spiffy[d] - simplicity is bliss

New Year 2009 $$$ resolutions

Denis Lam — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:58:18 PST

Did you make any resolutions concerning your personal finances last January? I did; and as a 20-something-year-old, I'm happy to celebrate on New Year's Eve about eliminating 100% of my college and personal debt this past year. Now onward to some of my new money-related resolutions for 2009 and links to resources and advice I've been reading up on recently...

And by the way, Happy New Years everyone! Have a SAFE and FUN countdown!

theming Quick Tabs in Drupal

Denis Lam — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:09:58 PST

The Quick Tabs module allows you to create blocks of jQuery-powered tabbed content (like those found on Facebook) with ease, specifically views, blocks, and even Quick Tab blocks (within another Quick Tab block). The latest version of the module features AJAX integration, which allows you to choose whether all tabs should load on page load or load on tab click (which optimzes page loading times).

DEMO: See the Quick Tabs in action on the top of my frontpage.

This article documents my use of Quick Tabs, especially on how I used CSS to theme a custom tab style, and highlights a few other important considerations for web developers. For general installation and configuration documentation, visit the module's official project page.

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best jobs for 2009

Denis Lam — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:59:49 PST

US News and World Report recently released their pick for the Best Careers in 2009. Selection was based on criteria such as job outlook, average job satisfaction, difficulty of the required training, prestige and pay.

See the complete 2009 Best Careers list and report card here.
See the explanations for changes to the 2008 list here.
See the list of Overrated Careers here.

under construction

Denis Lam — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:03:49 PST

This Drupal-based website is where I rant about my interests (see the topics menu on the right) and essentially anything else that was worth my time to read or laugh about. It's also a work-in-progress for me as I use it to continually sharpen my Drupal web development skills and explore the power Web 2.0. In case you're curious, here's a list of things I've been working on for this website. WARNING: It's technical and geek-oriented...