Portfolio
romiro.com
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My personal website which contains my blog, resume, and site portfolio. Uses WordPress as the backend. The default CSS, PHP and JavaScript modified as needed.
mpc remote player
One of my most favorite projects. Uses the Linux media player daemon (mpd) and the command-line client mpc to play music, and PHP plus jQuery to interface with it. The purpose of this app was for co-workers to be able to control one central media player through a single interface. A similar application would be Pitchfork. Features draggable windows which save current position to the session every time they are moved, so that on subsequent page views the layout remains the same. Runs on an internal “smart” timer that only queries the server for song update status when it’s relevant. Certain actions trigger updates and it will always update at least every 30 seconds, but only if no action has been taken in that time.
If desired, download the full package below and take a look.
foobar2000 remote player
This was the precursor to the above project. It intially was an attempt to see how PHP could interact with Windows processes, and then bloomed into a relatively convoluted piece of software. There are a lot of quirks when you try to make a window based program behave strictly in a string-based sense. It ran relatively smoothly and even includes an album art lookup that utilizes Amazon Web Services to grab a relevant image of the playing song.
TimbeRoof Post and Beam
My latest and (subjectively) greatest site (finished as of 2/2008). The site is primarily static content driven, although I employed many dynamic methods to make maintence and updating much, much easier.
Also features automagic printer-friendly pages via media specific stylesheets, AJAX based photo gallery with jQuery lightBox support, and three content sections driven entirely by database table data.
GM Canada Special Edition Vehicle Program
Created for the purpose of users’ redemption of personal gift certificates. Requires a log in to the site with a special PIN. The login would be related to either a Chevrolet site or a Pontiac site. Each site had a completely different skin that shared the same PHP backend.
I was the sole developer on this site throughout its initial development phase (ie, before any live debugging).
The Beneteau Boutique
A storefront web site for Beneteau apparel purchases.
Features most standard shopping cart functionality and is one of many sites developed off of a self-crafted site template system.
Z-Man Fishing
Another storefront for Z-Man Fishing lures and other products. Uses the same site template as the other stores.
I worked on this site with a co-worker from start to finish.
The Perfect Shirt Company
Storefront site, flagship consumer brand and website for current employer. The layout concept and images were created by a co-worker graphics designer after I provided input on general web design best practices.