I was on [Kickstarter.com] the other day and I really liked the navigation bar they had for setting up a project.  I wanted to build a navigation bar very similar for a project at work but I didn't want to put in the work to build something that could only be used once. I decided to build it into a dynamic jQuery plugin that would allow you to specify the tabs simply by supplying the plugin with a small array at startup. Below is an example of the plugin.... (view more)

In [part I] of this tutorial we went over the basic components that make up a computer and their major functions. In this part I will go over the basics of software for computers. I won't give you a history lesson because I feel like knowledge of history sometimes makes it hard for beginners to retain important knowledge about how computers work today. Thus, if you are interested in the history of computers and software then I encourage you to do some research after reading this... (view more)

I have been tasked with teaching my father in law, Steve, the basic fundamentals of computers for his new job. Steve's generation is about two generations older than mine so naturally the younger generations have an advantage when it comes to computers in general. I started learning about computers from a very young age. I have never given a beginners course on computers before but his willingness to take a stab at learning is the first step to turning that void of confusion into usable... (view more)

So normally when I begin a project I don't reveal it until I have something to show for it already. Since I've been getting up on the open-source community over the past months I decided to take my new project public before I even begin. I am creating a new open source project called "Pod Starter". Pod Starter is intended to be a full-featured podcast hosting solution. As an avid podcaster I have discovered that there isn't much out there in the way of free podcast hosting and publishing... (view more)

I had almost given up on [Google Plus][G+]. I felt like they put out a superbly better social networking application than Facebook, but it didn't matter. I don't know a single person outside of my tech circle that has even considered switching over to G+. People like my wife have a hard time making paradigm shifts. The concept that anyone can just drag you into their circle without your permission doesn't make sense to them. Adding a friend on Facebook is like shaking someone's hand in real... (view more)