Javascript

Gmail + Google Reader Greasemonkey Script Evolved

Submitted by mikehostetler on Mon, 10/16/2006 - 08:53

After seeing the excellent Gmail + Google Reader Greasemonkey script over at persistent.info over the weekend, I had to install it. I am an avid Gmail fan and use it as my central hub for all online information. With Google Reader's new version, I resolved to try it out as well. I've been using Google Reader for about a week, so I don't quite have a good review of it yet, other then to say that I LOVE the keyboard shortcuts.

I have over 100 feeds in my reader. I've learned that I cannot read over 100 feeds a day, so I've got my short list of daily feeds, which are set aside via a label in Google Reader. I can scream through these feeds in about 15 minutes a day, which is just the right amount of news for me.

QTabPanel - jQuery Tab Panel for QCodo

Submitted by mikehostetler on Mon, 06/26/2006 - 10:17

Another software release to announce today in response to this thread. I haven't used this a whole lot yet, but a few weeks ago I whipped up a Tabbed Panel for Qcodo. It uses the excellent jQuery javascript library and the jQuery Tabs Plugin.

See the attached file for the code and examples.

QDrupal - Drupal module with the Qcodo Framework

Submitted by mikehostetler on Mon, 06/12/2006 - 10:33

UPDATE

After some feedback, I've updated the version of QDrupal. You can find it below.

Over the last few months, I've become involved with the Qcodo and Drupal projects. I use both projects and believe in both of them. Because I love Drupal and Qcodo and want to use both, I've created a mashup of the two for use in my own projects. I've shared this code with a few people and the response has been positive. So, I've decided to release a preliminary version. Eventually this code will live in the QForge. When that happens, I'll update this post.

FireBug plans to add javascript debugging

Submitted by mikehostetler on Thu, 04/27/2006 - 09:37

FireBug plans to add javascript debuggingFireBug plans to add javascript debuggingHave I mentioned how much I love FireBug yet? If you work with HTML, CSS or Javascript at all, it's a must-have Firefox extension. The developer, Joe Hewitt, has taken many "best-of" extensions and combined them into one. Now, as if that wasn't good enough, he's adding javascript debugging. Goodbye Venkman, I won't miss you.

Representational State Transfer (REST) Client for Testing

Submitted by mikehostetler on Fri, 04/21/2006 - 17:41

Overview

I was in need of a REST client to use to quickly test a REST server I'm building. Nothing existed out there so I'm releasing this little gem.

It currently supports GET, POST and DELETE through Prototype's AJAX library. It's meant to be simple and easy to modify.

I am releasing it under the GPL License.

ChangeLog

April 21, 2006 - Initial Release

Download

Version 1.0 - rest_client1.0.zip

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HTML++, Client/SOA and Web 2.1

Submitted by mikehostetler on Wed, 02/15/2006 - 09:03

p>Harry Fuecks over at Sitepoint just put up a great article about the different uses of Ajax out in the wild today. He affectionately calls the two categories, HTML++ and Client/SOA. I would suggest reading his article for a better explanation of both.

p>This topic is very relevant to me at the moment because of the project I am currently working on. Quickly explained, I'm working on a team that is building a distributed SOA for wireless clients. Thus bandwidth and latency issues become a HUGE problem. The solution we've come up with is to put a webserver locally on the client machine. Thus, Ajax & HTML are served from localhost. Then, when data is needed, PHP handles fetching and caching locally over the wire.

FeedLounge annouces BETA

Submitted by mikehostetler on Tue, 12/06/2005 - 09:06

Alex King's FeedLounge service announced it will enter public BETA on January 16, 2006! This is exciting news and I wish Alex and Scott the best.

Venkman JS Debugger for Firefox 1.5

Submitted by mikehostetler on Wed, 11/30/2005 - 08:36

Like most other responsible web users I went and downloaded the brand spanking new Firefox 1.5 yesturday. Whenever I download an install a new version of Firefox, I have to reload all my extensions. This can be a tremendous pain because of version incompatibilities.

My saving grace is that I know that most of the extensions will come out with versions compatible with Firefox 1.5 in the near future. When I say most, I mean all except the Venkman Javascript Debugger.

The Venkman Javascript Debugger is a beautiful piece of code that literally enables me to act like a wizard of AJAX. People who are not aware of Venkman are dazzled by how fast I can debug a piece of javascript and subsequently pay me money to do so.

When Venkman didn't work for Firefox 1.5, I quickly started hacking and have produced an UNOFFICIAL version that does. It's linked below.

Venkman Home Page

Unoffical Venkman that works with Firefox 1.5

Mike Hostetler is an inventor, entrepreneur, programmer and proud father. Having worked with web technologies since the mid 1990's, Mike has had extensive experience developing web applications with PHP and JavaScript. Currently, Mike works as the CEO of appendTo, LLC, The Company Dedicated to jQuery, based in Denver, Colorado. Heavily involved in Open Source, Mike is a former member of the jQuery Core team, leads the QCubed PHP5 Framework project, and participates in the Drupal project. When not in front of a computer, Mike enjoys hiking, fly-fishing, snowboarding and spending time with his family.