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While learning JavaScript and CSS, spend some time with HTML

February 25, 2013 | By

Please forgive this short little sermon. I’ve been spending most of my time over the past few years getting myself reacquainted with client-side development. A majority of that time has been spent focused on JavaScript. I’ve spent some …

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Welcome to RaymondCamden.com (2013)

February 25, 2013 | By

A few weeks ago I warned you that I’d be updating the site with a new design, and this weekend I deployed it. For the most part everything should work the same, but if you encounter any bugs or other problems, let me know.One of the big chang…

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Presentation: Browser Tools for Debugging

February 22, 2013 | By

A huge thank you goes to Andrew Trice for spending hours on polishing and editing a video of my last presentation. He uploaded it to Youtube and now you guys can watch it as well. I’m proud of this presentation so I hope it is helpful. A…

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Integrating Parse.com on the Server

February 22, 2013 | By

Earlier today a reader asked me to discuss using Parse.com on the server. I’ve blogged about Parse quite a bit, but always in the context of a web application (typically a mobile application). Parse.com has a full REST API that provides …

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Upcoming E-Seminar on FusionReactor and ColdFusion

February 21, 2013 | By

My readers know I’m a huge fan of FusionReactor. The company behind it, Intergral, is hosting an online seminar along with Adobe on Monday, March 11th. Both FusionReactor and FusionAnalytics will be discussed. Check it out (and sign up t…

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Another Lafayette Job – Game Programming Teacher

February 20, 2013 | By

As before, I’m just passing it on, but I’m so happy to see cool tech jobs in beautiful Lafayette, LA.

The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE), the leading educator in game development, 3D animation and VFX, is looking for an exp…

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Some examples of Android PhoneGap Config Settings

February 19, 2013 | By

One thing I don’t really play a lot with are config.xml files on Android. The config.xml file is a powerful way to specify settings like icons, splash screens, and the like. You can find the high level docs for this feature here: Project…

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Local Job Opportunity: After Effects Designer – Louisiana

February 18, 2013 | By

Just passing this on. The company is one I’ve known for a while and is a darn cool local shop.

Lafayette, LA design studio looking for freelance content creator proficient in Adobe After Effects CS6 with motion graphics skills for onli…

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Google Map/Directions Mashup

February 18, 2013 | By

A while back I ran into an interesting problem with Google Maps. I was booking travel for a conference and needing to find the closest Marriott to the conference location. I didn’t know the area very well so seeing a few addresses meant …

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Edge Reflow and Edge Inspect get engaged for Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2013 | By

Did you know that the new release of Edge Reflow had support for Edge Inspect? I did – but I wasn’t really sure how it actually worked until I tried it today. What I saw blew me away. It was a bit confusing how to actually use it at firs…

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Big new releases today – including Reflow

February 14, 2013 | By

Today we announced some updates and additions to our Edge Tools lineup. As a reminder, everything here is part of the Creative Cloud lineup, and you can sign up for free to get these tools right now.

First up is Reflow. I had the pleas…

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Getting a quota error with Google and you’ve barely touched your limit?

February 13, 2013 | By

I spent the last 30 minutes or so trying to figure out why in the heck my simple Google Maps demo was giving me this error in the console:

This site has exceeded its usage quota for Google Maps JavaScript API v3. See here for details o…

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Ten Years Ago Today…

February 12, 2013 | By

Ten years ago today this little blog of mine launched with a simple Welcome post. I started this blog with the intent of sharing knowledge and random things I thought were “cool.” In the past ten years there have been…

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Quick example of Chrome JavaScript Hot Swapping

February 11, 2013 | By

This morning I read a nice blog entry about Chrome JavaScript hot swapping: The Chrome Javascript editor can do hot swapping. I liked the article but wanted to try it myself to see it in action.

First off – this feature does not work fo…

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jQuery Example: Related, hidden selects

February 8, 2013 | By

This request came in from a reader and I thought I’d share it. I’m not sure how re-usable it is for others, nor will I promise that it is The Best jQuery Code ever. (Far from it.) But on the off chance the example helps others, I wanted to po…

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PhoneGap 2.4.0 Released

February 8, 2013 | By

The title pretty much says it all. PhoneGap 2.4.0 was released today. You can read the official blog entry on it here: PhoneGap 2.4.0 Released.

The blog entry only makes mention of the Cordova CLI tools being rolled in. These tools make…

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Job Opening – Duquesne Light

February 7, 2013 | By

As always, just passing it along…

Web Developer

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related degree. Two years experience in systems development using structured analysis and design methodologies. Experience with the developm…

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Using Ripple for PhoneGap Development

February 6, 2013 | By

Ripple has been around for a while now, but only recently have I really noticed how freaking cool it is. I thought it might be helpful for my readers if I wrote up an introduction guide to Ripple and how you can more effectively use it. …

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Playing with SVG and JavaScript

February 5, 2013 | By

For some reason, I never took a real good look at SVG (MozDev link) in the past. I knew, conceptually, that it was a way to describe graphics in XML format and I knew Adobe had a large amount of history/support behind it, but I never rea…

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Choose Your Own Application

February 5, 2013 | By

This morning I spent some time using ChooseYourOwnApplication. The web site describes it as:

In this session, you will embark on a “Choose Your Own Adventure”-style project where you will make decisions as you develop a Single-Page App…

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OpenDeviceLab.com

February 4, 2013 | By

This is pretty cool. While not an official Adobe project, OpenDeviceLab.com is a site that any mobile developer will want to check out. The idea is simple. Given that there are approximately ten trillion different mobile devices (that nu…

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