Cavin Myers

Zombies Ahead...

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:28:38 -0400

.htaccess Tester

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:37:00 -0400

A very simple tool that lets you test your .htaccess rewrite rules. Simply fill in the URL that you’re applying the rules to, place the contents of your .htaccess on the larger input area and analyze if the rules are doing what they are supposed to do.

Keep and share insights with simplicity.

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:17:00 -0400

Keep and share insights with simplicity.:

This project collects brainwaves from people who have brilliant, fancy ideas on any topic. There are posts with popular or useful social ideas that could make the world just a little better.

Object Oriented PHP - Working With Inheritance

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:17:00 -0400

Object Oriented PHP - Working With Inheritance:

Found an interesting article on Smashing Magazine today talking about OOP PHP, and parent child relationships. Extremely well written from what I have seen so far.

Portfolio - Lexis Nexis

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:47:00 -0400

Who was the client?
LexisNexis

Which agency was this work developed under?
BGH Studios

What problem was this solving?
LexisNexis wanted a way to track the visitor’s information that visited the booth, while also being able to send them PDF’s of literature that individual customer was interested in.

What exactly was your part in this project?
Complete HTML and CSS, build the logging system, and the email system that is in place.

Figure 01: Select which documents you would like to send your customer. Fill in the customer’s email address, and the customer’s name. Fill out any notes that you would like for the customer to see when they receive this information in there email.

Figure 02: Upon submission, a report will be generated to track all emails and literature pieces selected by this customer.

Figure 03: That customer will receive an HTML email detailing all of the information that they requested from the LexisNexis Trade Show sales person. This information includes links to the literature pieces to be downloaded immediately.

Portfolio - Gem City Home Care

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:45:00 -0400

Who was the client?
Gem City Home Care

Which agency was this work developed under?
BGH Studios

What problem was this solving?
Update the website to associate with the new branding. Keep it simple, and easy to navigate.

What exactly was your part in this project?
Full front-end development and cross-browser testing.

Link: http://www.gemcityhc.com

Portfolio - Berry Network

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:44:00 -0400

Who was the client?
Berry Network

Which agency was this work developed under?
BGH Studios

What problem was this solving?
Berry Network wanted a new marketing tool associated with data that they have collected over the years. This data contained which forms of local search advertising each industry utilizes. This information explains where you should spend most of your marketing dollars between the following categories: Yellow Pages, Internet Yellow Pages, Business White Pages, Telephone Directory Assistance, Online / Internet Service. This tool displays that information in an easy to read bar graph, that is based upon a chosen industry.

What exactly was your part in this project?
Full HTML, CSS, JavaScript integration of the Yahoo! Chart API

Link: http://www.berrynetwork.com/marketing_budgetcalc.aspx

Figure 01: Choose an industry to see how consumers utilize various local search advertising options.

Figure 02: A box will display showing the Total Active Market, and the Total Active Market using Local Search. The Active market is defined as the total number of adults making a purchase or involved in a purchase decision.

Figure 03: The flash chart displays where your marketing dollars should be spent.

WHERE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT ON YOUR PLANET?

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:49:00 -0400

Ireland, ever since I was a wee lad I’ve wanted to go to Ireland.

Portfolio - Speedy-Cafe

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:14:00 -0400

Who was the client?

Speedway, SuperAmerica

Which agency was this work developed under?

BGH Studios

What problem was this solving?

Speedway wanted to have an online promotion to give away 1 year of free coffee. A user would register with the site, and would be able to create up to three unique coffee recipes. These three unique coffee recipes would be posted within this system for users to vote upon. The person with the most votes, and highest star rating, wins the grand prize. This system included the following items:

User Registration
Dynamic Coupon Generation
Email confirmations
Voting System, with IP Address restrictions
Dr. Kroast Game
Dynamic Recipe Creation Flash

What exactly was your part in this project?

Full PHP Development of all bulleted items listed above. HTML, CSS, Custom MySQL Database, Custom Administration Panel, MySQL Database Administration.

Link: The Speedy-Cafe.com website was shut down by Speedway once spring hit, due to the coffee season being over.

Figure 01: The category list shown here is a dynamic menu that populates from the database. Once you start creating a recipe, you select the ingredient you want, and drag it to the cup.

Figure 02: Once an ingredient has been pulled to the cup, an addition box pops up to see how much you want to add. Coffee’s are limited to 100%, to represent a full cup, while creamers can have a max of 10.

Figure 03: Once you click ‘Add’, that ingredient will show up on the left hand side under the ‘Current Recipe Ingredients’ header. This menu will show you how much of each item you have added in your recipe. Once you have completed adding your ingredients, you can personalize the name of your coffee recipe.

Figure 04: After your recipe has been submitted, you have the option of giving you coffee cup a little flavor. You can add an assortment of items like a Top Hat, a Fanny Pack, Belt, Eyes, Mustache, and many others.