Brandon Allen

Headquarters Basecamp app for your iPhone

Brandon Allen — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:09:23 +0000

I don’t use Basecamp, but if I did, I would add this app awesomeness to my iPhone arsenal. Beautiful UI work, by Select Start Studios.

Edit Author Slug 0.2.1 Released

Brandon Allen — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:48:17 +0000

So , when I sat down to code version 0.2, I made some significant changes to one of the functions. In the process, I removed an important check to determine if that author slug had actually been changed before attempting to update. This caused issues when trying to update your profile info, or that of another user, giving an error stating that the author slug was already in use. Well, obviously, the slug was in use, which lead the display of an erroneous error message. I didn’t thoroughly test the bug, but it may also have prevented profiles from being updated at all. The issue has now been resolved, and is another reminder of why you always test, retest, then re-retest before committing code for public consumption. Download Edit Author Slug 0.2.1

Update: Thanks to Stefano Aglietti for reporting the issue.

Axe Cop

Brandon Allen — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:13:58 +0000

I wish I had thought to do my own version of Axe Cop with my brother. Maybe my daughter will have an awesomely active imagination, and I can have fun with it.

Edit Author Slug 0.2 Released

Brandon Allen — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:44:52 +0000

Version 0.2 of my plugin, Edit Author Slug, has been released. Go check it out if you’ve never tried it, update if you already use it. Nothing new and exciting you’ll likely notice, but it makes a few things work better behind the scenes.

Edit Author Slug

New Home

Brandon Allen — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:42:53 +0000

I’ve had some sort of internet presence for a while now, and I’ve had this domain for a while too. I keep thinking I’ll have the time and inspiration to do something awesome with this site, but so far, no matter the inspiration, the time doesn’t permit me to do what I’d like to do with brandonallen.org. So, here we are. I gave into the realization that I needed something here, and this is the result. I’ve gone with WordPress with the Thematic theme, as I know WordPress really well, and Thematic because it’s incredibly flexible and customizable. Speaking of flexibility and customization, I’ll be doing a lot of that here. I figured having a site, and working on bits a pieces as I have the time, is better than never getting something up. I haven’t fully planned what I’ll be doing here, but it will most definitely include posts on WordPress, ExpressionEngine, design, and web development. I’ll eventually get a portfolio up, I would assume. Both design and photography. I’m sure some stuff about my daughter will make it past the editors, although I’ll be keeping those posts to a minimum — a) so I don’t bore you, and b) for privacy reasons. Don’t be surprised if quotes from Twitter, random thoughts, and just little bits of awesome make it on here. Feel free to join in and help me on my quest to bring awesome back.