• Using jQuery Deferred.notify() To Provide Locally Cached Data

    Updated: 2012-09-27 15:57:00
    Most of the data in your application hasn't changed. Sure, things are being updated all the time; but, the large majority of the data remains the same from moment to moment. As such, it might make sense to show the user outdated, locally cached data before taking the time to go to the server for the true data. But how can we do this in a way that is really clear for your application Controllers? In jQuery 1.5, we were given Deferred objects to handle our asynchronous, server-side requests. In ... ead More raquo;

  • Samsung TouchWiz bug found and squash – in a day

    Updated: 2012-09-26 14:42:00
    , : Shaun Mccran My digital playground about All about me portfolio Some of my work hire me For freelance work ask me A question on formspring contact Send me an email Hide Menu 26 S E P 2012 Samsung TouchWiz bug found and squash in a day Posted By Shaun McCran Related Categories : Mobile Security Yesterday Sept 25th news site across the web were buzzing with the news that an entrapeneuring type had managed to find an exploit in the Samsung Touchwiz software . It basically allowed foreign code to be run on the phone , without the users authorisation or prompting , that formatted the . handset You can read more : here http : techcrunch.com 2012 09 25 got-touchwiz-some-samsung-smartphones-can-be-totally-wiped-by-clicking-a-link By today Sept 26th the same news sites are reporting that

  • Capturing Document-Click Events With AngularJS

    Updated: 2012-09-17 17:17:00
    As I have been trying to learn AngularJS, one of the biggest stumbling blocks [for me] is the extreme separation of the Controller layer from DOM (Document Object Model) manipulation. In an AngularJS application, none of the Controllers are supposed to touch the document in anyway; all mutation should be done through the two-way data binding. If you do need to touch the DOM, you need to use (or create) an AngularJS Directive. As a learning experiment, I wanted to see if I could come up with a ... ead More raquo;

  • Zend Framework 2: Select Optgroups

    Updated: 2012-09-16 23:19:47
    On my project I’m currently working on I needed to use optgroups. After looking high and low through the documentation and the code I discovered the feature kind of worked, but kind of didn’t. I issued a pull request that fixed the code for the next release (2.0.1) but here’s the skinny on how to [...]

  • Creating AngularJS Controllers With Instance Methods

    Updated: 2012-09-13 16:45:00
    In AngularJS, just as in any MVC (Model-View-Controller) framework, Controllers respond to events, gather data, and make that data available to the View. In most of the AngularJS demos that I have seen, Controllers are defined as free-standing, globally-scoped functions. In my opinion, this approach is problematic for two reasons. First, it pollutes the global namespace; and second, it requires putting too much logic into a single function. Luckily, with some self-executing functions, we can ... ead More raquo;

  • Mapping AngularJS Routes Onto URL Parameters And Client-Side Events

    Updated: 2012-09-12 15:11:00
    Earlier this week, I talked about mapping RESTful resource URIs onto URL parameters and server-side events . When developing a thick-client application, much of the same URL routing functionality is required on the client. Only, with the ever-growing complexity of rich user interfaces, routing and partial page rendering on the client becomes much more dif ... ead More raquo;

  • NHS Launches Blood donor mobile app

    Updated: 2012-09-11 15:15:00
    , : Shaun Mccran My digital playground about All about me portfolio Some of my work hire me For freelance work ask me A question on formspring contact Send me an email Hide Menu 11 S E P 2012 NHS Launches Blood donor mobile app Posted By Shaun McCran Related Categories : Mobile General Interest I've donate blood for a few years now . I view it as a relatively easy thing to do , that causes no harm to me , and can help save someone life . I won't miss the blood they take , my body will just create more of it naturally , and there is a reward card system where they change the color of your card based on the number of donations I'm a sucker for any kind of reward based system What's the biggest problem with donating blood Finding and booking a . session The mobile app allows users to find the

  • Fixing PHP Code Standard Issues

    Updated: 2012-09-11 01:43:16
    It’s been one busy day, cranking out features like no tomorrow (even issuing pull requests on github to fix Zend Framework 2 issues) and still finding time to improve my PHP toolbelt. Today while issuing pull requests I came across PHP-CS-Fixer which was referenced as a way to fix some minor code formatting issues in [...]

