Author Archives: james
Browser Specific Style Sheets Without The Extra Style Sheets
I’ve been working on a lot of sites that required certain css hacks and adjustments as of late and came up with a pretty good way to handle all of this without having to use a special style sheet. The … Continue reading
Farmington May 2011
We went to Farmington, NM for a few days this spring. The weather for the first couple days was total crap with tons of rain but it finally cleared up towards the end of the week and we all had … Continue reading
Rangely September 26, 2010
We went to Rangely, CO for the annula Rangely Rock Crawl and Trail Ride. The event was awesome and the people where very friendly. I took 3rd place in the competition and here are a few pictures from the trails. … Continue reading
Carnage Buena Vista October, 3 2010
Wally, Greg, Eric and myself headed up and ran carnage today. Had a blast and we were the only ones on the trail all day. Wally and I both drove the middle line of the exit with little help from … Continue reading
Prototype Tabs
Ever needed a good javascript class for making tabs that was SEO friendly and failed gracefully if the user did not have javascript? Well here is a great solution that works in all modern browsers. Javascript: <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/prototype/1/prototype.js"></script> <script … Continue reading
Prototype Crossfade Gallery
Here is a very simple and robust Prototype JS based gallery class that provides a nice crossfade effect for elements on your page. Based on what options you set for the class, you can make anything from a simple fading … Continue reading
More Site Launches at Active
We’ve been busy and have launched a few more clients at Active Website. Danberry Turpin
Independence Trails, September 2010
Headed up to do the Independence trail system near Penrose CO here are some photos. and a few videos View Slideshow Videos James Dropping the exit Wally on Coffin Rock James on exit Wally on the exit Wally Dropping the … Continue reading
Active Website Site Launch
We’ve launched another new site at active website. Check it out at www.milestoneky.com
Rangely, CO 2009
Here is our trip report for Rangely 2009 View Slideshow
Google AJAX Libraries API
Don’t want to host heavy Javascript libraries for your sites? Want to decrease your server’s bandwith? Want javascript libraries that may already be cached on your users computer? Check out the Google AJAX Libraries API and see if your favorite … Continue reading
Recent Projects @ Active Website
We’ve just completed a bunch of new sites at Active Website the company I currently work for. Check out our work! Ebby Halliday Landvest Smith And Associates
Redbull Soapbox Los Angeles 2009
Team Save Ferris, my redbull soapbox team from last year is back in 2009. Last year our team’s Ferris Bueller Ferrari took the 1st place prize and the people’s choice award at the race in Denver, CO in October. This … Continue reading
Independence Trails 2009
Here is a trip report for Indy in 2009 View Slideshow
2009 Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
I got to experience my first NASCAR race this year and it was all paid for by Redbull. Our grand prize for winning the 2008 Denver Redbull Soap Box Race was this NASCAR experience. You can read more about our … Continue reading
Moab, UT March 2009
Headed out to Moab for Mothers Day and here are some photos. View Slideshow
Las Cruces Chili Challenge February 2009
We all went down to the Las Cruces Chili Challenge in February 2009 and here are some of our pictures. View Slideshow
Table Row Highlighter
This is a cool little JS script to higlight table rows. The row will change colors when you hover over it. If you click the row it will change colors. If you click the row again it will go back … Continue reading
Check / Uncheck all checkboxes in a form
I wrote this simple little function to check or uncheck all the checkboxes in a form. All you need are these two functions and prototype to make it work. Here are the functions: <script type=”text/javascript”> function enableAllFunction(domEle){ $$(domEle).each(function(ele) { ele.checked … Continue reading
Fancy Fonts
Have you ever had a client who wants fancy fonts on their site? Don’t want to make an image for every instance of that font? I have created a solution using flash that will solve all of your problems. You … Continue reading
New Client: iTravel
I would like to welcome our newest client iTravel! They are based out of Hawaii and have a very interesting and innovative travel concept that I am sure will take off! After a few months of development on my new … Continue reading
Farmington, NM ~2008
This was my first trip to Farmingtion, NM in 2008 and it is by far the best extreme rock crawling ever! View Slideshow
Redbull Soap Box Derby
Since July myself and 4 friends have been spending countless hours building a car to race in the upcoming Redbull Soapbox race in Denver Colorado. Our theme is based on the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and we have created … Continue reading
Limit Form Field Length
This is a class that will limit a form element’s text length and display a counter showing how many characters they have used and will let the user know when they have reached the max. This class uses prototype 1.6 … Continue reading
Day Job
I have started a new fulltime position with a company called Active Website. An industry leader in the Real Estate website industry. Becuase this is a fulltime position, I have limited time for freelance projects. Please contact us and we’ll … Continue reading
New Client: Chiaroscuro Gifts
We welcome our newest client Chiaroscuro! We will be building an online store for this new company selling photography gifts. We will be implementing a new framework system for this client where all processing and php code is completely separated … Continue reading
Ray Ranch ~ 2008
Headed out to Ray Ranch near Roy, NM to run some of the most awesome trails in the country. These trails are on private land and invite only. View Slideshow
Moab, UT ~ 2006
Decided it would be a good idea to head to Moab in the heat of the summer. Bad Idea for sure! Met up with a guy on Pritchett and had a good time none the less. View Slideshow
Holy Cross ~ 2006
Ran Holy Cross near Vail, CO with the buggy. This is a beautiful trail with great views and even a ghost town. View Slideshow
Grand Junction Trails ~ 2006
Took a trip to Grand Junction, CO to run 21 Road and Billings Canyon. Had a blast in the buggy! View Slideshow
Carnage Buena Vista circa 2005
Some old photos of a run up Carnage in Buena Vista, CO in 2005 driving my old CJ-7. View Slideshow
Carnage Boulder 2005
Here are some photos from way back in the day running carnage in Boulder, CO in my old CJ 7 View Slideshow