function hideURLbar() {
	window.scrollTo(0, 1);
}

if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('iPhone') != -1 || navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Android') != -1) {
    addEventListener("load", function() {
            setTimeout(hideURLbar, 0);
    }, false);
}

This code hides the browser address bar in iOS and Android if the length of the pages content is long enough. This is a very common function and is excellent if you would like to increase the mobile browsers content viewable area. I have one small problem with it, it doesn’t take into account page anchors (http://www.example.com/#comments). When the page loads with a page anchor, it cancels out this anchor and scrolls to the top on load.

I propose an improvement to this code javascript snippet that will add a page anchor check statement prior to the window.scrollTo(0, 1); function.

function hideURLbar() {
	if (window.location.hash.indexOf('#') == -1) {
		window.scrollTo(0, 1);
	}
}

if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('iPhone') != -1 || navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Android') != -1) {
    addEventListener("load", function() {
            setTimeout(hideURLbar, 0);
    }, false);
}

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Today, I have officially released version 2.0 of my popular premium business WordPress theme, Simply Business. Simply Business WordPress v2.0 brings a ton of new features, bug fixes, and full WordPress 3.3 support! This theme can be purchased on ThemeForest.net for only $30.00.

Features

• Complex cms functionality
• Ajax contact form
• Full widget support
• Shortcodes
• Custom widgets & shortcodes
• Testimonial custom post type
• Portfolio custom port type
• Redesigned theme options panel
• Unlimited color combination’s w/ color picking tool
• Custom jQuery powered image slider
• Search engine optimized (SEO) design and code to help you increase search engine rankings.
• Support for WordPress menus
• Lightbox functionality
• Pagination support
• Much much more…

Theme Screenshots

Theme Options Panel Screenshots

Changelog

• v2.0 – 1/20/2012:
  • [ADD] added the ability to upload a logo and favicon directly from the theme options panel.
  • [ADD] added portfolio custom post type with custom backend and 3 template options.
  • [ADD] pagination navigation added across the site.
  • [ADD] added footer navigation.
  • [ADD] added a color picker to all color select options in the theme options panel.
  • [ADD] added lightbox functionality throughout the site with Slimbox 2.
  • [ADD] added 8 highly customizable and well written shortcodes.
  • [ADD] added 6 highly customizable and well written widgets.
  • [CHANGE] theme completely rewritten to take full advantage of WordPress v3.3.
  • [CHANGE] fully redesigned theme options panel.
  • [CHANGE] homepage slider now uses custom/optimized jQuery.
  • [CHANGE] homepage content box 1 can now be driven by either the blog or a page. (Highly Requested Feature!)
  • [CHANGE] testimonials are now handled via custom post type for optimal integration.
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When you get to the site, enter the address you grew up in then click search. An HTML5 video like you have never seen before will begin playing.

Just trust me, browse over to http://thewildernessdowntown.com in an HTML 5 browser and be amazed!

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My theory is that the new mystery iLife application is going to be iTV. They just released a Mac Mini with HDMI out, they have an iMac large enough to use as a TV, and they have a new input device, the Magic Trackpad. I think they are going to scrap Apple TV as a hardware device and introduce a new couch/remote friendly application called iTV to the iLife suite. Yes, I know they already have Front Row, but seriously, who uses that, it is total crap.

I personally am all for this, I currently have a Mac Mini hooked up to my 50″ Plasma and am currently running Plex, a great Media Center application. Apple has hinted that streaming movies would hit the cloud before streaming music, so could the new mystery data center and the mystery iLife application be connected to allow us to download and stream TV Shows and Movies in a whole new way?

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Well, as promised Apple has activated the iPhone 4 FREE case program. If you already purchased a bumper from Apple, you will automatically get your refund. Emails concerning this have already been floating around.

How about those that didn’t buy a bump? It looks like Apple is going to be handling this through an iPhone app. The application you have to download is called “iPhone 4 Case Program” and it is currently available in the app store. Pretty much, you just open the app, login with your iTunes credentials, then you are presented with a list of cases. Pick which one you want, and vola, it will show up in the mail soon.

iPhone 4 Case Program Details

UPDATE 1: The iPhone application currently lists all cases as “Ships 3-5 weeks”.

UPDATE 2: In app pictures below:

UPDATE 3: I ordered the InCase Snap (Smoke) case. It seemed like a pretty solid pick out of the group. I was impressed though with the selection they had. I will do a full review on the case when it is received.

