I had to unzip a file on a clients server today. Unzipping it locally and then re-uploading it would have been a pain; the unzipped folder was about double the bits of the original ZIP file. Anyways, once terminal’d in,…
Category: Development
Troubleshooting: Media Temple GRID SFTP Connection Issues
Sometimes I need to change a GRID Server Administrator password over at Media Temple. Once changed, I continually run into SFTP connection issues. It’s goddamn frustrating. And it was just working! I just want to code, not putts around with…
Launched: Trivial Beersuit (for All Your Trivia Night Needs)
For the past few months I have been working on a subscription-based site that provides monthly custom curated trivia questions to bars and other establishments. It all began last summer at a friend’s wedding where I met the woman behind…
Launched: Christine Chaney Creative
I was in Ballard. At the Ballard Market, to be exact, food shopping for a summer camping trip. I was in the grocery section—because it’s more than just an isle—and I ran into a friend. We chatted for a few…
How to Change WordPress JetPack Contact Form Success Messaging
Today I ran into some ugly styling using the Contact Form that comes with the WordPress JetPack plugin. After a quick search on the world wide web I came across this post on the WordPress support forum. It’s pretty simple…
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Targeting IE10
Today I was browser testing one of my clients new sites. When I got to IE10 the normal conditional comments didn’t have any effect on it. Strange, I thought. After a quick search I found this StackOverflow question that provides…
Those Damn Pesky Mac OS X .DS_Store Files on Network Resources
I’m currently working on a project where we’re developing directly on the development server. It’s not my preference to develop this way, but alas it’s necessary for reasons I won’t go into. I work on a MacBook Pro running OS…
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C#: Simple .NET Console App To Loop Through CSV, Download Images
I recently had the need to write a .NET console app which opens up a CSV file and does some stuff. This app loops through each row, downloads an image from the URL in column two and saves it with…
jQuery: Custom Recursive Blink Function
I recently wrote a recursive function to create a blinking effect on a given div. I’m totally geeking out on it right now. I know this can be done via jQuery UI, but I didn’t want the overhead on my…
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Launched: Microsoft Hardware Healthy Computing Tool
This is a little tool I worked on earlier this year for Microsoft Hardware. It’ll help you pick the best keyboard or mouse for your ergonomic situation. You may check it out over here.
