Just a quick tip for Time validation in ASP.Net MVC for your data model using a regular expression. Place the following in your model: [DisplayFormat(ApplyFormatInEditMode = true, DataFormatString = "{0:HH:mm}")] [RegularExpression(@"^(?:0?[0-9]|1[0-9]|2[0-3]):[0-5][0-9]$", ErrorMessage = "Invalid time.")] public DateTime? YourDateTime { get; set; } This will perform the validation for 24 hour time in the format HH:mm [...]
Over 6 months ago I started using LESS CSS, a dynamic language that adds the missing elements that CSS needs like variables and functions. I have to say I don’t think I’ll ever go back to standard CSS again, even for a static HTML site. The benefits of using LESS are just too great. The [...]
What a full on 6 months I’ve just had. I got engaged, visited Queenstown and New Castle in Australia, Bungy jumped for the first time (proof here). And to top that off I started a new job at SpeEDI software and launched my own web application Vote Daily Deals (http://votedailydeals.co.nz). While doing all that I [...]
Ever had to build a web page for a picky web designer? One that will rake you over the coals for little things not matching their design? I have plenty of times… To save all the frustration and make sure I get it right first time I use one of my favorite tools. The tool [...]
I recently built a WordPress site for some friends. Being very busy people they were struggling to use the sites theme for galleries (I was struggling too with it). Being iPhone users they had no problem uploading photos of their clients cars to their business Facebook Page. To help them out and get their galleries [...]
I came across an issue with a design, where the client didn’t want the standard Facebook Like and Twitter tweet buttons on their site. Here’s how I created my own custom share buttons. Lets start with Facebook. There are a couple of items that will need to be added into the header. Step 1: Add [...]
I was reading a great blog post on travel hacking from the team at LifeHacker. So I thought I’d give some of my pointers. From that article I found my favourite new flight comparison tool, SkyScanner and the best part is it’s in NZ dollars. Web Jet have a nice monthly deal finder search tool, choose your destination and [...]
Today I needed to use a plugin that was out of date with the latest version of Firefox (Firefox 6 is now out). The great Pixel Perfect Plugin, an awesome tool for checking your CSS/HTML layouts match your design by overlaying a graphic over top with opacity. Definitely check it out, helps keep me honest [...]
I’ve used a number of Javascript based image sliders on a number of projects in the last year. They all have some points of difference so I thought I’d share what they are and make people aware of them. Nivo Slider http://nivo.dev7studios.com/ I’m currently using Nivo slider on this website for the home page. [...]
These days I’m trying as much as possible to get away without having to create pixels with websites. To do this I use CSS3 (part of the subset of the HTML 5 standard) to create the styling of elements without needing to open up Fireworks or Photoshop. There are a couple of benefits for this [...]