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• Access via many new devices including: iPhone, iPad, iPod, Internet Connected TV’s, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and more…
• Current season tickets to popular current TV shows including: Glee, The Office, Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, Family Guy, and more…
• Full series back cateloges of current and past TV Series including: Heroes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Arrest and Development, and more…

There is no word yet whether this premium service will be ad free or not ad-supported. I would hope that paying would remove the ads completely. Currently the service is in private beta. You can request an invite at http://www.hulu.com/plus. There is no ETA on when the service will launch publicly or when “Requested Invites” will beging to roll out. Check out the introduction video below which showcases all the new content the service has to offer.

I personally will sign up for the service, in fact it might be the final nail-in-the-coffin for my cable services I currently have will Charter Communications. One thing I would love to see, is the addition of premium cable series, i.e. Entourage, True Blood, … I would be willing to add another $5.00 a month if I could get some of those shows. I am also curious to whether they will be beefing up their movie catelog offerings.

Would you be willing to pay $9.99 for this service?

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Most of the popular social service out there offer pre-made javascript buttons that allow you share your pages or articles on their service. While this does make it easy, there is one problem with using their code generating methods; you are stuck with their styles and icons. I wanted to use a custom style with a different set of icons. To accomplish this, I had to take advantage of the services various “URL” submission methods. All the services offer this method, but most of them are poorly documented and are hard to find details on. After spending hours browsing the web for the various “URL” submission methods, I decided that once I finished I would post them all together in one place so people can easily find them and create their own custom share buttons.

Below, I am going to offer you the various services URL’s and teach you how to use them on your site.

Twitter

http://twitter.com/home?status=[TITLE]+[URL]

Digg

http://www.digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=[URL]&title=[TITLE]

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=[URL]&title=[TITLE]

StumbleUpon

http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=[URL]&title=[TITLE]

Delicious

http://del.icio.us/post?url=[URL]&title=[TITLE]]&notes=[DESCRIPTION]

Google Buzz

http://www.google.com/reader/link?title=[TITLE]&url=[URL]

Linkedin

http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=[URL]&title=[TITLE]&source=[SOURCE/DOMAIN]

Slashdot

http://slashdot.org/bookmark.pl?url=[URL]&title=[TITLE]

Technorati

http://technorati.com/faves?add=[URL]&title=[TITLE]

Posterous

http://posterous.com/share?linkto=[URL]

Tumblr

http://www.tumblr.com/share?v=3&u=[URL]&t=[TITLE]

Reddit

http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=[URL]&title=[TITLE]

Google Bookmarks

http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=[URL]&title=[title]&annotation=[DESCRIPTION]

Newsvine

http://www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed&save?u=[URL]&h=[TITLE]

Ping.fm

http://ping.fm/ref/?link=[URL]&title=[TITLE]&body=[DESCRIPTION]

Evernote

http://www.evernote.com/clip.action?url=[URL]&title=[TITLE]

Friendfeed

http://www.friendfeed.com/share?url=[URL]&title=[TITLE]

Those are the URL's you need to know, now, I know some of you are say what do I do with them? These are the URL you link your social icons too. Replace [TITLE] with the title of the page or article. Replace [URL] with the link back to the page or article. Both of these values need to be URL in encoded for the submissions to process correctly. If you are using php, you can easily URL encode anything with:

<?PHP echo urlencode("VARIBLE"); ?>

If you are using WordPress, you can easily substitue the [URL] and [TITLE] values with WordPress codex functions. Below is the code you can use to replace the [TITLE] value:

<?php print(urlencode(the_title())); ?>

Now, the the code to replace the [URL] value:

<?php print(urlencode(get_permalink())); ?>

Now, lets take a look at it all put together for a general page with a "Share on Twitter" button:

<a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=This is the blog title.+http%3A%2F%2Fatlchris.com%2F1656%2Flink-to-page">
<img src="http://atlchris.com/wp-content/themes/ATLChris/images/twitter.png" height="18" width="18" alt="Share On Twitter" />
</a>

Now, a wordpress example. This example substitutes the [TITLE] and [URL] values automatically with the current articles information with URL encoding:

<a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=<?php print(urlencode(get_permalink())); ?>+<?php print(urlencode(the_title())); ?>">
<img src="http://atlchris.com/wp-content/themes/ATLChris/images/twitter.png" height="18" width="18" alt="Share On Twitter" />
</a>

I hope this helps to you create your very own custom share buttons. If you have any questions, please ask them below and I will answer them to the best of my ability. If I missed a service that you would like me to add, please leave a comment below.

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• iPhone 4—New Design, Longer Battery Life, 5MP Camera (back), VGA Camera (forward), Retina Display, Apple A4 Processor, and a Gyroscope. I must say, I am pretty stoked about what the new iPhone has to offer. The new design is beautiful, the 5MP Camera is capable of shooting HD 720 Video, which is a huge plus for me. My Flip camera broke since about 6 months and I have been missing having a camera for a long time. Being able to whip out a 720p capable camera at anytime is going to be amazing. Know, I know it wont be true 720p, but it will still be better than nothing! The Retina Display looks absolutely stunning, I am hoping a lot of the applications will update their graphics to look stunning at the new resolution.

