This was probably the most difficult decision I've ever had to make as far as mobile development goes, do I go with Web SQL or…
SQL safe query functions are smart, but not that smart
After you've been coding for a few months, one of the more important lessons you learn is how to avoid SQL-injection attacks. Generally, this is…
PhoneGap – Day One
There's a lot of buzz around PhoneGap, but I haven't really heard anyone talk about their experiences in the "early days" of this new venture,…
WordPress upgrades can introduce new 404s
I don't know how, when, or why, but it on a recent WordPress upgrade for one of our sites, we had noted a good number…
Don’t rely on default values
I was creating a mobile app this morning which made heavy use of AJAX calls, heavy enough that caching was necessary to reduce server load.…
Using sessionStorage to Conserve Mobile Bandwidth
If you're website also offers a mobile version, it's likely that you are pulling much of your data for the mobile site from your "desktop"…
Google Penquin – Make a Happy Footer
You've no doubt heard all the buzz around Google Penguin, the latest batch of changes to Google's indexing algorithm. When I think "Penguin", I think…
Need a Vacation from Minification – Try to on-the-fly minify
Sorry for the ridiculous post title, but I just had to. What I'm talking about is the desire to keep your HTML output condensed, but…
Don’t rely on AJAX for form submissions
I admit to cutting corners when it comes to graceful degradation, but one area where you certainly don't want to skimp is form submissions. Let's…
jQuery Delegating event handling to parent elements
jQuery 1.4.2 added the ability to delegate events. jQuery 1.7 blanketed delegation and "on-the-fly" event binding under one method – on(). So, what does this…