I developed a new mobile tool for DEVTRENCH readers that finds the A, MX and NS records for any domain name you type in. I needed a way to get DNS records from my blackberry and I couldn’t find one, so I coded a mobile DNS lookup tool. Just enter any domain name [...]

I added a new tool today for MODx users that turns a MODx snippet call into a snippet call using the MODx API function runSnippet(). It’s a pretty simple tool, but I made it because I hate doing this manually (it’s just too tedious). Enjoy.
MODx Snippet Call2PHP

Well after a few months of development and absolutely no posting I’ve finally got my new theme up and running. This marks the 4th design change to the site, and represents a change in how I’ll write here in the future. Now I’ll mostly be working on in depth tutorials and I’ll keep [...]

I’ve been running this blog in earnest for about 2 years and in that time I’ve hopefully put out some useful posts. However, my vision for this site has never been completely realized. I’ve always wanted this site to become a staple resource for web developers of all skill levels but haven’t really [...]

I just finished watching the first episode of TAC and I think it is going to be a pretty interesting show. I live in Lincoln NE, where it is being filmed, so it is pretty cool to see my hometown as the backdrop for this show.
My first impressions were that I expected a little [...]

I sure would like to win another ipod nano. I really enjoy the one I won last time, and having a second one would alleviate the problem of having to lend mine to my kids. So happy birthday Browie and thanks for offering this contest. Check out the contest on his personal [...]

I saw on twitter that doshdosh has a wordpress.com account so I thought it would be fun to sign up for one just to see what it is like. I’ve always come at WP from the self hosted side of things and thought that the wordpress.com version would suck. I was pleasantly surprised that [...]

I thought it would be cool to have a directory on this site for web developers to get links back to their website or blog, so I set one up. This niche web developer directory is for the websites of web developers, web designers, web programmers, and search engine marketers – so basically [...]

I feel pretty fortunate to live where I do, which might seem odd to some since I live in Lincoln, NE. I used to think that since I didn’t live in a big city that my options were limited as to how much money I could make, what I could do, etc. That [...]

A while back I wrote a post linking to a css formatter and optimizer, not knowing then that it was a piece of open source code. When I figured that out I thought it would be a great idea to put it up on DEVTRENCH. I really love this code since it makes [...]