Cortland Klein http://pixelcort.com Young entrepreneur in progress. Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:01:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en JavaScript Firefox workaround Because of a security reason (thanks, Asa), Firefox does not like script elements in the style: <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.2.3.js" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.cookie.js" /> Safari handles this correctly, however Firefox seems to only load the first one and ignores the second. The doctype is XHTML 1.0 Strict, so this should be technically valid ... http://pixelcort.com/261 WP-OpenID Woes I'm trying to add my OpenID to my WP-OpenID plugin for my WordPress blog. However, when I try to add my OpenID, I get the following error: Error: OpenID assertion failed: returnto does not match return URL. Expected http://pixelcort.com/wp-admin/users.php?action=verifyidentity&page=openid, got http://pixelcort.com/wp-admin/users.php?action=verify_identity I'm wondering if this is because I'm using my own ... http://pixelcort.com/260 Definitions of Web 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 I read a comment on an article explaining Web 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 that I found really summarizes the whole thing: Web 1: static [Read] web 2: dynamic [Read/Write] web 3: programmable[Read/Write/Execute] I believe this is a great simplified way of expressing what each one is. It reminds ... http://pixelcort.com/259 Dynamic Form Example Update: This has moved to my portfolio. This is an example of a dynamic form which serves as an email builder. It is a genericized version of one I wrote for my employer. It uses jQuery and jQuery Cookie and works in Safari and Firefox. It was last updated on 2008 May ... http://pixelcort.com/258 1&1 Registrar Woes Entrepreneurial Society, a student organization I'm involved with at SJSU, currently is having some issues with 1&1, our previous hosting provider. Last fall, we decided to move to Dreamhost for our hosting provider. However, we were unable to transfer the domain from 1&1's registrar. A week ago, the domain expired, and 1&1 ... http://pixelcort.com/256 Quoted in Spartan Daily I was quoted in SJSU's Spartan Daily recently. Here's hoping one of my teams wins this year's Business Plan Competition. P.S. I'm looking for a full time job starting Mid-July or August 1. If you or anyone you know is hiring for an exempt web app designer, check out my resume. http://pixelcort.com/255 A JavaScript sqrt() function. I know there's a Math.sqrt() function; I just wanted to create my own. Is this how most people would implement a sqrt() function in JavaScript if one didn't already exist? sqrt = function(x) { j = x / 2; min = 0; ... http://pixelcort.com/254 Upgrade to WordPress 2.5 I've upgraded to WordPress 2.5. In the process I made some nice backups of my site, and cleaned up my internal site structure. I'm now running on a nightly of the K2 theme, and hope to switch to a general release once one is compatible with 2.5. I must say I'm quite ... http://pixelcort.com/252 JavaScript appendChild returning null Update: Thanks to Michael in the comments for the solution. I forgot that JS begins executing before the DOM is finished loading. I'm trying to get the following code to work, but it's failing: <html> <head> <title></title> ... http://pixelcort.com/251 Seeking ripoki Co-founder It's probably about time I formally announce my quest for a co-founder, and what better day than April 1st? ripoki is a time management startup I've been working on for a while now and feel it's time to get this baby off the ground. For a co-founder I'm seeking someone with basically ... http://pixelcort.com/250