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On this Thanksgiving Day, I'd like to share some of my thankfullness here because I know it will reach the right people (some of whom I have no other way to contact). I really do count my blessings often (should be every day, but it is only just *often*, lol). My biggest blessing I'm thankful for is Gaetano, but I'm sure you knew that. I love my littly guy! Of course I'm thankful for my wonderful husband and family as well.
The folks that may not realize their importance to me are who I'm hoping this message reaches. To every single tutorial author at DWfaq and every DWfaq beta tester: You're the greatest. DWfaq wouldn't be the same without your help. I appreciate everything you've contributed and it is a pleasure working with all of you. To Brad and Mike, extra thanks for all your help admining DWfaq. Dan Short, you're like a brother to me and I'm so grateful to have you in my life. (I'll spare the folks reading this all the mushiness and not to embarrass you too much <wink />.) To those I work with on various projects and/or books, I'm thankful for the opportunity to work with such talented people. Those who have helped me learn Dreamweaver and write extensions (you know who you are..) I'm so grateful to you for your help and will never forget it. To all my friends, I love you and am thinking of you today. I'm sure there's more I could say, but I'll spare you all, and return you to your holiday festivities. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Looking out my office window I notice an elderly lady across the street sitting in a chair slouched over quite a bit. She's turned to the side so all I see is her profile, an her haid hangs in front of her face so I cannot see if she is awake or not. I didn't really acknowledge these details until five minutes later when I realized she hadn't moved.
Still a couple more minutes without movement. I sent my husband outside for a look since I wasn't dressed and didn't have shoes on. He couldn't tell either if she was okay. I didn't want to go up to her and startle her if she was sleeping since she doesn't know me.So I went to get the neighbor who knows her. Meanwhile, Ambrogio comes back to report she moved and is okay. Thank goodness! What a big relief. I'm so glad she's alright.
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I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. I've been running back and forth from my office to my son for months now. Every couple of minutes I'm up to check on him. Even in a matter of seconds he'll get himself in trouble though and I certainly can't be in the room with him always. Like once, I went to the bathroom and when I came out he'd gotten the powdered Strawberry Nesquik and poured it all over himself! Well, I have a new strategy...
Moms and dads out there, break out your old baby monitors. I set it up in the kitchen and now if he's anywhere near anything off limits I can not only hear him but I can see him since I was lucky enough to have been given a video monitor. Now Gaetano is confused that the moment he's into something he shouldn't be I know it. :-) Ha ha son, you're on candid camera!
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Well today didn't turn out nearly as bad as I thought. :-) Had some difficulties getting my dentist appointments on time, but in the end I finally got there alright and had the work done. I'm feeling much better than before too.
Good news, I *think* I have solved the bug that was holding up production of JavaScript Assistant and CSS Assistant. If my solution continues to work as I re-introduce the code I removed for debugging, I'm gonna be thrilled! I've workd well over a hundred hours on CSS Assistant alone, plus Danilo has put a lot of time into it. It would have been a shame if the world never saw it because of a stupid bug. I just don't like releasing a product if a bug this bad can't be fixed or worked around unless. I'll definitely post my progress here as always.
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Today's going to be one of those days; I can just tell. I woke up this morning later than I expected to (always a bad way to start the day) and needed to change my dentist apointment to have my stitches removed. As I was dialing it started to ring before I was finished. Startled that it rang, I promptyly hung up before the second ring. I then wondered what I'd dialed so I pressed redial to look on the phone and hung up as soon as the numbers appeared. I dialed 91111111111. How? I have no idea... the number I was calling was in the same area code as my parents and maybe I started dialing their number instead, which ends in 911? I was 1/2 asleep mind you. So I then called the dentist and rescheduled, but it took several tries because the buttons on my phone kept sticking. (hmmmm so that's how I dialed 911...) About 10 minutes later Brea police calls me and asks if there was an emergency because they got 2 hang ups from my number. I told her I was sooo sorry that my buttons had stuck and I misdialed. She tells me to hold so I do then she starts talking again and I was confused by whatever she said. So she says not you, hold on. So I say okay. Meanwhile I'm thinking that if this were a real emergency she's not too helpful. Then she says "Are you sure?" which I thought was great because maybe someone's got me at gunpoint and she's being thorough enough to see if it really wasn't an emergency. So I reply &qout;Yes, I'm sure, and I'm so sorry". So this gal gets upset and says, "Not you, hold on." Doesn't she know to put the mouthpiece away from her face if she isn't addressing me? Sheesh. So I hold some more... Then she says "Okay so there's no emergency, goodbye" Oh my goodness, how rude! :-) I mean, I know I didn't have an emergency but they should have a better way to check if there really was one. Like maybe call again a second time and ask to push a button on the phone or something clever, in case there is someone there with you preventing you from saying yes there is an emergency. Somewhat of a flawed system I guess. Oh well, thankfully there wasn't an emergency, and I hope I never really need to call 911... at least, not on her shift. ;-)
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Have you ever had one of those days where you get in the shower, realize you forgot to grab a towel just as you've filled your hands with shower gel? Startled by not having a towel, instead of washing yourself, you decide to wash you hair, and then realize you've used shower gel to wash your hair instead of shampoo? After the trauma of getting out of the shower and grabbing the nearest towel while still freezing, you then reach into your underwear draw, pull out a pair and start putting them on, only to then realize that the undies are really your son's Underoos that somehow made it into your underwear drawer? Has this happened to you? Yes / No.
