So recently I’ve run into this trend where I start an application and on my task list the word “Dashboard” appears. This word brings excitement and dread at the same time. Below are what I consider the 3 major rules when making a good dashboard. What is a Dashboard? Dictionary.com describes a dashboard for computers […]
DeftJS Dependency Injection with ExtJS or Sencha Touch
DeftJS provides functionality that allows you to create ExtJS and Sencha Touch applications that are robust and highly maintainable by reducing the spaghetti code created by complex application business logic. Out of box ExtJS and Sencha Touch give us access to Controllers, ViewContollers, Models, and Views. Business logic can be performed in the Controllers and […]
WordPress Installation using Amazon Web Services
So to set up a few sites using WordPress I decided to set up a new virtual server using Amazon Web Services. I provisioned an EC2 t2.small Ubuntu instance that I would use the run everything on. Later on I’ll probably distribute the load using RDS to move the MySQL database off of the host. I […]
Magellan Sticky Side Nav Issue with Foundation
While using Foundation (https://foundation.zurb.com/) I came across the issue of using the Magellan stick navigation plugin (https://foundation.zurb.com/docs/components/magellan.html). For those not familiar, the plugin allows an element to stay on the screen no matter how far down you scroll. This is really nice for navigations and shopping carts. Unfortunately there is an issue with this plugin […]