I love MooTools. I’ve never been one to jump on bandwagons (like frameworks). I always hand-rolled my own JavaScript behaviors. Many months ago now, I decided to give a JavaScript framework a whirl so I began taking a look at what was available. After having reading numerous opinion posts on other blogs, visiting the actual frameworks’ sites and reviewing pros and cons of each, I finally settled on MooTools. As seems to be the case a lot lately, I feel like a giddy nerd arriving late to the party. continue

Yes, it really does work. It just requires a bit of command-line TLC to appease the LaunchDaemon and filesystem hot wiring to make Apache/PHP and MySQL play together. continue

I’d like to share both a rant and a tip to anyone interested in putting together a website. It works for the corporate employee assigned to work with a web developer on the company’s next big web project, the small business owner putting a website together for the first time and the web enthusiast putting their first blog together. It’s a very simple concept with world-shattering ramifications for those brave enough to employ it. continue

With all the tra-la-la buzz of the iPhone over the weekend, I’ve been thinking about what I really want out of the iPhone beyond the “it’s the latest greatest, next-generation, world-changing, fit-as-many-buzzwords-in-as-possible tech gadget out there”. Alas, I want one, but given my experience with Apple’s first generation devices, I think I’m gonna wait on this one. That said, read on for my most anticipated features. continue

I love Apple. I really do. While this year’s keynote did not hold the surprises I was hoping for, it did reveal an intriguing new strategy for Apple’s conquest of the computing age… Safari. continue