Jeff Madden

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"Making things!"

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Fun can only live in a world with engagement.

Category: SpaceHey

If you are one of those people that feel Spacehey is kind of a quiet place in terms of activity, you are not wrong. A ton of comments I see compare Spacehey to the old Myspace but not just on a functional level, but how active the old Myspace was compared to now with Spacehey. That brings me to why I wrote this blog... Engagement Cambridge University defines engagement as an interest: » Continue Reading

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Photo sites don't work the same anymore...

Category: Web, HTML, Tech

Photo sites like Photobucket used to serve us well. In the old Myspace days, PB was critical for we all needed a place to store our photos so we could add the links into our page. In that time, there wasn't much to it, you just created a free account, uploaded your images, and the site gladly gave you links. This all came to an end one day, because now these sites have figured out ways to block th... » Continue Reading

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Make a simple "Top Friend" feature for your profile

Category: Web, HTML, Tech

For a working example you can see one on my page . Yesterday the thought occurred to me that you can copy the HTML for a specific person and put it in your about me section or some place like that; as it would have that person's ID in the URL.. So I thought bingo! Top friend! Let's make a cool gra » Continue Reading

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Making my shop's sign

Category: Art and Photography

IMAGES BELOW "The goal was to make a sign for my guitar shop, but only spend 10 bucks." I have always believed in the "McGuyver method", as it exposes the simplicity of nature and encourages us to create simplicity in our lives. Through this perspective, I have learned that there usually is an more economical approach to just about everything in life. You just have to abandon the troubleshooting t... » Continue Reading

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Guitar Project - Ibanez (gibson knockoff)

Category: Music

This 80's Ibanez I've had for about 10 years and it's never worked due to bad electrical. I bought it off a coworker for 80 bucks. He was the original owner too! The guitar has been sitting in my collection for a looong time and now it's time to raise it from the dead. This thing plays like a beast now! Gut and install new wiring New frets Clean fret slots New bridge ground New pickup - Seymour Du... » Continue Reading

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Code to make long names get 3 dots (ellipsis)

Category: Web, HTML, Tech

By default, long friend names in your friends section, well... they wrap. And you might have noticed that when they wrap, your layout can get messed up! rrgg... you can fix this with an ellipsis. Copy and paste the code below and your friends section will look neat and organized. You can see it in action if you want on my profile . For a detailed explanation of how the code works, read at the bott... » Continue Reading

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Be the Lake

Category: Religion and Philosophy

Once an unhappy young man came to an old master and told he had a very sad life and asked for a solution. The old Master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it. “How does it taste?” – the Master asked. “Terrible.” – spat the apprentice. The Master chuckled and then asked the young man to take another handful o » Continue Reading

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