Metaphysics has entered programming for quite some time. Programming is all about ontologies and relationships. It is the very foundation of object oriented programming. Yet when we look at requirements we often get stuck making lists instead of making relationships. This could all change by starting the process by using mind maps.
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One of my friends asked me to review various options for embedding video into a website. In this brief article I will review the major embedded video providers like YouTube, Vimeo, and ReVVer and how you can use them with to enhance your website or application. Read more

Upfront warning. This is a fairly advanced topic and requires basic knowledge of CakePHP framework and PHP. This article demonstrates how you can use existing components on the web and integrate them into your application.

I was looking for a way to export data in an iCalendar (RFC 2445) compatible format. To accomplish this I created a helper class that generates this code using the iCalcreator class.
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Today I created a visual representation of my goals for the year. It got me thinking how it is too easy to jump into a new project without a clear vision on what is trying to be accomplished. For a web application or site to be successful there needs to be goals to measure that success against.
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… or more importantly, your clients stuff. According to the National Archives & Records Administration in Washington, D.C., 93% of companies that lost their data center for 10 days or more due to a disaster filed for bankruptcy within one year of the disaster. Of those companies, 50% filed for bankruptcy immediately. Please, I beg you, backup your data. This not only provides a way to go back to that design the client decided they liked from last week, but also to recover from accidental and unexpected data loss. Read more

This is a slight modification on the Day 4 Application. This shows how a slight modification in the css can achieve different results. Again this enables web site users to navigate through the entire site structure from any page on the site. It also has a secondary benefit of being an SEO friendly sitemap.

Horizontal Menu

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Let’s face it, creating documentation and manuals stinks. I would much rather put my writing skills to use for this blog or a million other creative endeavors than create a users manual that explains the obvious. But how do you explain what information should go into what field in a form page without creating a corresponding help page or user manual? Tooltips.

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