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Check out my new nephew.  Taking after his uncle already.

This blog post has been relocated here. I have decided to move this post off my personal blog and onto my new technical blog located here. Please leave your comments at the new location going forward.

Checkout my first jQuery plugin: Galleriffic.

Galleriffic is a dynamic photo gallery optimized to handle a high volume of photos.  I would love feedback on how to improve this plugin.

10/05/2008 Update: Released v 0.7

• Added support for multiple galleries per page
• New 0.7 jAlbum skin release

9/30/2008 Update: Released v 0.6

• Now supports graceful degradation (see example for updated instructions on how to set up your gallery)
• Added configuration option to specify the number of slides to preload in advance

9/25/2008 Update: Released v 0.5

• Replaced several lingering hardcoded titles and link text with settings values to allow for internationalization
• Updated the jAlbum skin

9/20/2008 Update: Released v 0.4

• Added support for onFadeOut and onFadeIn events (see example for how this can be used)
• Removed unnecessary iframe that is created when using IE
• Released a new jAlbum skin that makes creating static albums a breeze (View the demo)

9/17/2008 Update: Released v 0.3

• Implemented additional options for title and description element selectors
• To enable the ‘Download Link’, a link element selector is now needed

9/16/2008 Update: Released v 0.2

• Reworked image preloading to load a single image at a time

Very cool:

http://www.autosavant.net/2007/10/honda-accord-diesel-and-new-hybrid.html

What would you go with, the 2009 VW Jetta TDI or this new Honda Diesel?

Sorry for the lack of updates recently.  I am still trying to catch up with things from the past few months.  Here is a list of what’s been going on:

• Got married on March 1st (just got the pictures back and will get online soon)
• Honeymooned to St. Lucia for 10 days (pictures are on the way)
• Multiple large home improvement projects (finally wrapping those up)
• About to launch our startup website (http://racenation.com) by end of May, so stay on the lookout
• Completed the BP MS 150 bike ride in April (toughest ms150 of the last 13 years, 25 mph headwinds)
• Crashed my bike on a joy ride this past weekend as I went flying over my handlebars trying to avoid steamrolling over a young kid that darted in front of me not paying attention

I will attempt to do a better job going forward keeping you up to date.  Stay on the lookout for a flood of pictures.

The pictures from Sarah and my’s couples shower are online now.  Check them out here.  I want to thank the hosts for putting on a great party: Pat and Jackie Riley, Patsy and Al Derden, Jimmy and Claudette Rodgers, Paul and Myra San Marco, Byron and Cathy Beaver, David and Becky Laich, and John and Lee Ann Shannon.