KrolTech

Forgot to mention I picked up Far Cry 3 last week and I’ve been playing it a lot. Its really a fun game. Very open ended, very sandbox. It seems like they finally nailed the balance with the island, the open ended gameplay, gun play, and fun action (I wanted so much to love Far Cry 2 but it just never happened). There are definitely moments where I’m reminded of Skyrim, which is a good thing! [Read More]

I’m sure you’ve encountered this problem: you visit one of your favorite sites, and your password is saved in the password box automatically by your browser, but you completely forget what that password actually is! Good thing your browser is synced and you don’t really need to worry about it. Well, here’s a quick tip that will allow you to access that password very easily. Using any current browser that has Developer tools, access those (F12 usually) and find the Inspector. [Read More]

My second JavaScript library in as many days! This new one is called ShiftPanes (like my original names huh?!). Basically, it allows you to declare a container that will hold “pageable” blocks of content within it. It is, again, pretty basic and no frills. Just declare a container with any class you want, and inside declare multiple containers each with the same (different from the container) class that will act as “panes” (or pages). [Read More]

This is my first ever public JavaScript “library” and also my first GitHub! SlideIns.js is just simple jQuery code that allows you to have content on a page “slide in” from left, right, or middle (middle just fades in basically). This concept was taken from Apple.com pages, where they recently started having little subtle animations featured on their pages – for example as you scroll down an iPad or iPhone might slide in from the right of the screen. [Read More]

I finally figured out how to use closures properly in JavaScript. This came as a result of my needing to make sure globals I was defining in different script files weren’t conflicting with same named globals in other files. My solution was rather simple, just wrap existing chunks of code in their own function wrapper: Original Code: Note that the variables globalVar and anotherGlobal are truly GLOBAL and any other javascript file(s) with the same variables declared will cause major issues for our code (or vise versa). [Read More]

As a force of habit, I’ve always just wrapped my JavaScript code in a $(document).ready() and assumed/hoped for the best. I know that this is specifically for when the DOM is ready, and doesn’t have anything to do with images. However, 99% of the time I’ve never really been concerned about the status of loaded images. Today, I came across an issue where during the $(document).ready() I needed to get the TOP position property of an element. [Read More]

My list of most anticipated games coming out in 2013 are as follows (most likely in release order): Anarchy Reigns DMC – Devil May Cry, the demo was awesome and haters can all suck it! Dead Space 3 – meh, its Dead Space… 3… Aliens: Colonial Marines – YES!!! I ordered the super deluxe Spec Ed with Power Loader figure! Metal Gear Rising Revengeance – YES!!!! The demo for this game was incredible and its from the creators of Bayonetta so need I say more! [Read More]

If this ever becomes available as a poster/print I’m ordering ASAP!

From http://impsandmonsters.blogspot.com/

I wrote this post for Fill the Part, but thought I’d post it here as well for posterity: (These are in release order.) Zero Dark Thirty I’m a sucker for anything military related, with Black Hawk Down being one of my top 5 movies I can watch over and over. Plus, while I didn’t absolutely love Hurt Locker, Point Break is another one of my all time favorites. A Good Day to Die Hard [Read More]

My continued use of My Fitness Pal (nutrition tracking app) has veered dangerously close to obsession! Literally, it’s become something of a game. I’m constantly looking at the details on every food and considering how it will effect my “stats” (seriously, as if I’m an MMO character or something)! Ultimately, that’s a good thing I guess. This past weekend alone I’ve been doing REALLY really well with my eating. I have a great schedule of meals lined up for the week too, with high protein days stacked for Tuesday and Thursday (Crossfit days). [Read More]