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I'm still swollen... but easing off the medication slowly. I am so behind in all my personal projects that I won't even try to catch up. I'm just going to pretend everything is on schedule and move forward from here. Nice that I work for myself and can do that I suppose, but I'd much rather be caught up for real. Oh well...
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The doctor said that the swelling is the worst on the third day. I didn't believe it, but now I do. I feel like I look like the Godfather..
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I'm home now... I'm numb, bleeding lots, and have the hiccups. I'm not sure but I think they knocked me out becasue I don't remember anything. The nurse said my gums under the lower right wisdom tooth were indeed infected which was causing my pain. She said despite the drugs I yelped when they pulled it. I think they gave me more drugs at that point cuz I don't remember. I hate that... Hopefully when the numb wares off it won't hurt...
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In about 3 1/2 hours I'll be getting 3 wisdom teeth pulled. I admit I am nervous about it. I've been in agony with this tooth ache for a week now and it has only gotten progressively worse. As painful as this is, I can' help but be afraid that the extration and recovery will be even more painful. Not even Vicodin is helping now, so I can't imagine feeling better any time soon. Wish me luck... I'm going to need it. (They're giving me some "good drugs" because I'm too chicken to do general anesthesia.)
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The past 2 days have been very frustrating when it comes to coding my latest 2 extensions. I'm basically battling a bug in Dreamweaver and it is one I'm clueless how to squish at this point. Basically both of my new extensions involve the ability to wrap the user's selection with some code. That all works fine and dandy. The problems start when the user changes their mind and does and Undo. If the user does an Undo, then makes another selection, the selection is not recognized and the code is inserted after their previous selection before the Undo. It is very annoying to say the least and will prevent these two extensions from being released if I cannot find a workaround. Wish me luck folks, I seriously need it.
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I should learn to not get over anxious and think certain things are simple. :-) It turns out there are some nasty little bugs that need squishing in JavaScript Assistant. I'll work with it while coding CSS Assistant too, and not rush releasing it until bugs are properly squished. Just wishful thinking on my part that this would be easy... and yes, I've added features -- only because I'm lazy and I know they'll help me in the end. If they help me, they may help others... that's the plan at least! :-)
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This morning I was chatting with Laurie and decided that I didn't feel like working on CSS Assistant, because I was lazy writing all that same JavaScript over and over again. So I decided I'll make a JavaScript Assistant as a freebie, since it was so easy to write that in 20 minutes I was done. Well, excpept for the icons (that's always the tough part). Besides, I could have made them all Snippets; there aren't any real special features or anything. I just happen to lik clicking buttons and having them in easy reach. When I'm coding JavaScript, I like to have the full width of the window, so I tend to hide all panels. Really, nothing special, just a matter of comfort for this one. I'll be releasing this one probably late tonight, or possibly tomorrow. Stay tuned...
