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Fun with Static Site Generators and Travis

Mar
29
2013
Learn how to setup an automated, github hosted, static site with Awestruct, Travis CI, and Loadreport.js. This post reviews the basics of setting up your github OAuth token, encryption with travis, and finally pushing your website to github pages with an automated travisci build. [read more]

preprocessor | travisci | awestruct | loadreportjs |

How Collective Wisdom Shapes a Talk

Feb
25
2013
This post explains the ideas behind onslyde, an open source tool used to gain audience participation and fine grained analytics on presentations. It also explains the steps to getting setup. [read more]

websockets | speaking | audience engagement |

Adventures with the Skia Debugger

Feb
18
2013
Want to know more about the Skia debugger, the graphics library backing chrome? This post is for you. [read more]

frontend | html | css | graphics | debug |

I'll Sleep When I Die - All for HTML5

Nov
1
2012
This post talks about my personal experiences in 2012. It was a year filled with fun, stress and craziness all to better understand the movement towards HTML5. [read more]

life |

Web Performance Testing With PhantomJS

Aug
16
2012
This post talks about advanced usages of phantomjs and how to use it to test the performance of your UI. loadreport.js is a tool built for integrating phantomjs into your current build system. [read more]

phantomjs | web performance | testing |

HTML5 is Booming in Atlanta

Jul
19
2012
In less than 1 year, the Atlanta HTML5 User Group has grown to 1000 members. Many folks use HTML5 as a marketing term, but in the dirty south (where the playas play), we use it to build a vibrant open source community. [read more]

html5 | atlanta |

Sharing Content with Web Intents

Jul
11
2012
In 2012 the Share Button scene is seriously messed up. But not to worry, Web Intents are on the rise. This article gives you need-to-know info about the current state of Web Intents and how to use them today. [read more]

web intents | html5 | share | stats |

Sniffing IE9 features while in compatibility mode

Jun
8
2012
When you need to detect the true version of IE, even when compatibility mode is forced, this is a solution. [read more]

ie | features | sniffing |

Choppy scrolling on iOS with iscroll and PhoneGap

Apr
9
2012
Using certain CSS selectors yields bad performance, especially on mobile devices. This is a problem recently faces by the Wikipedia mobile iOS app which I helped troubleshoot. [read more]

phonegap | css3 | iscroll |

AeroGear - Mobile, HTML5, and Auwesome

Feb
8
2012
AeroGear is a new project at JBoss which I helped get off the ground. Read what it's all about. [read more]

html5e | jboss | aerogear | mobile |