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Book Review: MongoDB in Action

Happy New Year everyone!  I’ve been a bit quiet lately, owing to the holidays and work obligations, but I’m going to make a concerted effort this year to be a ...

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Accordion Pro

When I released liteAccordion v1 in February last year, a few people asked if I would consider doing a WordPress version.  After releasing v2 in November, I set about creating ...

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Migrating to Express.js v3

I’ve been working on a Node.js web application for a couple of months now.  A few days ago I ran npm update on my project without really thinking about it (d’oh), ...

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Quick Tip: CSS Luggage Tags

I put together some css luggage-style tags for a site I’m working on this morning. I think they’re pretty neat, so I thought I’d share them Enjoy!

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liteAccordion v2

I’ve been promising to release liteAccordion v2 for ages, but I’ve been snowed under with client work as of late. Last night I finally found the time to complete the ...

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Brickout!

Brickout! is a Breakout/Arkanoid clone.  It uses HTML5 Canvas, the Web Audio API, and touch events to provide mobile support.  It’s not 100% finished yet – there are a couple ...

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Halloween Candy Drop

I’ve just released Halloween Candy Drop, a Halloween-themed puzzle game for mobile browsers. The objective is to clear the board of candy pieces; higher scores are awarded for longer chains. ...

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Balloonz

I’d like to introduce you to my latest game project, Balloonz.  It’s another little HTML5 mobile game for you to play .  I originally conceived of this game as a ...

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New to Freelancing? How to get your First Freelance Clients

Happy New Year! It’s a new year, so to celebrate the occasion I decided to write a blog post that wasn’t technical for a change.  This post is a step ...

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Candy Shop

Ahh, the humble reskin. Candy Shop is – what I consider to be – a more commercially viable version of my Halloween Candy Drop game.  You can play it here: ...

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Introducing: PlayZap

PlayZap is a project that I’ve been working on, on and off, for about a year. It’s a games portal for mobile devices – users can play HTML5 games in ...

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Portfolio Redesign

The redesign of my portfolio has finally gone live, I hope you like it! I wanted something a bit cleaner looking than the old site – I fiddled around for ...

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Quick Tip: CSS3 Transition End Event

If you’re working with CSS3 transforms and transitions, you detect the completion of an animation with the vendorTransitionEnd event. So in Chrome and Safari:...

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Terminal Productivity Tips for Web Developers

When I’m working, the three applications I’m guaranteed to have open are Chrome, Textmate and Terminal. Terminal can look pretty intimidating at first, but once you’ve picked up some of ...

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Book Review: MongoDB in Action

Happy New Year everyone!  I’ve been a bit quiet lately, owing to the holidays and work obligations, but I’m going to make a concerted effort this year to be a ...

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Accordion Pro v2 – What’s the Holdup?

A few people have been asking me when the responsive version of Accordion Pro will be out. Truth be told, I had *most* of it working back in February. I’ve ...

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Accordion Pro JS

If you read my last post, you’ll recall that I’ve been working on a new version of Accordion Pro for a while, and that I was having a few problems […]

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Creating an iOS Application with PhoneGap, Part 1: User Experience

Hello, and welcome! Over the next few weeks, I’m going to show you how to create an iOS application – from start to finish – with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and […]

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Accordion Pro WP v2

The latest version of Accordion Pro WP is out. It has lots of new features, including long-awaited ‘responsive’ update. Features include: Responsive — compatible with smartphones and tablets. Touch...

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Balloonz

I’d like to introduce you to my latest game project, Balloonz.  It’s another little HTML5 mobile game for you to play :).  I originally conceived of this game as a cross between Diamond Dash and...

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