Panes of Glass

I was reading today on SQLServerCentral.com about SQL Server’s XQuery capabilities. I was quite fascinated. Microsoft has seemed somewhat slow on the XML uptake, so including XQuery in SQL Server 2005 was somewhat of a shock.
However, I was struck with an idea after reading the article. This type of functionality puts SQL Server on a [...]

I don’t know how many others have tried this, but trying to create a form in Rails that uses multiple models is quite a challenge. It can certainly be done, but every method I’ve come across so far requires Javascript. What’s wrong with that? Nothing, unless some of your users have Javascript disabled. If you [...]

I’ve spent a little time recently working with Edge Rails, RESTful resources, RestfulAuthentication and OpenIDAuthentication. That’s a mouthful for sure.
I’ve uploaded my sample_app (based on Ben Curtis’s openidauth sample app). I made changes to Ben’s app to account for recent changes to Edge Rails (as of revision 7501) and to disable the auto-enroll feature when [...]

I’ve been thinking about this question ever since I came across WAMP Server the other day. In their list of included packages, they noted Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MediaWiki and phpBB. Until I read that, I had never considered a modular, open source web application to be a framework. (more…)

The debate rages on between those who prefer the simplicity of HTML forms combined with scripting and those who dream of a day when everything in a web application can be written with tags. I’m talking of course about the WHATWG’s Web Forms 2.0 and W3C’s XForms standards. A great example of this debate can [...]

It wasn’t enough for Apple to release a Mac based on Intel architecture. Now, they’ve released a free software called Boot Camp that will allow users to load Microsoft Windows onto the machine. The Mac OS X and Windows installations won’t run simultaneously, but it is one step closer to what most PC enthusiasts have [...]

What do you think of the new Panes of Glass? For the longest time, I’ve been wanting to do this, and I finally found some time this weekend, when I was able to finally sit upright for any amount of time. For the longest time, I have neglected the actual look and design and focused [...]

Well, I have several new projects coming up. I am still working on the Bridge City High School Strutters website, and I’m about to pick up the HOBY Texas Gulf Coast site. There is one other possibility out there, but we’ll just have to see what happens there. The more, the merrier, [...]

You may or may not have noticed, but I have changed my template again. I now have a navigation list in the upper right-hand corner. From here you can go to the homepage (this blog), view my new image gallery, or email me. I am working on getting an event calendar up and running as [...]

I made a website for my mom’s drill team, the Bridge City High School Strutters. It’s pretty much the same as this one right now, but I’ll be making some changes in the near future to suit her needs better. In case you are into that sort of thing, here’s the link.