Posts by Tom (42 results)

  • Building an Application with CoffeeScript Review

    The intro of the video course states “familiarize yourself with CoffeeScript” and I did (course link http://bit.ly/1ix4XXb)  The other list items of learning in the description are also fairly accurate.  The “cake” built tool was demonstrated, using jQuery with coffeescript was demonstrated, built a simple framework was also demonstrated.  The inaccurate part of the description is the “Who is this… read more

  • 1 Hour Crash Course in AngularJS

    Have you thought about learning AngularJS, but find all the examples just too basic? I did too!  I spent an entire week (full-time) during my vacation to break open AngularJS and see what’s possible.   What I came up with as a demo is a quiz where you can type in questions and answers, then play the questions one at a… read more

  • Top 5 Sublime Text Shortcuts

    Top 5 Shortcuts That Will Boost Your Coding Productivity Are you new to the sublime text editor?  It’s really more powerful than it looks.   While it’s easy navigation with mouse and keyboard all the powerful tools are quickly accessible with a few shortcuts.  VIM users will likely stick to VIM after the steep learning curve of the abundance of keyboard… read more

  • Make a Game with ImpactJS Tutorial

    While doing research in game development using HTML5, ImpactJS is a framework that is mentioned as being the best to date for making HTML5 games.  The great thing is that you can port over HTML5 to mobile platforms using AppMobi, PhoneGap, or Ejecta.  You will also learn Node.js and Socket.io in the tutorials. Here is an extended tutorial for beginners:… read more

  • Responsive Web Design with jQuery Review

    If you’re looking for a plethora of plugins, scripts, shims to add responsiveness this book is for you, but be prepared to figure out the differences yourself.  The book is written more like a reference book with short examples and brief explanation of many jQuery plugins. I read the title several times after reading the content and can say that… read more

  • How to Get Free Press for your Software

    Have you heard of “any press is good press”? It will make people aware of your product regardless if it’s any good when it times for them to buy. Build credibility, get exposure, and more traffic to your website.  Forget about generating back links through bots and blog commenting.  It is much more effective doing it the following ways. One… read more

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  • Scale HTML5 Video to Fit Screen

    With the recent updates of browsers supporting web more W3C standards, it is easier to embed HTML5 videos than before, although you still have to provide your video in multiple codecs such as webm, ogg, and mp4. The thing is you still have to use javascript to control the video’s functionality. So here’s the simplest way to make your HTML5… read more

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  • Javascript Fluent Confrence 2013 Review

    Overall this video collection of Fluent Conference is a great value with a few useless presentations sprinkled in. The good thing is that you can skip the videos that seem to be useless and this mainly applies to the sessions. If you were to be at the conference, then you would have lost time attending them. Before I mention ones… read more

  • Present Yourself Book Review

    Authors: Kit Seeborg, Andrea Meyer This is a book mostly about the web service Slide Share, partly about marketing yourself or business, and a bit about making slides. You can summarize it as “make slides to get leads for your business”. The book includes several case-studies but lacks specific metrics. Some sources for proof would be great, although that’s a… read more

  • Tech Infographics After Effects Template

    Using my after effects design skills I created this powerful After Effects template to use in business presentations.  Check out the video below. Click on article for download link!

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