Mootools DatePicker Update
Here at Skynet, we use a lovely little date picker script written by monkeyphysics (no real name on his site that I could find). You can find the original script including a donate link for the author and licensing here: MONKEYPHYSICS MOOTOOLS DATEPICKER
All of the sudden, the modern browsers decided to create an issue that caused picking dates in the past to be very glitchy. DJ described it by saying “It really is like one of those whack-a-mole games.”
Honestly, I think the so-called “glitch” should have been a problem from day one. The script renders two different divs at the same time, and it simply just hides the inactive one. I added a z-index so that the visible one would be on top. Without this, it was hit or miss how the click event would bubble.
It was a very easy fix. I added the following lines of code on line 299, pushing what was on line 299 below the added code.
this.oldContents.setStyle('z-index',59);
this.newContents.setStyle('z-index',60);
You can just add them yourself or download an updated copy here:
MODIFIED DATEPICKER
Source: Skynet Solutions
By: Jed Parmenter
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Adobe introduces Creative Suite 6 and Creative Cloud
Adobe has released its newest versions of its industry standard software, CS6. To everyone’s disappointment, or at least mine, Adobe Edge is still not a finalized product included in their Creative Suite. Although they have released a great solution called Creative Cloud, a subscription service offering access to all CS6 applications as well as other cloud services. This facilitates the integration of desktop Adobe software with the company’s growing staple of tablet and smartphone applications.Creative Cloud is priced at $49.99 per month for an annual membership, or $74.99 per month on a month-to-month basis. The service is also being offered at a special introductory rate of $29.99 per month for current users of Adobe’s CS3, CS4, CS5, and CS5.5 software. This service can save you a lot of money and time if you use these programs on a daily basis. An annual membership over the span of three years will have paid for an entire Adobe Creative Suite, and we all know it stinks to buy a $3500 program that is upgraded within a year. Having access to all Adobe programs across multiple platforms, and getting automatic updates for all of your Adobe programs as they come out is a win-win situation for me.
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite.html
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/201204/042312AdobeCreativeCloud.html
By:Clint Smith
Source: Skynet Solutions
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Project Specifications
Project Specifications
When scoping out a project, one of the most valuable assets a project manager has will be the end users who will be using the system. These are the individuals who can explain the work flow and the value provided by the software that will be developed. Gathering their input ensures that the software will provide the needed and most convenient functionality. It will also save many hours of effort required to go back and add or modify functions that do not meet their requirements because the developer was unaware of what was truly needed.
The first step in any project development should be to meet with the individuals requesting the project and the users who will be using the end product. If you can get together in one room with an erasable white board to draw pictures, list details and flowchart the data and task flows, you will have a much better chance to make certain that what is being requested is needed, understood, and most importantly, will serve the purpose for which it is being requested.
By: DJ Burrup
Source: Skynet Solutions
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