I have a Li Lian v2100 plus case that i bought 5 years ago. Everything about the case screams quality except for the exhaust/blower fan( ADDA Model AD2512LB). The first blower that came with the case died about a year after I got the case. After looking for days I... Read more
Colorize is a simple PHP class that allows you to supply template / source images and easily replace color(s) in them and save them as copies. It could be useful if you are building a theme generator for a site or framework. Or if you have to replace the same... Read more
ckeditor is great once you get past the steep learning curve. Lately I have been looking for a way to change the background color of the editor / where you enter in the content on the fly. If you google "ckeditor change background color" you will find that most results... Read more
Being able to re-order table columns has been something that I have always wanted to do. Because of a tables' markup you can't just use the jQuery UI sortables widget. After seeing akottr's dragtable plugin I was inspired to create a jQuery UI widget similar to his plugin. I set... Read more
I have never been a fan of custom scroll bars. Most of the time they are just eye candy and end up getting in the way. That was until I saw the scroll bar in Google Wave. I thought it was the best UI feature in the whole app. It... Read more
I'm proud to announce the lauch of spritewizard.com a web service that allows you to create and maintain css sprites with an easy drag and drop interface. I created SpriteWizard because I could never get all of the images from a designer at once. Having a simple web interface that... Read more
In most of the web apps I have written I have had to track / cache simple. It might a jQuery selector or a small group of objects in an array. In some form or another I end up doing something like this to get / set data. appname.data.user[appname.data.state.activeUser].username; Enter... Read more
Jesse Baird is a Senior Software Engineer currently looking for a new position. When he isn't working Jesse gets his news fix at npr. He also is an avid runner and loves hitting up the bike trails in and around Iowa City, IA. more