Author Archives: Thom

Cloud Hosting versus Dedicated Hosting

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Thom

Earlier today, .net magazine (@netmag) asked the Twitterverse if “cloud hosting” was simply a new buzzword for dedicated hosting, or something different.  I replied: “It’s certainly different, but requires more know-how and the difference won’t be felt by 90%+ of … Continue reading →

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iPhone or Android?

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Thom

Lately, I have been asked one question more than any other question–heck, more than all other questions combined: “What phone should I buy?”  Part of my day job is spent supporting computers, browsers, email, and network connections…  And yet no … Continue reading →

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Homecoming

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Thom

This blog is back in business! Last year, this blog felt very much like a placeholder.  It was a placeholder, actually…  My plan had been to run WordPress as a temporary solution, build my own website framework, and bulldoze this … Continue reading →

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Textpandable: jQuery Expanding Textarea Plugin v0.9

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Thom

Just wrote my first jQuery plugin!  Textpandable is a plugin that enables textareas to auto-resize to fit content.  Just load jQuery and Textpandable, and include the following Javascript: $(‘textarea’).textpandable(); …and voilà!  All of your textareas are expandable, like this: Textpandable … Continue reading →

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Quantum Theory of CSS Image Rollovers

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Thom

I’m working on the redesign for my beloved first-born child, SmartPopcorn.  The previous design iteration is nearly four years old, so needless to say, the new design is a big, big change with a lot of design features that weren’t … Continue reading →

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GoogleFail and the Cloud: Bring it on.

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Thom

It seems that the talk of the week this week was the massive GoogleFail.  I will refrain from rehashing my “post a corporate logo on the fail whale” shtick today, because I don’t seem to be as downcast about it … Continue reading →

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“Voodoo Child” CSS Reset v1.0

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Thom

I developed my own CSS reset a while ago, and I’m pretty happy with how it’s working, so I thought I’d share it. The concept of a “CSS Reset” is embarrassingly new to me–I only read about them a month … Continue reading →

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Firefox: Move Aside and Let the Web Go Through.

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Thom

There has been a little buzz lately about what the next version of Firefox should look like, and it’s certainly different.  The latest idea seems to put the tab, and tab-like items such as apps and workspaces, in the sidebar.  … Continue reading →

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How Facebook forced me to become a Twitter user.

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Thom

Okay, well I officiallly twatted my first tweet over a year ago, but I’ve made it pretty clear that I’m not fond of the phenomenon.  While I have warmed up to it as a means of syndicating information–we are integrating … Continue reading →

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(Falling Off) The Twitter Bandwagon

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Thom

I’m sorry, I officially fail at Twitter. I’ve had my Twitter account since March of last year.  How many updates–or tweets, or whatever the hell they call it–have I posted?  Six.  Half of which are about “trying this Twitter thing … Continue reading →

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