• iOS—The details of iOS have been known for sometime. I am stoked about iOS for 4 main reasons. First, multi-tasking. While it is not true multi-tasking, I think it will be an OK solution. While I wish it was full multi-tasking, I think Apple’s points about battery life and speed are legit concerns. Second, folders. I wont use folders all that much, but one area I do look forward to using it is in the static bar. I plan to use folders to have additional icons in the static bar (i.e. messages: SMS, Email, Twitter | Calling: phone, FaceTime, Skype). Three, background image. One of my big gripes with the iPhone 3G I have had for 2 years now, has been the boring visual design. From what I have seen in the screenshots, adding a background image has really changed the visual style of the iOS. The final reason, is the unified inbox. I have over 9 email addresses and it is a pain in the butt to stay on top of them all when I have about 4 button presses every time I want to look at a email on another account.

• FaceTime—For those that don’t know, FaceTime is going to be a new application that will allow iPhone 4 users to video chat with other iPhone 4 users over WiFi. OK, that is great. I am a little disappointed it is only over WiFi, but I understand that might not be in Apple’s control. Plus with the new AT&T limitations, not having it over 3G might be a good thing for those crazy overages. What I am really excited about is not the FaceTime app, but the fact that the front-facing camera is going to be open for other applications, e.g. Skype! My girl friend and I talk over Skype all the time, and it will be nice to not have to whip out my laptop every time I want to talk to her. I am really excited to see how this will be used by other applications. Also, you know the 10k fart applications that have been released in the App Store? I call it now, expect a huge swarm of “Mirror” Applications!!!

• iAds—Yes, I am excited for this! Why? Well, the reason most developers don’t give away their applications, is because they want some revenue for their widely used apps. Now that they can just flip a switch and get iAds, I think we will see a large amount of applications go free soon that are $0.99 now . I know a lot of people are not liking the idea of having ads widely used on the iPhone, but I think having quality Apple approved ads is much better than some of the crap that shows in current ads. I also see this new form of revenue as a chance for new developers to shine. I think we will see some pretty amazing apps being developed that will go for free in the App Store with iAd support.

Those are just a few of the new features I am most excited about. Now, some general notes about the upcoming iPhone 4. First off, it surprised me that they didn’t go any further into the new gaming network that is suppose to be included in in the new iOS. Has this been pushed back? Can someone with the developer preview tell me if it is there? I thought this would be huge, but Apple has not said much about it. Also, all you whiners crying about no Verizon iPhone, SHUT THE HELL UP! AT&T works great for me. If the iPhone goes to Verizon, the Verizon network will cripple, just like the AT&T network did, once all these heavy data users move over there. Also, do you all understand that Verizon is a CDMA network which means you can’t access data and cell network at the same time? So that means no browsing while on the phone! I love Verizon and I have demo’d a lot of devices for them, but their network is not perfect either, in fact, no network is perfect—any network you go to is going to have low signal areas and dropped calls. Stop complaining about it!

One final thing I want to discuss, is the lack of a 64GB version??? I am looking to shoot a decent bit of video with this device, and I am a little worried that an iPhone with all my music on it wont allow for much room to record video. I was really hoping to see a 64GB version when they said HD video.

A few days ago, in my HTC Incredible review, I said I would be switching to Android if Apple didn’t come up with some good stuff at the WWDC keynote. Well, Apple showed off a pretty awesome product, and I can tell you all now that I will be sticking with the iPhone. Android is coming up strong, but they are not surpassing Apple just yet. If the quality of Android apps improve, and AT&T picks up some better Android devices, I might consider Android in the future, but right now, the iPhone still claims my heart. I will pre-order my 32GB iPhone 4 (black) on June 15th, when pre-orders start, and I will choose to pick it up at the store if they allow that option when pre-ordering. As for the price and date, if you don’t already know it, iOS comes out June 21st and iPhone 4 comes on June 24th (pre-orders start on June 15th). The 16GB version will be $199.00 w/ 2 year contract and the 32GB will be $299.00 w/ 2 year contract.

What are your thoughts on iPhone 4, iOS, or any of the other new Apple news? What tops your excited list? Are you going to get one? Will you wait in line and get it right away, or will you wait for the storm to pass and pick it up once AT&T allows you to upgrade?

More information on iPhone 4 can be found here: http://www.apple.com/iphone/
Watch the keynote video: http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1006ad9g4hjk/event/index.html

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