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News Corp. Launches “The Daily” iPad Publication
In a world where print media is slowly receding into the shadows of new technology, it is clear that tablets devices are going to rule the future. Rupert Murdoch has obviously realized this with his launch of “The Daily,” a brand new news experience for the iPad. I have a had a chance to take a look at the product, and I would share some thoughts and screenshots on some key areas of the experience. Keep Reading
Creating County Overlays with Google Maps Javascript API
I am working with a client that wanted a feature on their website where users could find the nearest sales rep to their location. The client’s company have several sales reps that represent various counties in Southern California. I began working on using the awesome Google Map API to create such a tool, and it will be launched soon.
As I worked on the tool, I learned a lot, and I wanted to share some of my new-found knowledge with everyone. In the following post (including a video, yay!) I will show you how to create a county overlay on a Google Map.
Display PDFs Inline with A Little Help From Google…
Ahh the PDF. The gold standard of document exchange and sharing, PDFs are one of the most commonly used filetypes today. But they have a drawback when it comes to the web. Unlike image files (JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG, etc.), you can’t easily display a PDF inline with HTML on a website. “Why is this a problem?” I hear you ask. Suppose you want to show project spec sheets in a web portfolio, or show a resume on a personal site. You can’t use a PDF without converting each page to an image and then displaying them all on your page. With a little help from Google, however, the process becomes a whole lot easier.
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Easily Make Full Page Screenshots with webkit2png
As a web developer and designer, I am always taking screenshots of web pages. Sometimes I do this to show a client something, other times I just need a shot for my portfolio. But there’s a problem…
Mac App Store Thoughts
While I normally like to write about web development, I do have an interest in software development as well. Today, Apple unveiled their much-touted Mac App Store, an online store similar to the App Store found on the iPhone and iPad. I thought I would share some of my thoughts on the new location for downloading apps.
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Display Flickr Feeds with JSON and Javascript
I have recently been working on a project for a client that required an image gallery component. The images that were to be used in the gallery were in a set on Flickr. I had two options on displaying the images:
- Download and re-upload each image to a directory on the project website (long, tedious, and inefficient)
- Pull the images in live from Flickr (dynamic and efficient)
I had a problem, however: I had no idea how to pull images live from Flickr. However, I had recently begun learning JavaScript, and wanted to put my new skills to the test. I began to research…
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