Posted by Jon on Jan 16, 2009 in ExtJS, JavaScript | 8 comments
For the longest time I am have been using Ext JS to write the Administration Tools for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy Racing League where I work. Some of the tools required uploading of large files to where I would use the SWFUpload library to achieve this functionally. With the introduction of Flash 10 to where you can not have JavaScript call the method to open the dialog box any more this presented a problem. The generally accepted workaround is to have the flash object be transparent and over the button but this doesn’t allow the button to have events or allow you to do hover overs and the such, Until Now.
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Posted by Jon on Jan 3, 2009 in PHP, Zend Framework | 2 comments
While working on a new project where my base was Zend Framework I desided to give the default layout for new ZF projects in Zend Studio for Eclipse a chance. While it does start a good layout for a project by generating the default code which is a real time saver I did notice some problems.
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Posted by Jon on Jan 2, 2009 in General, IndyCar Series, PHP | 0 comments
Like Rob Allen, I don’t really understand these tagged memes either, however, but I’m always game for something new.
Seven things you may not know about me:
- I’ve been doing HTML and web programming since late 1995 when I started using Hot Dog HTML Editor from Sausage Software
- I’ve been using some form of linux since mid 1998 after hearing about it on a show called The Screen Savers.
- My friends and I played Dr. Mario on the NES so much one day that it melted the console with the game still in.
- TV is my second love after programming and computers. I currently have two DVRs that record up to 15 hours a week of TV.
- I am an avid fan of music and I’m always listening to it.
- I enjoy watching IndyCar Series races as it’s some of the best racing out now.
- When I drink beer, I prefer to drink beer that is a micro brew.
I then get to pass on the baton to:
These are the rules apparently:
- Link your original tagger(s), and list these rules on your blog.
- Share seven facts about yourself in the post – some random, some wierd.
- Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and the links to their blogs.
- Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs and/or Twitter.
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Posted by Jon on Jan 1, 2009 in 500, Development, General, IMS, IndyCar Series | 1 comment
It seems that everyone is doing this so I will join in.
In short my year was this:
- Attended 4 IndyCar Series Races (Indy, Belle Isle, Kentucky, Mid-Ohio)
- Watched all the other IndyCar Series Races on TV.
- Attended one NASCAR and MotoGP Race at IMS.
- Worked with Zend on the Zend Framework Certification
- Attended my first (but not last) ZendCon
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