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Google API Requests with OAuth 2.0 Access Token

In the Authenticating with OAuth 2.0 for Google API Access with PHP post, an access token was retrieved for calls to Google APIs for data. In this post, the user’s name will be retrieved from their account. To do that, the access token needs to be sent as a header param or query param with [...]

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Authenticating with OAuth 2.0 for Google API Access with PHP

Google is leading developers to OAuth 2.0 for access to its API’s: Given the security implications of getting the implementation correct, we strongly encourage developers to use OAuth 2.0 libraries when interacting with Google’s OAuth 2.0 endpoints (see Client libraries for more information). Over time, more features will be added to these libraries. Steps Register [...]

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Jquery Datepicker with Masked Input and Current Time

Examples of using a jquery ui datepicker with masked input and current time as input values. Input is editable for manual change of date and/or time. Help in this post can from Adding time to jQuery UI Datepicker by Derek Allard and the Masked Input Plugin 1.3 by Josh Bush. There are two functions: getTimeAmPm [...]

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Breaking Development 2011 Nashville – Mobile Goodness

On September 12th, 2011 the Breaking Development conference rolled into Nashville. With two full days of talks and one full day of workshops, this single-track, superbly organized event did not disappoint. Previously in Dallas, Breaking Development: Nashville focused on new, emerging techniques for web development and design for mobile devices. Topics of the talks included [...]

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Using jQuery Datepicker and Dialog Box To Select Date Range

Using a jquery datepicker in a jquery dialog box to select a date range is a handy, slick way of having users input dates. Date handling and validation in forms when input by the user can be tricky at best. Here a modal dialog box will be used to allow the user to select a [...]

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