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(ActionScript 3) AS3: Creating a Gradient Rectangle

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:17:08 GMT

So I've always found gradients to be confusing until I found this great tutorial online.

(Ruby) Mixing in a Module immediately after an objects Singleton class

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:58:38 GMT

There are two ways to insert a module above the objects singleton class but before the objects Class

(Bash) Show .hidden folders and files in Os X Leopard

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:37:14 GMT

Some applications such as Flex Builder or SVN dump itty bitty hidden files that will screw up your workflow if you don't manage them. Here's how to quickly identify them.

(CSS) How to use EM's when you're already comfortable with pixels

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:02:24 GMT

Here's why I use em: 1. Pixels are precise but they're not very flexible. If you increase your browser's font-size, things may grow in wacky ways. 2. Percentages solve the issue of flexibility but sometimes the math gets tricky and I don't feel very comfortable purely working in that mode. I believe in Rapid Development which in this context means fewer calculators. By translating 1em to equal 10px, I am able to think in terms of Photoshop pixels but also ensure that increasing the font-size will allow the site to grow proportionally. If you know how to multiply and divide by 10, you'll rarely need a calculator. Note: The only time I do use px is for 1px borders. 0.1em doesn't work very well.

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Save JPEG's from Flash

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:05:41 GMT

I found this excellent tutorial on how to save JPEG images from Flash. You will need the Adobe JPEG Encoder class which can be found here: http://code.google.com/p/as3corelib/. You will also need some server-side action which in this case was done in PHP

(Rails) Installing ReCaptcha

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:34:37 GMT

(Rails) Installing Restful Authentication

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:32:27 GMT

I always forget the command needed to install RESTful authentication.

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Regular Expression Basics

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:12:47 GMT

1. RegExp.text(string) returns a Boolean 2. RegExp.exec(string) returns an Object 3. String.search(pattern) returns an int 4. String.match(pattern) returns an Array 5. String.replace(pattern, replace) returns a String

(Ruby) Open a text file and re-write its contents into a new text file

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:03:34 GMT

Basic example of how to open a text file and print them (including line-numbers) into a new text file

(Bash) Creating a Simple Alias in Terminal

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:37:46 GMT

I use terminal for SFTP because I'm cheap and I don't want to purchase Transmit. SFTP works just fine but the problem is that I get tired of having to type [bash]$ sftp chrisaiv@blah.com:/directory/subdirectory/ so instead I've made an alias. First things first, in terminal using Textmate, type [bash]$ mate ~/.bash_alias. Next paste the code below. After you save the file, type [bash]$ ~/.bash_profile and past the second line of code. After you restart your terminal, you should only have to type the alias nickname and whala!

(ActionScript) AS2: Simple Send and Load

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:51:51 GMT

This is pretty handy if you need to make a request to a server and receive a response. For example, you want to send an e-mail in Flash using some PHP script. On the PHP side, request will be sent as

(ActionScript 3) Basic Framework for writing JavaScript injections

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:27:45 GMT

Some pretty cool stuff. You can write JavaScript injections from ActionScript including local & global variables and functions.

(ActionScript 3) Compare Two Dates

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:20:29 GMT

This should come in handy some day.

(ActionScript 3) Opening a Thick Box iFrame from Flash

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:17:50 GMT

Found this script on DesignFission's website and found it to be pretty handy.

(Perl) Find and Replace a string in a textfile within multiple folders

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:34:57 GMT

I had a string within multiple files which were also within multiple folders that I wanted to replace

(JavaScript) Params to JSON

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:57:15 GMT

I found this neat little utility that will convert an array into JSON

(SQL) MySQL Commands I wish I could remember

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:45:27 GMT

1. Load Data from a csv file 2. Backing up a complete database 3. Backing up a specific table 4. Backing up multiple databases 5. Restoring a database 6. Setting up foreign keys between two databases

(PHP) PHP MP3 playlist

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:23:45 GMT

I found this script out in space and think it's rad. Click on the URL to see this authors profile. The easiest way to use this script is to place it in the same directory as your mp3's then make a request to the php. The php will return an XML with the song Path, Title, and Author which is great for Flash.

(ActionScript 3) Flash E-mail This Validator

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:28:21 GMT

(Apache) OS X.5: Configure Apache 2 to point at my Sites Directory (ver 2)

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:33:20 GMT

There is another way to point Apache 2 to my Sites directory after upgrading Tiger to Leopard 1. I used textmate to open this file /etc/apache2/httpd.conf 2. I commented this line #DocumentRoot "/Library/WebServer/Documents" 3. Replaced it with this line instead DocumentRoot "/Users/mac_user_shortname/Sites" 4. Added a file titled mac_user_shortname.conf to : /etc/apache2/users/ 5. Include this snippet into mac_user_shortname.conf