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Use PHP to Grab Event Date from Google Calendar RSS

Post updated 2008-08-05T03:58:00Z

Recently I finished a site that required me to use Google Calendar to manage events. I thought that it would be nice to show what events are up and coming, so I used SimplePie to grab and show their calendar feed.

Function to Generate a Slug (URL-friendly String) [Helpers] [Updated]

Post updated 2009-02-10T17:17:41Z

Update #1: With the help of my esteemed colleague Zach, I've provided a PHP function as well and fixed some bugs with the .NET version.

PHP String Format Function [Helpers]

Post updated 2009-02-11T20:50:33Z

In .NET we have a great little function called String.Format that will transform a string and format it. Here's a PHP function that will substitute strings in the same fashion.

Function That Resizes Dimensions to Bounds [Helpers]

Post updated 2009-02-12T20:01:10Z

In one of my current projects at work I needed to load photos off the file system and resize them so that they fit within a specified set of bounds. So, obviously, I created a function to calculate it for me!

Release: Phyllis Wheatley Community Lawyering Project [PHP]

Post updated 2009-05-14T15:59:01Z

We’ve released a new web site, the Phyllis Wheatley Community Lawyering Project.  The cool thing about this site is the jQuery animation on the homepage (above) that degrades gracefully for non-Javascript enabled browsers (i.e. progressive enhancement). We also customized the WordPress template to match the rest of the site, which was easier than I thought.

RegEx: Get the array of values for a SET/ENUM in MySQL [Snippet]

Post updated 2009-05-14T18:06:02Z

Need a fast and easy way to generate an array of the different values for a SET or ENUM data type in MySQL? I'll show you how in two lines of code.

Get the First Paragraph of Text of a String [Helpers]

Post updated 2009-05-20T16:50:37Z

This is a simple PHP function (that can easily be replicated in .NET) that will take a string and get the first paragraph of text it can find. Works with HTML and plain text. Hit the jump for the code.

Release: BeReasonableNow.com [Web Site]

Post updated 2009-10-15T03:49:53Z

We just finished a new web site today, BeReasonableNow.com, for a lifestyle guide. The web site was created for a friend of mine. I've seen the guide, there's nothing magical about it, it's totally practical and pretty funny. Check it out!

Space Reservations Revamp [Before & After]

Post updated 2009-11-10T18:33:37Z

One of the big projects I worked on at Student Unions & Activities last spring thru this fall was to help revamp the entire events & conferences part of the site. We analyzed the problems, we conducted usability tests, and we toiled a long time trying to achieve a usable web site.

First Touch Screen Application [Touchy Feely]

Post updated 2010-01-18T16:56:20Z

At my student job over at the Student Unions & Activities at the U of MN, we just completed a pretty big project. It was tons of fun and we're still improving it. It is a WebKit-based touch screen directory application. There is no Flash, there is no Silverlight. It was written using jQuery, PHP, MySQL, and cutting edge CSS3. The floor maps were done primarily in Google SketchUp and I modified some in Photoshop with extra information. The app runs on a Mac Mini and uses a webcam to detect movement and stop the screensaver so people can use it.

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