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My web developer and tech problem/solution blog.

Things I Depend On In FireFox As A Web Developer That Are Missing In Chrome
January 25th, 2010 | No Response

I’ve been using FireFox as my primary browser since version 0.9 and have admittedly grown quite attached to it. On the other hand, I’m quite fond of Google as well, so the prospect of making... [Read more...]

BB Moderation Hold plugin w/ BB Press version 1.0+
November 30th, 2009 | No Response

It appears that the BB Moderation Hold plugin hasn’t updated for newer versions of BB Press. The moderation links are not appearing in the admin navigation and when you click “moderate”... [Read more...]

Using JQuery to reveal using a slide up effect
September 9th, 2009 | 2 Responses

The slideUp() method in JQuery is intended to hide the element rather than reveal it. It is basically the opposite of slideDown() which “unhides” your element by sliding it down. As you can... [Read more...]

Force Rails Version When Creating a New App
June 5th, 2009 | No Response

I have multiple versions of the Rails gem installed on my development server. We’ve been using Rails long enough now that we have many apps created for many versions. As I make changes to each app... [Read more...]

Titleize an Array List in Rails
April 6th, 2009 | 2 Responses

First, a trick. If you want to display a comma separated list from an array all you need to do is multiply that array by a comma. “What’s that”, you say? You heard right. If you have... [Read more...]

Personal Blog

My blog dedicated to my personal thoughts.

Kudos to UDOT
January 28th, 2010 | No Response

I have to say, I’ve been nothing but impressed with UDOT’s use of Twitter. Not only are they constantly and consistently updating us on road closures, serious accidents, and construction... [Read more...]

Movember
January 8th, 2010 | No Response

Vincent Price? This year I participated in Movember. It’s a fundraiser for Prostate Cancer Foundation benefiting Livestrong where you basically start clean shaven on November 1st and proceed to grow... [Read more...]

His Story
October 14th, 2009 | No Response

(It turns out I’m a fan of using puns for titles) A great man once gave me some very personal and sound advice. Among other very important things, he admonished me to “Learn about history.... [Read more...]

Politician Response Posted
October 6th, 2009 | No Response

I promised to post the responses I received from Sen. Hatch and Congressman Chaffetz. Here they are! From Senator Orrin Hatch: Dear Mr. Gill: Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. I appreciate hearing... [Read more...]

Politician Response
October 2nd, 2009 | No Response

After posting my thoughts on Healthcare Reform, I submitted a link to that post to both of my Senators, Sen. Orrin Hatch and Sen. Bob Bennett, as well as my Congressman, Jason Chaffetz. In my submission,... [Read more...]

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