Back into blogging...

January 26th 2012 | 0 comments

I know it's been a while since I've had an update on this site, but rest assured... updates are forthcoming! But before they do, I will be in the process of transferring my domain, my hosting account, all my files, and creating a new design before February's end so February's going to be a little hectic! However, I'll see if I can get some new material up during that month.  

Here are some topics I am thinking about:

• Site Optimization
• jQuery
• jQuery UI
• Dojo
• Clojure
• Coding Best Practices

If there is anything you are interested in learning from me, let me know in the comments! I can be pretty accomodating (when I want to be)... 

A Primer to CSS Specificity

August 16th 2011 | 0 comments
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Count the Lines of Code in your Web Application with PHP

June 15th 2011 | 0 comments
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How To Protect Your Site From XSS With PHP

June 8th 2011 | 9 comments
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How To Submit a Form with jQuery and AJAX

June 1st 2011 | 7 comments
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