Author Archives: Seán Hayes

Awesome Web App, Codecademy, Teaches You to Program

I just found out about this cool web app called Codecademy that teaches programming to complete novices. As soon as you visit the site you can start learning to program without having to create an account, and as of now … Continue reading

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Twitter Web Intents Javascript Events Not Firing

If you’re trying out Twitter’s Web Intents Javascript Events and it’s not working, be aware that they only work if your HTML page is loaded from an HTTP server. If you open your page locally off your hard drive it … Continue reading

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Saved Web Pages from Firefox Have Scripts Removed

So, I was just in the middle of a programming test for a job application where I had to download an HTML page, edit the JavaScript to perform a desired task, and email it back. I downloaded the page, but … Continue reading

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Recruiter SPAM

Got a job posting mass emailed to me today, here’s an excerpt: “Our records show based on your resume, which was imported into our system recently that you are an experienced IT professional whose background may possibly align to the … Continue reading

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Cookies Not Saved In Internet Explorer for Facebook iframe Apps

I’m making a Facebook game using Django and was having a problem with Internet Explorer. The Problem: After login the page would render correctly as if the user was logged in, but when navigating to another page it was as … Continue reading

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CSS Meta Languages and Compilers

So, I’ve finally decided to add a CSS framework into my workflow, namely Blueprint. I’m not very skilled when it comes to graphic design (though I’m trying to learn) and the CSS frameworks out there give you some nice looking … Continue reading

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LaunchRock Viral Sign Up Pages

I came across this new web app for creating viral sign up pages called LaunchRock. I’d love to try it out, but in order to get an invite to the beta I need 3 people to sign up. If you’re … Continue reading

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Script to Convert PSD Files to HTML Templates

For a while now I’ve been tinkering with this GIMP Plugin that converts PSD files to HTML templates. There’s been some recent interest in it, so I’ve decided to work on it some more and get a usable release out. … Continue reading

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Advice from my Experience with OAuth

I recently finished coding the OAuth authentication method for accessing Picasa photos from within Darkroom. Since it was written client side using JavaScript I was trying to be as minimalist as possible, so I wrote my own minimal implementation rather … Continue reading

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Setting up SSL on Apache

While locally testing Darkroom over HTTPS, Firefox gave me the following error: “Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long”. Turns out I’d never configured the Apache instance on my laptop to use SSL. Once you’ve got the right information it’s really quick to fix. … Continue reading

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