ as ‘check diaper’. You may have taken a hit in the SERPs but rest assured, [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=DAE0C5EF-A24D-5BFE-0D3B177A5397F522 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-14T04:28:32+10:00 The Rails counter_cache option caches the number of objects in a relationship in the associated class’s table, and incrementing/decrementing the number as necessary. Fewer SQL queries and the prevention of unnecessary object instantiation results in faster performance. Corey Ehmke at Idolhands has a nice article on making sure your counts start right and making it all [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=CF8F8255-E1CB-CE39-B929DCBC72BA5E3B DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-11T23:43:57+10:00 With Apple’s introduction of iPhone 3G S and the upgrades to the iPhone SDK announced at the WWDC on June 8, application developers still on the sidelines might want to look again at the possibilities for iPhone (and iPod touch) development, and brainstorm new apps accordingly. There are several reasons for this. Usage is growing too [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=CD2882C2-A7AF-5F4F-D226D9372BA06BA9 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-11T12:32:12+10:00 There are more than 1,000 new APIs in the iPhone SDK for iPhone OS 3.0, many of which enable iPhone/iPod touch to work with hardware accessories that we’ll be seeing more of in the future. Improvements in the iPhone SDK for iPhone OS 3.0 include: In-App Purchase, which will enable you to sell content and services [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=CD2882D2-A193-1699-6119B7C1315C1F77 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-11T12:32:12+10:00 Oh, the things the net enables. When was the last time you looked at an online dictionary or thesaurus that helped you really understand a word? These things read as though someone’s afraid that I’ll respond with a lawsuit if they get loose with a few examples and context. What we need is a Facebook page for [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=C862C716-C122-5C9E-D35E14E6CA721902 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-10T14:17:45+10:00 Digital Media Minute did a post a while ago about the location of the Firefox cache. To change Firefox cache location, add the “browser.cache.disk.parent_directory” preference (by editing your configuration) and enter a folder path. When you specify this preference, a new directory, â??Cacheâ? will be created at the path you have set. These other two preferences must [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=C51FDC13-BA60-3518-003AAAB5E6A1C335 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-09T23:05:48+10:00 Here’s a nice list of 20 well-know developers for you to follow on Twitter, for tips, ideas, glimpses of the future, etc. While you’re at it, you can follow Digital Media Minute too! http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=C2983270-B059-C051-E8E3911FA129A9E4 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-09T11:18:22+10:00 Here’s a nice list of 20 well-know developers for you to follow on Twitter, for tips, ideas, glimpses of the future, etc. While you’re at it, you can follow Digital Media Minute too! http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=C064D927-A69F-7ACE-D30DF686A56C062B DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-09T01:03:03+10:00 Wow, how much time will Adobe BrowserLab save web designers, collectively? Wednesday Adobe will unveil a free preview of BrowserLab, which will use virtualization technology to let you test your sites in Firefox 3, Safari 3, and Internet Explorer 6 and 7 for Mac and Windows (for now). Talk about making it easier to perform [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=C064D936-DCCD-70F3-2D87D1022F02830E DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-09T01:03:03+10:00 Well, the Murdoch clan has to try something. Along with charging readers for the Wall Street Journal, News Corporation is considering charging readers of the Sunday Times by breaking it out of the current Times Online website. Rupert Murdoch has stated that changes would be coming, as newspapers continue acting like businesses while their revenue-collection [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=BA00E801-F9C8-E42F-DBAC4D498CA2A523 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-07T19:16:10+10:00 A domain availability checker is something I use fairly regularly. Ideas for niche sites, search terms that seem to be increasing in relevancy, or ideas for good brandable names are good reasons to do a fast domain check. In the early days I’d actually use domain registrars’ homepage tools for checking domain availability, but they [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=BA00E811-BBC8-28C4-C958F63E1A0898D4 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-07T19:16:10+10:00 Perhaps the most unhelpful error message of all time: Parameter incorrect. That's the error message that only a handful of Dreamweaver users were experiencing when trying to install Cartweaver3PHP.mxp version 3.1.13 into Dreamweaver CS3 or Dreamweaver CS4. Originally, we were getting reports of this issue from Vista users. We thought for sure Vista was the culprit. Eventually someone reported having the install issue on Windows XP. Most people had no problems installing the extension on both Vis http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=B6A3A854-9DDB-2601-B1DC82803A5A85D7 DreamweaverMX DWMommy 2009-06-07T03:35:27+10:00 Digital Media Minute did a post years back (did I mention we are coming up on our sixth birthday?) on generating Flash/PHP charts . Here’s a list of some of the better places on the net that will help you build PHP charts. pChart is a free PHP class-oriented framework for creating good-looking aliased charts, from [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=AB3C4D03-C2AC-F935-DD2604AE3492A4F6 DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-04T22:26:44+10:00 Drupal is really growing in popularity, and Drupal fans will want to take a look at this comprehensive list of Drupal resources, Drupal themes, websites made in Drupal, recommended modules, cheat sheets and debugging tools, by Cameron Chapman over at Noupe.com. http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=A8411902-FFBA-E00A-72B4E6A80496B75A DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-04T08:33:07+10:00 Is it me, or has the ancient, honorable pastime of beer drinking been sadly neglected as Twitter has become intertwined with all human activity? Sure, you can tweet that Paris Hilton seems to be giving you the eye from across the bar, or complain via Twitter that mom refuses to give you money for going out [...] http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=A38DFBB1-0DB3-1453-61FDDCF7ACB2537E DreamweaverMX DigitalMediaMinute 2009-06-03T10:38:59+10:00 Now that Microsoftâ??s Bing search engine is live, I figured Iâ??d create a "search definition" for FeedDemon to simplify subscribing to Bing search feeds.  Here's how to use it: View this page in FeedDemon, then click here to install the Bing search definition Click the Subscribe button, then type the keyword you wish to search for and click Next Select "Bing" from the list of search engines and click Next Select the folder you want to place this feed http://www.fullasagoog.com/go.cfm?itemid=9EC78485-E5FD-546D-B877208182833B7F DreamweaverMX TopStyle 2009-06-02T12:23:44+10:00