1080d is an Information Systems consulting firm based in New York City.

1080d provides consulting, consultants, and development to businesses, individuals, and non-profit organizations. We specialize in advanced interface development, information simplicity, and customer relationship management.

Focusing on open source development, we believe that customized, license-free software becomes an appreciating asset – vastly superior to per-seat licensed software used in many organizations.

Our people are committed to following best practices, and we put customers first and focus on an information-based approach to development. We consider ourselves craftspeople who apply our craft to suit your needs.

  • Vodpod Embedder Version 0.2 released

    I set up this version last night. I shoved all the php into one file and used the Plugin Settings API properly. It was quite painful to figure out but now I have a good model for future use. This tutorial explained some concepts but was a little hard to follow.
    Another tutorial came out on [...]

  • Vodpod Plugin released

    After sitting on it for a little while I have finally completed the first release version of the Vodpod Embedder plugin. It allows you to easily add videos from Vodpod into your WordPress pages and posts.
    I’ll be updating the plugin based on feedback. This is the initial release but I have been using this plugin [...]

  • Converting PHP to JSONP with json_encode

    PHP has a nice function called json_encode that will transform a PHP array into a JSON object. This is very useful for converting data and publishing it for use with AJAX requests.
    When you want your data to be accessible from a different domain you must take your JSON and turn it into a callback function [...]

  • Using wp_enqueue_script and wp_enqueue_style with your WordPress Theme header

    For the longest time I was including my Javascript files in WordPress with a simple Javascript statement in the header.php file. I’d reference the theme directory like this to make it portable.
    <script type=”text/javascript” src=”<?php bloginfo(’stylesheet_directory’); ?>/js/jquery.js”></script>
    <script type=”text/javascript” src=”<?php bloginfo(’stylesheet_directory’); ?>/js/1080d.js”></script>
    Unfortunately this method isn’t compatible with some plugins. If you have a plugin that wants to [...]

  • Platform Ubiquity

    I spend a good chunk of time reading about CMS platforms and I usually find myself amazed at how much organizations are willing to pay for proprietary software and the licenses associated with proprietary software. I’ve worked with .Net based CMS platforms which require a Microsoft SQL Server license along with the CMS license. I’ve [...]

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