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Dusting off the ol’ Blog
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Jack.
Yup, I’ve let this blog go, as many would-be bloggers do. Projects come up, priorities change and life takes unexpected turns. One of my self-initiated changes is that i plan to finally get fit again.
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I Reject the Design Every Day Challenge
Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by Jack.
If you followed my #design365 site then you realized by now, I threw this to the curb. It seemed like such a great idea, there are a lot of people doing it, who doesn’t love some good self improvement, right? Concept Fail. At least for me. It wasn’t 5 days before i felt the pressure [...]
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I Accept the Design Every Day (#design365) Challange
Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by Jack.
Smashing Magazine issued a challenge. I decided to accept. Why not add one more thing that will be tough to keep up with to my pile?
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Baby Depot – Ghost Town Edition
Posted on 12. Sep, 2009 by Jack.
If you’re only interested in my designer/developer side, then feel free to ignore this post. Otherwise, sit in and enjoy the ride as I share my wildly unique experience shopping for baby furniture at Baby Depot. It won’t disappoint. Ah, Latham Circle Mall. Never heard of it? That’s easy to believe. Never been? Even easier [...]
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Quickie ExpressionEngine Plugin: URI Prettify
Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Jack.
wrote a plugin to take any string, such as {segment_3}, and strip out the “_” or “-” delimiters and set words to title case. Parameters exist to uncapitalize words such as “and”, “for” and “the”. Give it a try, it just might come in handy in a pinch.
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Interviewed on Repart-ee
Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by Jack.
Just a quick update for those who follow my blog but aren’t up on Twitter (this news is so 2 hours ago). My interview with Dan Diemer on Repart-ee, the ExpressionEngine podcast, finally went live this morning.
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Dealing with WYSIWYGs – Taming TinyMCE
Posted on 20. Jun, 2009 by Jack.
There are 2 main problems with the default install of TinyMCE. The first: it’s ugly, bloated and unintuitive. The second: the code that might come out of it when clients take control. Let’s get to work:
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Optimizing ExpressionEngine Sites for Minimum Load Times [Part 1]
Posted on 04. May, 2009 by Jack.
Load Optimization is a lot of little things added together for the greater good. When combined, page weight can be cut in half, or even more, with no change in functionality. Start with the lowest hanging fruit and move up to the more complex and more gritty as needed.
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Back on the Trail Again – Work and Play
Posted on 23. Apr, 2009 by Jack.
So my vacation has been over for two weeks now. I’ve settled back into the fact that I’ll be working hard but have decided to try to play harder. It’s spring time, fishing and golf have arrived, and the weather is amazing. Saratoga Springs in spring is a great place to be.
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Day Eight – Bunratty to Galway
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Jack.
We have really seen a LOT. I mean, seriously, by day 8 we have seen everything that was on our list. It’s at this point we needed to come up with some plans…
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I’m Jack
ExpressionEngine is my best friend as a developer. I no longer have to worry about how to fit my design into the CMS, leaving me to be as creative as I want to be, and not lose site of my strategy.
Shoot me an email: jack {at} jackmcdade.com!