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My new HP TouchPad – Better, Faster, Stronger, Overclocked

A couple of weeks ago I purchased an HP TouchPad once they were on fire-sale for $99. My initial review: WebOS is nice, simple, clean and “throwing” out apps to close them is fun.  The device though is slow (perhaps … Continue reading →

New Site Design 2011

What you are looking at is my new website design.  It’s a different direction for me being more on the minimalist side than I’ve created for myself before and also utilizes Javascript & jQuery (it works without it too) for … Continue reading →

Disable Verizon V-Cast popup / autostart on Android HTC Incredible

So after the update to Android version 2.2 on my HTC Incredible that I have with Verizon I notice that everytime I plug it into my computer with the USB cable it would pop up a V-Cast promo video in … Continue reading →

Mock Draft 2010 iPhone, iPad and iPod touch now Available!

I know you’ve all recently been thinking “Hey… where’s that awesome iPhone app I used back in 2009 to create my NFL mock draft, check out player stats and follow the live results?” Well, never mind how I know that, the … Continue reading →

What is SEO? An introduction to Search Engine Optimization and search result rank

Everyone wants their site to come up on the first page of google, yahoo and other leading search services. There is no simple or guaranteed solution to do this. But there are some things you can understand to get started … Continue reading →

Detect File Types For Files With No Extension

As a web developer or anyone who uses a PC extensively, you may come across a file that has no file extension and the name and filesize give you no clues to make a guess as to what it might … Continue reading →

Seperate the directory and file portions of a string path in PHP

I was about to build my own function to separate the directory and file name portions of a string that contained both in php, when I decided to do a quick search to see if one already existed.  I was … Continue reading →

Migrating wordpress to a new server

I just wanted to make some notes on the process of migrating a wordpress blog from one host to another, completely different host.  Hopefully this will clear some questions up for you and help you do it right the first … Continue reading →

A customized web-based wysiwyg that can clean a paste from MS Word

I few weeks ago I began a project developing a custom built content management system (CMS) for clients of the web development company I work for (cgCraft).  A key component of any CMS is the wysiwyg… that special text-box that … Continue reading →

Google Talk Crashes When I Select Show current music track Status, using Winamp

I discovered a strange bug recently while using Google Talk.  I wanted to “Show current music track” as my status and it failed.  I had done this in the past but recently re-installed Google Talk and upgraded Winamp, so I’m … Continue reading →