Rey Bango

Recent Blog Comments By Rey Bango

• jQuery UI 1.7 Released

  Posted on Mar 6, 2009 at 11:40 AM

  @Brian Kotek If you're looking to build desktop apps using a predefined look and field, then Ext is a great choice. The layout manager in Ext is amazing and let's you immediately build a windows-like app in a short amount of time. If you're looking at building a customized web app that is not tied ... read more »

• Ask Ben: Cross-Site AJAX Requests Using jQuery And ColdFusion

  Posted on Feb 16, 2009 at 10:40 AM

  @ben: The API has to allow for a callback... read more »

• Ask Ben: Cross-Site AJAX Requests Using jQuery And ColdFusion

  Posted on Feb 15, 2009 at 9:01 PM

  Great post Ben! Note that you can make cross-site calls to APIs that return JSON if you use the $.getJSON() method and the API allows for a callback method to be specified.... read more »

• Apple iPhone 3G Has Been Extremely Frustrating

  Posted on Aug 27, 2008 at 12:04 PM

  If it fails to do it, take it to a Apple store and let one of the Mac Geniuses do it so that way, if it fails on them, you have some recourse.... read more »

• Apple iPhone 3G Has Been Extremely Frustrating

  Posted on Aug 27, 2008 at 10:30 AM

  Ben, I really think it's something on your end as I've not had those problems. I'd probably suggest resetting the iPhone to it's original state from when you bought it (firmware 2.0) and starting from scratch. It's possible that an update got hosed somehow. I was able to connect to Pandora just no... read more »

• jQuery 1.2.6 Even Better!

  Posted on Jun 6, 2008 at 9:18 AM

  A little increase in size but the rationale was definitely well worth it. Dimensions is one of the most widely used plugins and it just made sense to finish including the whole thing. Also, keep in mind that if you use gzip, you can get it down to around 16k using the minified version. Finally, I ... read more »

• Writing AJAX Return Value Logic On The Server

  Posted on Apr 17, 2008 at 4:51 PM

  A spoonful of jQuery helps the JS medicine go down. ;)... read more »

• Rob Gonda Rocks AJAX At The New York City ColdFusion User Group

  Posted on Apr 17, 2008 at 2:07 PM

  Holy crap Ben. Project Huge is definitely working. Your forearm is bigger than Rob's head!! :P... read more »

• jQuery And The Anticipation Of Greatness

  Posted on Oct 17, 2007 at 11:04 AM

  Ben, I had to jack your post because it was awesome. I put it on my blog and posted it to the jQuery list. I'm glad that Glen got you hooked into jQuery. :)... read more »

• jQuery 1.2 - An Unexpected Surprise

  Posted on Sep 12, 2007 at 1:52 PM

  @Javier: Thanks man!! :D... read more »

• jQuery 1.2 - An Unexpected Surprise

  Posted on Sep 12, 2007 at 11:58 AM

  @Javier: hmmm. I'm thinking no. ;) Rey jQuery Project Team... read more »

• jQuery 1.2 - An Unexpected Surprise

  Posted on Sep 12, 2007 at 11:33 AM

  Yeah, make sure that the jquery marketing team dude knows about it. Who is that guy anyways? ;)... read more »

• Kinky ColdFusion Calendar System Taking Shape

  Posted on Aug 6, 2007 at 1:38 PM

  @Ben: You may already know about Hijax but in case you don't or if it can serve as a resource for someone else, here's a great explanation by Jeremy Keith: http://domscripting.com/blog/display/41... read more »

• Kinky ColdFusion Calendar System Taking Shape

  Posted on Aug 6, 2007 at 10:58 AM

  @Christian: I would actually recommend building it out in a traditional fashion using little to no JS and then use Hijax/Progressive Enhancement to override some of the functionality with nice effects such as modal divs and Ajax. That way, you have a modern looking interface that fails over nicely i... read more »

• Lenny And Bo, ColdFusion Programmers (Vol. 18)

  Posted on Jun 13, 2007 at 4:33 PM

  hahahaha! Yep and they still do. Every now and then I have to contact someone about that. :)... read more »

• Project HUGE : Weeks 5 & 6

  Posted on Oct 30, 2006 at 11:03 AM

  Slacker! Hit those weights! ;) Keep at it Ben. :)... read more »