  • How to make hidden application icons transparent on Mac OS X

    Updated: 2012-09-06 00:37:54
    Geekology Unix is very user-friendly . It's also very selective about who its friends . are 5.5kmph in morning traffic . I console myself with the thought that 200 years ago on a horse-drawn carriage , I'd be . speeding Mon , 23 Jan 2012 07:59 Home Articles Blog Videos Subscribe This is a website by Willem van Zyl I'm a project manager , software developer , Apple evangelist and geek from South Africa I'm passionate about web and mobile application development , usability , productivity , physics , astronomy , science fiction and . fantasy If you would like to contact me , message me on Twitter or send me an email How to make hidden application icons transparent on Mac OS X 14 Aug 2009 In Mac OS X , clicking on the red button in an application's titlebar or clicking on the application's

  • How to change the format of screenshots saved to your Desktop on Mac OS X

    Updated: 2012-09-06 00:37:54
    Mac OS X has several options for taking screenshots with shortcut keys or taking screenshots from the command line. By default these screenshots are copied to the clipboard or saved to your Desktop as PNG files. You can set these saved screenshots to one of several different filetypes using one of the commands below. To change the default screenshot filetype, open a new Terminal window and enter a command like this (replacing "{filetype}" with your preferred filetype): defaults write com.apple.screencapture type {filetype} ... then log out and back in to activate the changes. Permitted filetypes are "jpg", "png", "bmp", "gif", and "tiff".

  • Xcode and Objective-C resources for iPhone Application Developers

    Updated: 2012-09-06 00:37:53
    Geekology Linux for development . Mac for productivity . Windows for . solitaire 5.5kmph in morning traffic . I console myself with the thought that 200 years ago on a horse-drawn carriage , I'd be . speeding Mon , 23 Jan 2012 07:59 Home Articles Blog Videos Subscribe This is a website by Willem van Zyl I'm a project manager , software developer , Apple evangelist and geek from South Africa I'm passionate about web and mobile application development , usability , productivity , physics , astronomy , science fiction and . fantasy If you would like to contact me , message me on Twitter or send me an email Xcode and Objective-C resources for iPhone Application Developers 02 Jul 2009 If you'd like to become an iPhone Application Developer there are several resources available online and

  • How to uninstall Google Software Update on Mac OS X

    Updated: 2012-09-06 00:37:45
    Geekology Programmers are an efficient method of converting caffeine into . code 5.5kmph in morning traffic . I console myself with the thought that 200 years ago on a horse-drawn carriage , I'd be . speeding Mon , 23 Jan 2012 07:59 Home Articles Blog Videos Subscribe This is a website by Willem van Zyl I'm a project manager , software developer , Apple evangelist and geek from South Africa I'm passionate about web and mobile application development , usability , productivity , physics , astronomy , science fiction and . fantasy If you would like to contact me , message me on Twitter or send me an email How to uninstall Google Software Update on Mac OS X 02 Feb 2009 After trying out the Macintosh versions of Picasa and Google Quick Search Box the Google Software Updater keeps popping up

  • How to compile and install command line tools on Mac OS X with MacPorts

    Updated: 2012-09-06 00:37:45
    Geekology My software never has bugs . It just develops random . features 5.5kmph in morning traffic . I console myself with the thought that 200 years ago on a horse-drawn carriage , I'd be . speeding Mon , 23 Jan 2012 07:59 Home Articles Blog Videos Subscribe This is a website by Willem van Zyl I'm a project manager , software developer , Apple evangelist and geek from South Africa I'm passionate about web and mobile application development , usability , productivity , physics , astronomy , science fiction and . fantasy If you would like to contact me , message me on Twitter or send me an email How to compile and install command line tools on Mac OS X with MacPorts 01 Feb 2009 The MacPorts Project provides software installation , updating , and removal functionality to OS X similar to

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