Author Archives: Simon Stevens

Reading GET variables with JavaScript

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Simon Stevens

I found a great piece of code whilst trying to figure out how to read get variables with javascript. function $_GET(q,s) { s = s ? s : window.location.search; var re = new RegExp(‘&’+q+’(?:=([^&]*))?(?=&|$)’,'i’); return (s=s.replace(/^?/,’&’).match(re)) ? (typeof s[1] == … Continue reading →

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Apple Mail 5.0

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Simon Stevens

Apple Mail 4.2 is a product in dyer need of upgrade. Whilst it’s an excellent product with unequaled stability, it has major Usability issues, and it lacks any useful Syncing ability. I am also told that addon’s are unreasonably tricky … Continue reading →

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Run Forrest Run!

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Simon Stevens

Motivation is a killer for me when it comes to fitness. The most prominent word for me when it comes to working out is “Later”. The Gym had some good points for me, it allowed me to monitor my progress … Continue reading →

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Handy code: ifelse()

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Simon Stevens

As with most web developers about half of my code is collecting information via forms (the other half is presenting that information). When a form is submitted there are a variety of variables that I might want to display back … Continue reading →

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Magic Mouse vs Wicked Weasel!

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Simon Stevens

Despite my first experience at the Apple Store I decided to take the plunge and take a gamble on something I’ve lusted after for a while. Continue reading →

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This is going to kill me

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Simon Stevens

Right now, I’m fat and unfit. In 6 months time I’ll still be fat, but I’ll be fitter than most. Next year I’ll be bordering on “tubby”. Continue reading →

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3 posts before failure

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Simon Stevens

Ugn!! I swore that this 3rd attempt at a blog would be successful, and that I’d update it regularly with insightful and useful comments to amuse and inform. 3 Posts in the first 2 days of my new site, and … Continue reading →

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Very Excited about CSS3

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Simon Stevens

After spending a portion of the weekend coding my shiny new site I’ve really got the CSS bug again. So I was delighted when I checked Smashing Magazine for new articles and stumbled on their latest article about CSS3! As … Continue reading →

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A new beginning without Internet Explorer 6

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Simon Stevens

At 3DPixel made the decision a few months ago that 7 years was a pretty good run for Internet Explorer 6, and that enough was enough. So we killed support for it in all future projects. At the time, I … Continue reading →

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CSS Rounded Corners

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Simon Stevens

My first post on my shiny new blog is being written whilst I’m actually coding the template. The CSS3 spec gives us access to rounded corners without the need for images and loads of xhtml.  Just add the following to … Continue reading →

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