Dan Vega

Bootstrap Breadcrumbs for Mura

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:37:00 +0500

I am working on a friends site that uses Mura & Slatwall. I needed a way to display some breadcrumbs for the products area. Luckily Mura comes with a built in way to do this. #$.dspCrumbListLinks("crumbList")# This uses a method ...

Responsive Apps using Bootstrap 2.0

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 02:49:00 +0500

I revamped my Bootstrap presentation and gave it to a local user group this morning. I am happy to say that it went really well. I am very happy with the new slide deck and the new direction of the presentation. I have a few things to update but othe...

Perfect Workflow in Sublime Text 2

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:11:00 +0500

I have become a huge fan of Sublime Text 2. It's full featured, customizable and all the cool kids are using it. I came across a tuts+ Premium video that was posted on YouTube and it is really awesome. You get a 2.5 hour walk through on getting start...

Typing practice for programmers

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:58:00 +0500

Google comes with the coolest services. This one allows programmers to practice typing. It allows you to pick a language and then test your speed as well as your efficiency. Head over to http://typing.io and test your skills right now.

Grails for CFML developers

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:30:00 +0500

I wanted to let everyone about a new series that Joe Rinehart started called Grails for CFML developers. These are short, detailed walk through's on how to get started with Grails. He does a great job of comparing how you would do something in the ...

Meet SYRE, The World's First Bluetooth iPod Nano Watch Case

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:40:00 +0500

I love browsing Kickstarter for cool new ideas and products. Kickstarter is a funding platform for creative products. There are many creative people out there with great ideas who often don't have the capital of big business to get them off the groun...

Google Plus on my Android Tablet

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:36:00 +0500

Ever since I got my new shiny Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet about 6 months ago I have found myself using Google Plus more often. Recently there was an update and it was a good one. I love browsing Google plus more on my tablet than I do on the desktop. ...

Cross Fit Conditioning Class for Saturday August 4, 2012

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 11:56:00 +0500

Went to bed at a decent time last night so I could be up and ready for today's 10:00 conditioning workout. I am glad I did because this was one of the hardest workouts I have ever done. For most of you this might not be a big deal but it kicked my bu...

Cross Fit Conditioning Class for Thursday August 2, 2012

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:38:00 +0500

I had another Cross Fit conditioning class tonight. I will be doing these about 3 days week until rookie camp starts on August 21st. Another great night and what I love about these workouts is that no 2 are the same. Tonight we did 1 minute of each e...

Ajax asynchronous vs synchronous request

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:47:00 +0500

There are times (like the one I ran into today) where you don't want an ajax request to be asynchronous. By default all ajax requests are set to asynchronous by default which can cause some strange behavior if your'e not paying attention. I am going ...

Greatness

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:25:00 +0500

During the Olympics we watch these amazing athletes and we are in awe of their greatness. I don't know about you but it makes me proud of our US athletes and it makes feel lazy at the same time. Why am I not pushing myself harder to accomplish my goa...

Watch the Olympics on your desktop or mobile device

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:38:00 +0500

For the 1st time ever you will be able to watch every event at the Olympics. Adobe and NBC have released two official NBC Olympics apps -- both free and compatible with the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and select Android devices. You can also watch ...

My Official Introduction to Cross Fit Training

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:50:00 +0500

I love running, swimming, lifting and really any form of exercise. For whatever reason I enjoy pain because I know that it is helping me work towards my goals. Last night i signed up for my first official cross fit workout at CTOWN CrossFit. I ha...

Google Doodles - How to view the entire archive

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:31:00 +0500

I love checking out the Google Doodles. These are the awesome graphics they come up with to replace the logo on special occasions. Today when I logged on there was a nice doodle in honor of the Olympics starting today. Wouldn't it be great if...

jQuery.each() gotcha

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:00:00 +0500

I had an issue at work today that really had me scratching my head. The $.each() function can be used to iterate over any collection, whether it is a map (JavaScript object) or an array. Take the following example. I have an array of numbers and duri...