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I was doing so well on my diet and then Halloween came... I've gained 6lbs. since then. So before I go back on the diet to lose the weight I gained becuase I ate way too much candy this past week, I sent hubby on a run to Cinnabon for their new fruit Cinnabons. I forget what they're called since I've never tried one. If I recall correctly, they have apple and peach. Dan's confirmed they have apple, but I'm hoping they have peach. If not I'll try apple and get a pecan roll for later. Mmmmmm.... Did I make you hungry? ():-)
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Have you ever had a dream so real that when you wake up it totally upsets you that it wasn't real? I got to stop having dreams like that... This time my Godmother was still alive, and her death was faked for her safety's sake. Now 8 years later, she was able to reveal she is alive and well and always knew what I was up to and hated she couldn't really be there. :-(
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My tooth still hurts... If this keeps up I think I'll go back and have it pulled. It is my lower right wisdom tooth. I hope if it gets yanked I don't lose any wisdom along with the tooth though! ;-)
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I forgot to mention it... shame on me! That adorable little hand in the ad for Color Assistant belongs to none other than my adorable little Gaetano :-)
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I always announce here first, as promised :-). The Color Assistant is now officially launched, and available for just $10 at the DWfaq Store. I hope you enjoy using it as much as I have!
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As always, I show it to you here first :-). Here's the Color Assistant Flash Demo for the DWfaq Store. I'll post the link to the store soon as it is ready for sale, which should be in about an hour or so. Thanks to all my beta testers for your help, you're the greatest!
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Just some final touches to do on the demo movie left now... except first, I have to go to sleep.
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Getting 2 cavities filled was definitely not the way to start my morning...OUCH! :-( 10 hours later it still hurts. I probably would have been better off if he'd just pulled the thing. I don't look forward to the dental visit with Gaetano. He needs caps on several teeth (a result of bad grinding in his sleep). I hope he doesn't cry as much as I did today. Seriously, labor hurt less than this torture -- even before the epidural.
So needless to say, I haven't been in a very good mood all day. I'm working on a Flash demo for Color Assistant since it is the kind of product that you don't realize how useful it is without seeing it in action. I am a total Flash dummy and now have gained a respect for Flash folks who have the patience to learn the program. It isn't as easy as it looks!
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The problem with adding new features is that it almost always introduces new bugs! Sure enough several bugs were found in the new features, and I believe I've squished them all now. Assuming beta testers confirm I've fixed all their findings, and don't discover anything new, it won't be too long before Color Assistant is released. The more I use the extension, the more I like it... and several of the beta testers have told me the same. I'm hoping that's the general perception for it, but we shall see...:-)
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So far beta feedback has been very helpful, which means enhancements need to be made. I can take it though. :-) I've already fixed 3 bugs, 2 typos, and added 1 new feature. If I can add one more feature this release, I'll do it, otherwise I'll work on it for a dot release because it is a cool idea. Since you've been so patient, I'll tell you that the name of the product is Color Assistant. It is the first in what may turn out to be a line of "Assistant" extensions. I don't want to release feature details just yet, but soon as they're locked down, shortly before release I'll post it here first. :-)
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I'm very excited about this little extension I must say. I've added all the features into this release. I'm just writing the help file that explains how the preferences work, then I'll package it up again and send it off to beta testers for checking. Writing this extension has taught me quite a bit and will help me finish the next extension, CSS Assistant. I'm looking forward to beta feedback on this version, since it incorporates some things that they requested. I'll keep you posted!
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I forgot to mention earlier... would you believe that yet another feature has creeped into this release? Yep, another. The latest 2 features are some user preferences. I've coded the preferences menu already and have the checkmarks toggling as they should. Now it is just a matter of adding those features to the output code. Should be pretty simple to do that part. I have it mapped out in my brain already. These past 3 weeks have been really good for me from a JavaScript perspective. I've learned so much and ideas keep lighting off in my mind now. I knew eventually things would snap into place for me; it is definitely a great feeling.
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If you have a 2 year old, an old PC that you let him/her use, and you're missing a credit card, check inside the Floppy drive. :-)
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Feature creep has struck again. The extension is totally done and ready to go and working well, and then I go and think of a new feature. I think this would really add to the usefulness of this extension so I'm going to try hard to get it into this release. If not, it will be a dot release soon as I sort it all out. Here's another hint for those of you dying to know what this is all about... hue,saturation & luminosity.:-)
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I've added some validation routines to the extension now to prevent bad input from a user. (Thanks to Danilo for help with the Regular Expression - got me going in the right direction.) A clue for those of you still wondering what this is all about. Here's part of the regular expression #[1-9A-F]{6}. We're getting closer to a final product now. I can't wait!
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