Web Development
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New York Times API (PHP)
The Mount Prospect Public Library wanted to have the New York Times Bestsellers list on their website. So I decided to create a program that would do that for them. The program works by fetching JSON data from the NYT API, comparing it against the libraries catalog to make sure they own a copy, then…
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Pong Game
I have always been interested in video games, and I thought I would try my hand at creating one. Since I was starting at the beginning, I thought it was only fitting that I create a early game, thus PONG. I looked at building the game using the DOM vs the Canvas tag but settled…
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Digital Signage
The library wanted to have digital signs but didn’t know how. They were currently running a PowerPoint slide on a computer. It seemed like an easy problem to fix, I started to make a backend database that I could log into and schedule when the different images would show, but the staff didn’t want that,…
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Making Dungeon Game
I thought I would try my hand at making a game. Something simple, a maze. Maybe I’ll style it after an Indiana Jones temple. My thought is to create it using the DOM since I use it in day to day web design. I’ll create the walls and characters as div elements, style it with…
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Prepros
While Mac users have enjoyed web development preprossing for years with Codekit, Windows users were forced to user multiple applications or roll their own Ruby scripts to get the same effect. Finally a product has come to Windows, and while it may not have all the polish of Codekit, its a great start. Prepros is an…
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Role Scoper – WP Plugin Review
WordPress is a great CMS, but it does lack in the user permissions department. By Default you can create a subscriber, someone who can do little more than view the site. A Contributor, someone who can create blog posts, but not publish them. An Author can create blog posts and publish them. The Editor can…