Project Archive

GPS Nerd Is Published to CodePlex

I have been meaning to do this for quite some time. Many of you have been asking me for the code for the GPS Nerd (a.k.a. Truck Tracker) project. My “just one more thing” attitude has delayed

Truck Tracker Is Live

I have deployed the Truck Tracker application to here for now: https://bobcravens.com/trucktracker/ The application is built using the following technologies: ASP.NET MVC Google Maps API v.3 jQuery DotNetOpenAuth MySQL NHibernate Ninject The intent of the application is

Web Talk – A Framework For Web Based Presentations

I recently was given the opportunity to present at a conference. The conference is targeting web developers / designers. I wanted my code (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) to be functional. It seemed that transitioning between a Power

An ASP.NET MVC Truck Tracker Application Using Google Maps

In a previous post we built a MySQL database and a data access layer via a repository pattern implemented using Fluent LINQT to NHibernate. We also wired up this repository in our ASP.NET MVC application using Ninject.

A Google Maps Version 3 jQuery Plugin

As more and more devices become GPS capable or location aware, mapping will become more pervasive. This is already happening today. There are a number of mapping solutions that are available. This post will examine how to

A Simple jQuery Slide Show Plugin

I am working on a project that once again requires a slide show on the page. Previously, I posted on a more complex slide show that was configurable. This time everything is much simpler. I have a

HTML Scrolling Table With Fixed Headers jQuery Plugin

I have been searching for a nice simple jQuery plugin to convert a HTML table element to a scrolling element with a fixed header. The following demo page includes three tables. The top one has the desired

jQuery Blink Plugin

As part of a website that I am building I wanted to be able to draw the users attention to a content that is already on the page. This type of behavior may have purposes else where,

Building A Web App – Slide Show Area

Note: This is a continuation of a series of posts on the design and development of a web application for a non-profit organization. Previous posts: Part 1: Securing Web Presence Part 2: High Level Design Part 3:

Building A Web App – Page Header and Footer

This is a continuation of a series of posts on the design and development of a web application for a non-profit organization. Previous posts: Part 1: Securing Web Presence Part 2: High Level Design At the end