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by Matthew Mombrea

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Software engineer, founder of Cypress North, technology enthusiast.

Step by Step photo guide to setting up twitter widget pro for wordpress

Posted Mar 07, 2013 - 09:00 am

You were warned that it was coming and it has come. Blackouts of the Twitter API v1 have begun and sites are starting to be affected. This transition is comparable to airport security pre and post 9/11. Welcome to the new normal.
Automatic conversion of web form submissions to AJAX with jQuery

Posted Feb 27, 2013 - 09:00 am

If you’ve got a data heavy web application, chances are you’re doing a lot of form posting. Here is a quick solution to automatically convert all of your full form posts into quick and user friendly AJAX posts.
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- Development, ajax, jquery
The death of the Twitter API or a new beginning?

Posted Feb 21, 2013 - 09:00 am

If you asked me what Twitter’s greatest strength was, I would say it was its ubiquity. Anyone could integrate Twitter into practically anything with minimal effort. With the upcoming retirement of the Twitter API v1 in March 2013, that ubiquity may be gone.
Adding keyboard shortcuts to your web application

Posted Feb 15, 2013 - 09:00 am

Keyboard shortcuts might seem kind of old school since they’re mainly associated with desktop applications, but bringing some basic shortcut functionality into your web application can easily enhance the user experience.
How to use an Apple TV as a presentation device, and why you should

Posted Feb 07, 2013 - 09:00 am

Get ready to ditch the cables in your conference room. The business world has suffered long enough at the hands of the video cable for presentations. No more being tethered to a finicky VGA cord, no more panic attacks when you're missing a DVI adapter, it's time to evolve.
3 things no one tells you about online credit card processing

Posted Jan 31, 2013 - 09:00 am

Now that you know how to get started with online credit card processing, here are 3 things you should know before you dive in that nobody tells you about.
How to process and accept credit cards on your website

Posted Jan 24, 2013 - 09:00 am

There are a lot of misconceptions around how credit cards are processed on the web. The reality is that it is fairly complicated to set up the first time if you have no guidance, and it's probably more costly than you'd like.
How to create a session timeout warning for your web application using jQuery

Posted Jan 16, 2013 - 09:00 am

If you've got a web application or SaaS project which requires a user to be logged in, chances are their login will expire at some point.
How exactly does the yellow line work in football?

Posted Jan 09, 2013 - 09:00 am

It might not seem like much but the science required to produce that visual aid is very complex and really interesting.
OpenX Ad Server Exploits - How to remove one and protect yourself

Posted Jan 04, 2013 - 09:00 am

Unfortunately OpenX has taken some poorly thought out and executed measures to attempt to monetize their open source version of the software which has introduced some major security flaws.
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- Security, exploits, OpenX

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