Articles on software leadership, building products, and practical lessons from 20+ years in the industry.https://joebillman.com/en-ushttps://joebillman.com/articles/building-with-ai-assisted-tools/https://joebillman.com/articles/building-with-ai-assisted-tools/Reflections on integrating AI tools into real product workflows — what's working, what's hype, and where the leverage actually lives.Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTAIsoftware developmentproductivitytoolinghttps://joebillman.com/articles/lessons-from-software-leadership/https://joebillman.com/articles/lessons-from-software-leadership/Not a listicle. Just a handful of things I've learned about shipping products, leading teams, and staying in the game long enough to get better.Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTleadershipsoftware developmentproductlessonshttps://joebillman.com/articles/small-committed-groups/https://joebillman.com/articles/small-committed-groups/"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret MeadWed, 02 Aug 2023 15:57:58 GMTUncategorizedhttps://joebillman.com/articles/work-at-your-talents-and-dreams/https://joebillman.com/articles/work-at-your-talents-and-dreams/Work is the miracle by which talent is brought to the surface and dreams become reality. - Gordon B. HinckleyTue, 27 Dec 2022 17:03:20 GMTUncategorizedhttps://joebillman.com/articles/joy-focus/https://joebillman.com/articles/joy-focus/The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives. - Russell M. NelsonThu, 08 Dec 2022 14:01:21 GMTUncategorizedhttps://joebillman.com/articles/improvement-is-a-life-long-journey/https://joebillman.com/articles/improvement-is-a-life-long-journey/None of us will become perfect in a day or a month or a year. We will not accomplish it in a lifetime, but we can begin now, starting with our more obvious.Thu, 01 Dec 2022 17:25:09 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/reading-knowledge-is-power/https://joebillman.com/articles/reading-knowledge-is-power/In this world there are many who are unable to read or write. For them there is little light of ages past, and only diminished knowledge of the vast and.Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:54:17 GMTLinkshttps://joebillman.com/articles/moral-decay/https://joebillman.com/articles/moral-decay/Vice is a monster of so frightful mien As to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace..Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:27:26 GMTAwesome QuotesLinkshttps://joebillman.com/articles/not-to-speak-is-to-speak/https://joebillman.com/articles/not-to-speak-is-to-speak/Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. - Dietrich BonhoefferFri, 12 Mar 2021 15:47:13 GMTAwesome QuotesLinkshttps://joebillman.com/articles/learning-from-the-past-living-in-the-present-longing-for-the-future/https://joebillman.com/articles/learning-from-the-past-living-in-the-present-longing-for-the-future/Of this I am quite sure, that if we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future. - Winston ChurchhillFri, 06 Nov 2020 09:47:11 GMTAwesome QuotesLinkshttps://joebillman.com/articles/ordinary-can-be-extraordinary/https://joebillman.com/articles/ordinary-can-be-extraordinary/The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner. - Gordon B. HinckleySun, 02 Aug 2020 12:31:46 GMTAwesome QuotesLinkshttps://joebillman.com/articles/moms-know-best/https://joebillman.com/articles/moms-know-best/" Remember that God is our only one trust. To Him, I commend you ... My son, neglect not the duty of secret prayer. " - Mary WashingtonFri, 24 Jul 2020 14:12:50 GMTAwesome QuotesGeorge WashingtonGodMary WashingtonMotherhttps://joebillman.com/articles/snickerdoodle-cookies/https://joebillman.com/articles/snickerdoodle-cookies/1 stick of salted butter (8 tbsp.) 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla (real vanilla is best) 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt.Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:57:35 GMTRecipescookiessnickerdoodlehttps://joebillman.com/articles/setting-goals-happiness/https://joebillman.com/articles/setting-goals-happiness/" If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes. " - Andrew CarnegieWed, 24 Oct 2018 15:43:37 GMTAwesome Quotesgoalshttps://joebillman.com/articles/accountability/https://joebillman.com/articles/accountability/" Accountability breeds response-ability. " - Stephen CoveyWed, 24 Oct 2018 15:40:36 GMTAwesome Quotesaccountabilityhttps://joebillman.com/articles/greatness-requires-enthusiasm/https://joebillman.com/articles/greatness-requires-enthusiasm/" Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. " - Ralph Waldo EmersonMon, 05 Mar 2018 22:25:55 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/change-your-world/https://joebillman.com/articles/change-your-world/" Change you thoughts and you change your world. " - Norman Vincent PealeWed, 24 Jan 2018 11:53:52 