Posts by Bryan Hoffman
Drift Fluid App Icons & Setup
I love using Fluid to run websites as an app, especially websites I need to keep open and active. Like Drift, our on-site chat app for Cinch. Setting up Drift in Fluid was not as straight forward as most apps. While most work just fine adding in the web address, sometimes a Fluid app will…
Read MoreSite Stats Restored to the Jetpack Submenu
Jetpack released a new React powered interface in version 4.3, released on September 8th of this year. They worked very hard on it for over a year and are clearly very proud of it. While I can agree that the interface looks nice and clean, there were a few things that I was disappointed with…
Read MoreFrom MAMP to Vagrant and Back Again
One of the most rewarding things about web development is that it’s always changing. New code specifications, design trends, device capabilities, programming languages, API integrations… Wait, did I say rewarding? Yes, it can be overwhelming, but for me it is also rewarding. Especially learning new development tools. Like a lot of folks, a few years…
Read MoreTweetbot Filter Search Bug
I’ve been using Tweetbot for a few years now and it’s still my go to Twitter app on the Mac as well as iOS. I’ve noticed the following issue for a while now but only recently started to look into it. Here’s a quick screen recording of what I’ve been experiencing: Basically, the filter search…
Read MoreGet the Featured Image of a Parent Page in WordPress
When you’re building a number of pages in WordPress that are closely tied to a main, or parent page, tying them together with imagery can help the user know where they are. This snippet is from the same book project as this snippet that gets the title of the parent page. It allows us to…
Read MoreGet the Title of the Parent Page; If No Parent, Show this Page’s Title
This snippet is from a book project – the book title needed to be shown on all subsequent chapters, unless it was the main book page. Here’s the snippet that does it:
Read MoreScreen Size Indicator Returns in Chrome 50
Chrome 49 removed a minor feature that I used quite a bit – the screen size indicator that would appear when resizing the window while in web inspector. Many workarounds were suggested on this Stackexchange thread, but nothing quite replaced the original. Well good news, the feature has made it’s way back in Chrome 50.…
Read MoreWordPress Development with Gulp
Here’s how we develop WordPress websites using Sass and Gulp. At least for this week. We use it to compile Sass, concatenate and minify Javascript, and optimize images. It will also LiveReload when saving Sass files. 1. Install node.js If you don’t already have Node installed, get the download packages here: http://nodejs.org/download/. Run the package…
Read MoreNew Asana Logo for Fluid App
Asana pushed a redesigned branding last week, updating their logo, website and web app. They nailed it in my opinion. It’s clean and fresh and the web app is even easier to use. I connect to Asana via a Fluid app so it was time to update the Asana and Instagantt icons I’d previously released. These aren’t…
Read MoreOS X El Capitan: The Ars Technica Review
When ever a new version of OS X is released, Ars Technica puts out as thorough a review as anyone. This release is no different: OS X 10.11 El Capitan: The Ars Technica Review A few highlights: New system font: San Francisco Improved Mission Control. System Integrity Protection. Means apps like TotalFinder won’t work without…
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