http://johnforhire.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:07:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For the senior developers, this is common knowledge in your tool box. For others, it can be quite a hassle to get your app working. Throw in some GoDaddy or similiar hosting service and you've got a nightmare. Here are a couple examples to help you with uploading in ... http://johnforhire.com/2009/12/php-uploading-htaccess/ The concept for this site was the outcome of Startup Weekend 2 (2009).  A bunch of entruepenuers, code monkeys, marketing professionals and just plain techies got together to brainstorm ideas and create a business.  All in a short 54 hours! Saints - VS - Sinnerz is a site to anonoymously post ... http://johnforhire.com/2009/09/secrets/ Tasked to develop the front end of this beauty, I kept it light and clean.  188 templates later, I am proud to see this one live.  Well, I didn't do the design or the backend but my hands were dirty and this was one of my favorite projects for '09! Technology: ... http://johnforhire.com/2009/09/front-end-magic/ This is the start of what is going to be a small series on developing a modern approach to managing FileZilla through an API.  Primarily, I will develop in PHP and will eventually port the code into Ruby. It really is a work in progress and my primary goal is to ... http://johnforhire.com/2009/09/filezilla-server-user-management-through-php-api/ Static website with an accordion menu and rollovers.  Smooth look with some smooth transitions, its a wrap! Technology: JQuery Design: Blue Clover *Developed as a member of the Blue Clover Family http://johnforhire.com/2009/09/static-build-out-with-jquery/ eCommerce hits a sweet spot of mine.  A website that generates revenue is a beautiful thing!  This build was developed on a Magento edge release.  Meaning, we were one of few to adopt this platform and deploy successfully in the early stages of the software's life cycle.  The store came ... http://johnforhire.com/2009/08/out-of-this-world/ Looks great, tastes even better!  This project was a mini-site developed to collect the answers from a brief survey and reward the visitors with a free gift.  It had to be an easy task for the user to do so I animated it all with smooth sliding effects and created ... http://johnforhire.com/2009/08/delicious-front-end/ Whats the Edge, you say? Well that sharp and shiny line between old and new is called Magento.  In case you haven't heard, Magento breathes life into an ever so stale eCommerce world.  Kind of like CPR for your shopping experience. 1, 2, 3...breathe, err shop. Magento is a state of ... http://johnforhire.com/2009/08/ecommerce-with-the-edge/ Joomla Content Management System (CMS) fully loaded with an advanced content editor, a blog + comment system and even has a third party live chat.  All aspects of this site are manageable which makes it easy to update content on the fly! Development: Myself Design: Blue Clover *Developed as a member of the ... http://johnforhire.com/2009/08/whole-package/ An HTML port into a Content Management System (CMS).  I leveraged open-source, a dash of module goodies and the mighty Google!  It's powered with an advanced content editor, Analytics and a dynamic calendar to name a few. It's always great to see a static site come to life!  Productivity is much ... http://johnforhire.com/2009/08/cms-overhaul/