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/optimism-happiness/https://joebillman.com/articles/optimism-happiness/" Optimism leads to opportunity Opportunity leads to challenge Challenge leads to growth Growth leads to success Success leads to happiness " - Joe BillmanWed, 24 Jan 2018 11:48:21 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/every-day-is-special/https://joebillman.com/articles/every-day-is-special/" Don't save something special for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a special occasion. " - Thomas S. MonsonMon, 08 Jan 2018 13:22:56 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/preparation-2/https://joebillman.com/articles/preparation-2/" The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. " - H. Jackson Brown Jr.Thu, 07 Dec 2017 12:18:28 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/keep-moving-forward/https://joebillman.com/articles/keep-moving-forward/" It's not about how hard you can hit; it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. " - Rocky BalboaThu, 07 Dec 2017 11:53:45 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/think-before-you-speak/https://joebillman.com/articles/think-before-you-speak/T - Is it True? H - Is it Helpful? I - Is it Inspiring? N - Is it Necessary? K - Is it Kind?Sat, 30 Sep 2017 12:56:03 GMTLinkshttps://joebillman.com/articles/installation-error-apiinternalerror/https://joebillman.com/articles/installation-error-apiinternalerror/I know I know, Flash is dying. Sadly Adobe announced the end of life for Flash Player, but I have high hopes that Adobe AIR will live on and I love.Wed, 13 Sep 2017 19:48:15 GMTActionScriptAIRFlash BuilderProblem Solvedapiinternalerrorerrorinstallationhttps://joebillman.com/articles/pick-good-people/https://joebillman.com/articles/pick-good-people/" The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while.Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:18:01 GMTAwesome Quotesleadershiphttps://joebillman.com/articles/things-come-to-those-who-wait/https://joebillman.com/articles/things-come-to-those-who-wait/" Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. " - Abraham Lincoln.Tue, 22 Aug 2017 18:35:02 GMTAwesome Quotesabraham lincolnhustlehttps://joebillman.com/articles/380-2/https://joebillman.com/articles/380-2/" If you are on the right path, it will always be uphill. " - Henry B. Eyring.Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:35:45 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/vision-and-action/https://joebillman.com/articles/vision-and-action/" Vision Without Action is a Daydream, Action Without Vision is a Nightmare. " - Japanese ProverbWed, 09 Aug 2017 11:09:51 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/configuring-wamp-to-work-with-phpstorm/https://joebillman.com/articles/configuring-wamp-to-work-with-phpstorm/I used Netbeans for a while, but it wasn't everything that I'd hoped for. So after using the trial of PHPStorm, I picked up a copy of it. Jetbrains makes some.Fri, 19 May 2017 13:54:46 GMTPHPdebugphpwampwebstormhttps://joebillman.com/articles/configuring-wamp-server-to-work-on-windows-10-with-netbeans/https://joebillman.com/articles/configuring-wamp-server-to-work-on-windows-10-with-netbeans/I've been doing more PHP lately and ran accross a problem that I needed to debug locally. So I downloaded WAMP and of course it didn't work the first try, so I.Thu, 04 May 2017 03:24:20 GMTPHPProgrammingnetbeansphpwamphttps://joebillman.com/articles/stand-for-principles/https://joebillman.com/articles/stand-for-principles/" In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. " - Thomas JeffersonThu, 02 Feb 2017 10:17:38 GMTAwesome Quotesprincipleshttps://joebillman.com/articles/be-happy/https://joebillman.com/articles/be-happy/" Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out. " - Gordon B. HinckleyTue, 24 Jan 2017 16:27:29 GMTAwesome Quoteshappinesshttps://joebillman.com/articles/conscience/https://joebillman.com/articles/conscience/" Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience. " - George WashingtonTue, 17 Jan 2017 18:46:19 GMTAwesome Quotesconsciencehttps://joebillman.com/articles/clear-vision/https://joebillman.com/articles/clear-vision/" The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. " - Henri BergsonThu, 01 Dec 2016 10:02:20 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/measure-of-a-man/https://joebillman.com/articles/measure-of-a-man/" The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. " -.Wed, 30 Nov 2016 10:08:53 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/optimism/https://joebillman.com/articles/optimism/"The optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity." - Winston ChurchillFri, 25 Nov 2016 11:11:01 GMTAwesome Quotesoptimismhttps://joebillman.com/articles/habits/https://joebillman.com/articles/habits/"It's never too late to redefine self-control, to change long ingrained habits, and to do the work you're capable of." - Seth GodinThu, 24 Nov 2016 11:07:37 GMTAwesome QuotesLinkshabitsself-controlhttps://joebillman.com/articles/leading-vs-managing/https://joebillman.com/articles/leading-vs-managing/"When you're talking to a manager you get the feeling that they are important; when you're talking to a leader you get the feeling that you are important." -.Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:38:56 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/consistently-getting-things-done/https://joebillman.com/articles/consistently-getting-things-done/"A successful day isn't always measured by how many things I got done, but rather by how many things I got done today that I didn't get done yesterday." - Joe.Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:29:12 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/oatmeal-raisin-cookies/https://joebillman.com/articles/oatmeal-raisin-cookies/I finally got around to creating a recipe for oatmeal raisin cookies. Here it is, enjoy. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies 1 stick (8 tbsp) salted butter 1/2 cup.Mon, 25 May 2015 13:27:53 GMTRecipescookiesoatmealraisinhttps://joebillman.com/articles/life-is-too-short/https://joebillman.com/articles/life-is-too-short/"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking..Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:37:11 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/action-theory/https://joebillman.com/articles/action-theory/"An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory..." - Ralph Waldo EmersonSun, 08 Feb 2015 23:43:56 GMTAwesome QuotesLinksactionhttps://joebillman.com/articles/free-online-vector-graphics-editor/https://joebillman.com/articles/free-online-vector-graphics-editor/I've been using vector graphics software for a long time to create vector artwork. Programs like Freehand, Fireworks and of course Illustrator. Today I came.Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:17:57 GMTVector GraphicsIllustratorhttps://joebillman.com/articles/restful-calls-via-angularjs/https://joebillman.com/articles/restful-calls-via-angularjs/I've been doing more with AngularJS lately, it's becoming really popular. Here's how to do RESTful calls with Angular: var config = {headers:{'accept':.Wed, 05 Nov 2014 18:53:10 GMTAngularJSJavaScripthttps://joebillman.com/articles/restful-calls-via-jquery/https://joebillman.com/articles/restful-calls-via-jquery/I created a post showing hoe to make RESTful calls with plain vanilla JavaScript and wanted to show how to do the same thing using JQuery. So here it is:.Wed, 05 Nov 2014 13:30:19 GMTJavaScriptJQueryjqueryhttps://joebillman.com/articles/restful-calls-via-javascript/https://joebillman.com/articles/restful-calls-via-javascript/I've been doing a lot more front-end work with JavaScript lately and have needed to make calls to RESTful APIs. One of my complaints with JavaScript is that it.Wed, 05 Nov 2014 13:21:24 GMTJavaScriptjavascripthttps://joebillman.com/articles/flash-builder-attempts-to-launch-and-then-fails/https://joebillman.com/articles/flash-builder-attempts-to-launch-and-then-fails/I wrote a post a while back about how to fix Flash Builder when it wouldn't start. I found that there were two things to try, one of which usually fixed the.Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:12:20 GMTActionScriptFlash BuilderProblem Solvedflash builder won't starthttps://joebillman.com/articles/as3-singleton/https://joebillman.com/articles/as3-singleton/Singleton classes are very useful. So I wanted to show a simple sample of a Singleton class. I like to use these as models to store data in one location that.Fri, 07 Feb 2014 18:18:50 GMTActionScriptFlexas3singletonhttps://joebillman.com/articles/get-spark-image-width/https://joebillman.com/articles/get-spark-image-width/So one of the most annoying things about working with display items in the Flex framework is the difference in how things are rendered. This means that after.Thu, 09 Jan 2014 19:00:03 GMTActionScriptFlexProgrammingcontentgetheightimagesourcesparkwidthhttps://joebillman.com/articles/typeerror-error-1007-instantiation-attempted-on-a-non-constructor/https://joebillman.com/articles/typeerror-error-1007-instantiation-attempted-on-a-non-constructor/So I know that many people are jumping ship when it comes to Flash and Flex when it comes to web applications but if you are one of the ones like me that is.Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:33:05 GMTActionScriptFlexProblem SolvedProgrammingAdvancedDataGridhttps://joebillman.com/articles/actionscript-mobile-projects/https://joebillman.com/articles/actionscript-mobile-projects/I've been working on more mobile projects lately both at work and in my spare time. I've been mainly using the Starling framework and really like it so far..Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:21:36 GMTActionScriptMobile Appshttps://joebillman.com/articles/greatest-chocolate-chip-cookies-of-all-time/https://joebillman.com/articles/greatest-chocolate-chip-cookies-of-all-time/So it's probably weird to read a recipe on my blog, but I actually like to cook. I especially like cooking that involves cookies. Also what programmer doesn't.Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:59:49 GMTRecipeschocolate chipcookieshttps://joebillman.com/articles/typeerror-error-1009-cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object-reference-uimovieclip/https://joebillman.com/articles/typeerror-error-1009-cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object-reference-uimovieclip/So I ran into this error again today. I first ran into it a few years ago. It happens to me when I have an asset that is created in Flash Pro and used in a.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:41 GMTActionScriptFlashFlash BuilderFlexTypeError: Error #1009UIMovieCliphttps://joebillman.com/articles/typeerror-error-2007-parameter-antialiastype-must-be-non-null/https://joebillman.com/articles/typeerror-error-2007-parameter-antialiastype-must-be-non-null/I got this error when I was trying to create a mx DateChooser via code instead of mxml. To make a long story short the solution was to move the call to the.Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:45:13 GMTActionScriptFlexhttps://joebillman.com/articles/starling-ios-app-rotates-after-splash-screen/https://joebillman.com/articles/starling-ios-app-rotates-after-splash-screen/So I've been using Flash Builder and the Starling framework to create an iOS app of the Card Match game that I made a while back. I must say I'm pretty happy.Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:55:33 GMTActionScriptFlash BuilderFlexiOSMobile AppsStarlinghttps://joebillman.com/articles/recommended-mp3-settings-for-flash-player/https://joebillman.com/articles/recommended-mp3-settings-for-flash-player/I recently ran into another MP3 issue while working on a Flash Project. I found this one while working on an iPad app in Flash Builder. I meant to write about.Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:49:44 GMTActionScriptAudioFlashflashmp3playersettingshttps://joebillman.com/articles/mp3-works-on-pc-but-not-on-my-ipad-starling/https://joebillman.com/articles/mp3-works-on-pc-but-not-on-my-ipad-starling/I have been using Flash Builder and Starling 1.3 to create some iPad apps and recently ran into an issue that was making me want to pull out my hair. Luckily.Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:36:12 GMTActionScriptAudioFlash BuilderiOSMobile AppsStarlingiPadmp3starlinghttps://joebillman.com/articles/soundchannel-position-doesnt-sound-length/https://joebillman.com/articles/soundchannel-position-doesnt-sound-length/So I recently made an AIR app at work that we use for finding cue points in an mp3 file. It loads an mp3 file, creates the sound wave spectrum for said file.Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:09:00 GMTActionScriptFlashFlash Builderhttps://joebillman.com/articles/flash-player-garbage-collection/https://joebillman.com/articles/flash-player-garbage-collection/So the more you work with ActionScript 3 and especially when it comes to building RIA's (Rich Internet Applications) or games, the more garbage collection will.Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:47:11 GMTActionScriptFlashFlash Builderhttps://joebillman.com/articles/is-flash-a-dying-technology/https://joebillman.com/articles/is-flash-a-dying-technology/So no surprise I'm a big Fan of pretty much everything Flash. Because of this people will ask me things like "Flash you're still doing that?" and "Isn't that a.Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:56:03 GMTActionScriptFlashHTML 5https://joebillman.com/articles/nexus-7-wallpaper-size/https://joebillman.com/articles/nexus-7-wallpaper-size/So I recently got a Nexus 7 tablet, (in fact I'm writing this post on it) and I wanted to put a different wallpaper image on it. After a lot of research and.Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:13:09 GMTAndroidNexus 7 Wallpaperhttps://joebillman.com/articles/as3-random-class/https://joebillman.com/articles/as3-random-class/So just recently I did a major overhaul to the random class that I use for my projects. I implemented Grant Skinner 's (thanks Grant!) random class and made.Sat, 04 Aug 2012 20:49:23 GMTActionScriptActionScript 3.0randomhttps://joebillman.com/articles/flash-builder-4-6-wont-start/https://joebillman.com/articles/flash-builder-4-6-wont-start/I recently updated to CS6 and everything was working great until one day I tried to open Flash Builder and it wouldn't open. It would pull up the Splash screen.Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:36:14 GMTAdobe Creative SuiteFlash Builderacrobat won't launchacrobat won't openflash builder won't launchflash builder won't openhttps://joebillman.com/articles/how-to-get-rid-of-blank-pages-after-a-table-in-microsoft-word/https://joebillman.com/articles/how-to-get-rid-of-blank-pages-after-a-table-in-microsoft-word/There might be another way of doing this, but this is the best way that I have found. I know this is an issue in Word 2007 not sure about 2010. Here are the.Thu, 17 May 2012 10:18:32 GMTMicrosoft Officehttps://joebillman.com/articles/planning-is-critical/https://joebillman.com/articles/planning-is-critical/"Prior proper planning prevents poor performance" - One Smart DudeThu, 17 May 2012 00:19:05 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/even-old-guys-have-good-things-to-say/https://joebillman.com/articles/even-old-guys-have-good-things-to-say/"The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal." - AristotleMon, 30 Apr 2012 13:15:43 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/fps-and-memory-profiler/https://joebillman.com/articles/fps-and-memory-profiler/With Flash shifting more of it's focus to games it is becoming more and more important to optimize and ensure good performance. A great way to gauge.Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:34:46 GMTActionScriptFlashas3 fps profilerhttps://joebillman.com/articles/the-future-of-flash/https://joebillman.com/articles/the-future-of-flash/So I recently read an article that I like to call The Future of Flex and a couple of days ago I read The Future of Flash. We've known for a while now that.Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:32:04 GMTActionScriptFlashhttps://joebillman.com/articles/the-mind-is-a-powerful-thing/https://joebillman.com/articles/the-mind-is-a-powerful-thing/"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right." -Henry FordTue, 07 Feb 2012 00:40:24 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/happy-thanksgiving-colors-not-showing-up-right-in-age-of-empires-ii-windows-7/https://joebillman.com/articles/happy-thanksgiving-colors-not-showing-up-right-in-age-of-empires-ii-windows-7/Happy Thanksgiving everyone. So as everyone knows Thanksgiving is a great time to get together with family and what better to do with family then play computer.Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:18:41 GMTGamesHolidaysColors not showing up right in Age of Empires II Windows 7https://joebillman.com/articles/hard-work-success/https://joebillman.com/articles/hard-work-success/"Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly, a 'genius' is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:41:22 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/remove-duplicates-from-an-array-as3/https://joebillman.com/articles/remove-duplicates-from-an-array-as3/I recently needed function that would remove duplicate values from an array. After looking around online and modifying what I found to fit my needs I came up.Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:37:37 GMTActionScriptProblem SolvedProgramminghttps://joebillman.com/articles/let-me-explain/https://joebillman.com/articles/let-me-explain/So if you've read the previous posts on my blog you might be wondering what's going on. Before abandoning it, please know that I'm still going to blog about.Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:07:33 GMThttps://joebillman.com/articles/good-enough/https://joebillman.com/articles/good-enough/"Art is never finished, only abandoned." -Leonardo da VinciWed, 12 Oct 2011 21:00:23 GMTAwesome QuotesLinkshttps://joebillman.com/articles/preparation/https://joebillman.com/articles/preparation/"Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." - Abraham LincolnWed, 12 Oct 2011 16:09:22 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/use-your-talents/https://joebillman.com/articles/use-your-talents/"Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift to God." -Leo BuscagliaWed, 12 Oct 2011 15:23:00 GMTAwesome Quoteshttps://joebillman.com/articles/thanks-visual-link/https://joebillman.com/articles/thanks-visual-link/So I started a new job this week and wanted to give a special shout out to everyone at Visual Link where I worked for the past 6+ years. I only have super good.Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:46:39 GMThttps://joebillman.com/articles/wordpress-is-awesome/https://joebillman.com/articles/wordpress-is-awesome/If you are looking to put up a blog or an entire site for that matter, you need to check out WordPress . I just finished creating a theme for this blog and.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:27:43 GMThttps://joebillman.com/articles/affordable-web-hosting/https://joebillman.com/articles/affordable-web-hosting/So occasionally I have people ask me who hosts my website. So here is my answer. I use 1and1.com and so far only have good things to say about them. They have.Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:33:49 GMTWeb Hostinghttps://joebillman.com/articles/extra-space-below-img-tag/https://joebillman.com/articles/extra-space-below-img-tag/So I've been doing a lot of web development lately and have run into some issues that have driven me nuts. The latest one had to do with an HTML email template.Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:16:42 GMTProblem SolvedWeb Design/Developmenthttps://joebillman.com/articles/word-multilevel-list-not-working/https://joebillman.com/articles/word-multilevel-list-not-working/This morning I was working on a Word 2007 document that had a bulleted list in it and couldn't get it to indent and place the different bullet points in the.Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:01:14 GMTMicrosoft OfficeProblem Solvedhttps://joebillman.com/articles/joe-billman-ace-adobe-certified-expert/https://joebillman.com/articles/joe-billman-ace-adobe-certified-expert/Recently I did something that I've been meaning to do for a long time. I took the exam to become an Adobe Certified Expert in Flash Professional. Those who.Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:26:06 GMTFlashLinkshttps://joebillman.com/articles/404-not-found-error-from-my-wordpress-blog-when-i-click-on-an-entry-or-archive/https://joebillman.com/articles/404-not-found-error-from-my-wordpress-blog-when-i-click-on-an-entry-or-archive/So I just had this happen recently to two blogs that I maintain. The home page of the blog showed up fine, but when I clicked on a link to go to any page other.Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:14:47 GMTProblem Solvedhttps://joebillman.com/articles/you-gotta-love-android-phones/https://joebillman.com/articles/you-gotta-love-android-phones/This is my first post from a phone. I recently got a new android phone and am loving it. If you are in the market for a new phone you've got to look into an.Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:39:20 GMTAndroidAndroid phoneshttps://joebillman.com/articles/random-vector-and-random-array-functions/https://joebillman.com/articles/random-vector-and-random-array-functions/I've been working on a Blackjack game and have needed to do a lot of shuffling, cards that is. I've seen quite a few shuffling functions over the years. Here.Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:08:55 GMTActionScriptProblem SolvedProgramminghttps://joebillman.com/articles/7-foods-that-are-good-for-your-body-and-your-brain/https://joebillman.com/articles/7-foods-that-are-good-for-your-body-and-your-brain/Since I'm on the topic of health today I want to share one more tidbit I just read. I'm a big fan of the P90X program and just read an article from the.Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:55:21 GMTHealth & Nutritionhealthy foodhttps://joebillman.com/articles/10-healthy-diet-principles/https://joebillman.com/articles/10-healthy-diet-principles/I would dare say that when most people think of a typical programmer they think of a nerdy person who sits at their desk all day. And sitting at your desk all day can lead to being unhealthy both in diet and exercise.Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:45:35 GMTHealth & Nutritiondietexercisehttps://joebillman.com/articles/how-do-i-change-the-retry-time-in-smartftp/https://joebillman.com/articles/how-do-i-change-the-retry-time-in-smartftp/So if you do much with ftp you have probably heard of SmartFTP . If not I would highly recommend them. I have used a variety of ftp programs and theirs is by.Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:43:35 GMTActionScriptFlashProblem SolvedWeb Design/Developmentretry timesmartftphttps://joebillman.com/articles/how-to-embed-fonts-using-actionscript-3/https://joebillman.com/articles/how-to-embed-fonts-using-actionscript-3/This was causing my to bang my head for a little while. There are different ways depending on whether you are using Flash or Flash Builder (previously Flex.Thu, 27 May 2010 21:50:09 GMTActionScriptFlashFlash BuilderFlexProblem SolvedProgramminghttps://joebillman.com/articles/w3c-page-validation/https://joebillman.com/articles/w3c-page-validation/It's good practice to always make sure that each page on your site validates to its proper doctype. Recently I noticed that some pages on a site I did that use.Mon, 03 May 2010 01:28:20 GMTProgrammingWeb Design/Developmenthttps://joebillman.com/articles/apple-vs-adobe/https://joebillman.com/articles/apple-vs-adobe/Last week I heard the news that Apple is looking to only accept apps that were created using their software. This means that the new feature in Flash CS5 that.Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:42:39 GMTAdobe Creative Suitehttps://joebillman.com/articles/the-top-5-reasons-to-upgrade-to-cs5/https://joebillman.com/articles/the-top-5-reasons-to-upgrade-to-cs5/So since the unveiling of CS5 last week I have been doing a little research and have come up with the top five reasons to upgrade to Adobe CS5. CS5 now.Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:43:12 GMTAdobe Creative SuiteFlashhttps://joebillman.com/articles/flash-builder-4-install-error/https://joebillman.com/articles/flash-builder-4-install-error/So I attempted to install the new Flash Builder 4 the other day and got this error: Exit Code: 7 -------------------------------------- Summary.Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:21:12 GMTFlashProblem Solvedhttps://joebillman.com/articles/how-to-format-a-number-as-money/https://joebillman.com/articles/how-to-format-a-number-as-money/Recently I was working on a project where I had to take a number that represented a monetary value and display it as money. For example say I had a numeric.Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:33:20 GMTActionScriptFlashProgramminghttps://joebillman.com/articles/latest-project/https://joebillman.com/articles/latest-project/I just recently did a freelance project for makeityourweb.com It is a rotating banner. It is populated by XML. The XML file lets you control what images are.Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:16:05 GMTFlashrotating flash bannerhttps://joebillman.com/articles/the-proper-way-of-referencing-elements-on-a-web-page/https://joebillman.com/articles/the-proper-way-of-referencing-elements-on-a-web-page/I was recently working on a web page that was not displaying some Flash elements properly on some people's browsers or so I thought. After beating my head for.Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:57:27 GMTWeb Design/Developmenthttps://joebillman.com/articles/fun-games-for-your-next-party/https://joebillman.com/articles/fun-games-for-your-next-party/I recently played some fun games that I wanted to pass on. I played them at Christmas parties, but they would work great for any holiday or party. The first.Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:30:45 GMTFun StuffGamesHolidaysgame ideashttps://joebillman.com/articles/error-2044-unhandled-ioerrorevent-texterror-2032-stream-error/https://joebillman.com/articles/error-2044-unhandled-ioerrorevent-texterror-2032-stream-error/If you have ever received this error it can be quite frustrating and there are a lot of not so helpful answers out there on the web. Because of that I wanted.Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:11:32 GMTFlashProblem SolvedFlash Errorshttps://joebillman.com/articles/adobe-creative-suite-tools-not-showing-up-right/https://joebillman.com/articles/adobe-creative-suite-tools-not-showing-up-right/This is one that I found a while back, and just recently was reminded of it again. The other day I saw a forum post stating that Flash won't display the path.Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:35:01 GMTAdobe Creative SuiteWindows 7https://joebillman.com/articles/my-computer-is-working-i-can-live-again/https://joebillman.com/articles/my-computer-is-working-i-can-live-again/I am writing this from my computer again instead of my laptop. Woo hoo! It is great to have it working again and even better working with Windows 7. Man I.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:34:14 GMTWindows 764bithttps://joebillman.com/articles/website-redesign/https://joebillman.com/articles/website-redesign/I wanted to share a redesign that I just did. I will put up the before and after on my site soon, but for now take a look at the after. It is a religious.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:19:53 GMTWeb Design/Developmenthttps://joebillman.com/articles/44/https://joebillman.com/articles/44/So just when I thought that I was doing good on keeping up with my blog my computer crashed. The mobo on my computer bit the bucket and I am waiting for a.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:04:49 GMThttps://joebillman.com/articles/adobe-max-2009/https://joebillman.com/articles/adobe-max-2009/So this last week was MAX and the bummer news for me is that I didn't get to go this year. On a good note though they put up a bunch of cool stuff online. If.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:41:28 GMTFlashAdobe MAX 2009Flash CS5https://joebillman.com/articles/email-validator-for-flash/https://joebillman.com/articles/email-validator-for-flash/Okay so far I have not been very consistent on this blogging thing. I have been really busy lately. I plan on posting more often. I have been working a lot in.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:57:07 GMTFlashActionScript 3.0Adobe Flashemail validationhttps://joebillman.com/articles/what-ive-been-doing/https://joebillman.com/articles/what-ive-been-doing/A quick catch-upTue, 02 Jun 2009 03:38:47 GMThttps://joebillman.com/articles/hello-world-2/https://joebillman.com/articles/hello-world-2/Hello world, my name is Joe (Joseph) Billman I am a computer programmer/graphic designer. I do a lot of work with Adobe Flash both in programming and design..Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:53:07 GMT