Adam Paxton's Blog

Tabbing Through a Form in Titanium

Adam — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:00:00 GMT

I saw a recent post on Appcelerator Q&A asking if it were possible to simulate the 'tab' key functionality for moving the focus down to the next field in a form, as opposed to having to manually set an event listener on each text field to listen for the 'return' key to be pressed, then setting the focus on the next field. I'm not sure if the tab option is possible in Ti, but we can automate the latter option a bit by keeping track of our fields in an array.

First Ever Mexico City Titanium Titans Meetup

Adam — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:03:00 GMT

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I went back to Mexico City for the first time since we moved last year, and aside from getting to see the old neighborhood and visit with friends in the area, which was great, I also took the opportunity to connect with some other Appcelerator Titanium Titans that are based D.F. What resulted is what I'd call a 'mini' Titanium Titans meetup

Appcelerator Titanium Training and TCAD, TCMD Certification Recap

Adam — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:50:00 GMT

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Last week I traveled to Mountain View, CA to attend 4 days of Titanium training at Appcelerator's new offices. I decided in late spring to commit to using Titanium as my main mobile development product, and moved forward by getting a paid support subscription and start planning on attended training. I chose to attend training at Appcelerator HQ over closer locations offered by 3rd party training companies because 1) Appcelerator was offering a discount for on-site training, and 2) more importantly, I wanted to have the opportunity to meet the Appcelerator team in person. Not only was it great to shake hands with folks I only new previously via twitter,email or dev forums, but it was also very interesting to see the company from the inside and get a feel for all of the great work that they are doing.

Managing Multiple Apps in a Single Git Repository with Titanium Studio

Adam — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:30:00 GMT

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I was very excited to hear about the recent beta release of Titanium Studio (formerly Aptana Studio), as it now gives us the ability for real live debugging! An added bonus was integrated git support, allowing us to do stuff like view diffs, blames, commit, push and pull, right from the IDE.

One thing I ran across, however, is if the Titanium project is not in the root directory of the git repository, then Studio won't see the app project, and not be able to run from within the IDE.

This can occur, if like me, you have a git repository that contains multiple Titanium projects, each in their own sub directories within the repository.

What Happened Here?

Adam — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:23:00 GMT

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My guess is "It's been a while since posting" is a tough keyword search phrase to win on the search results page for many professional bloggers out there, as just about every blog goes through a dormant phase, and a 'hey, we are back!' post after x amount of time.

So, it's time to restart the postings now that I've given nearly a year to let things settle down. We've been busy since announcing our move to Cancun exactly one year ago, the most important thing being that we got married on November 11, 2010. We had our families meet us in Cozumel for a week of beach, food, golf, fishing, snorkeling, spa, and wedding fun.

Norval Hilton “Butch” Paxton - February 6, 1943 - June 27, 2010

Adam — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:58:00 GMT

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"Butch" Paxton of Tulsa, Okla., passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010, at the age of 67. He is preceded in death by his parents, Norval A. "Red" and Geneva F. Paxton of Sapulpa, Okla. He is survived by his son, Christopher, and wife Sharla, grandson Dylan and granddaughters Paige Leeann and Haylee Renee all of Oklahoma City; Sammie Paxton King of Tulsa and brother Michael Paxton of Sapulpa; two nephews, Brian Paxton of Tulsa and Adam Paxton of Cancun, Mexico.

We are Moving to Cancun

Adam — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:09:00 GMT

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It is somewhat official now: Gretchen and I are relocating to Cancún. Gretchen will still be doing her same job there, just more focused on the Caribbean side of things. I'll be doing my same stuff too, just on the beach. I've already had a little practice, as the picture indicates.

What Does Mexican Sushi Taste Like?

Adam — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:49:00 GMT

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Answer: Same as sushi anywhere else, I suppose. Just more cream cheese, avocado, and lime juice.

Long Weekend at the Las Brisas Hotel, Acapulco

Adam — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:30:00 GMT

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We took advantage of the long weekend, or puente, to take a trip to Acapulco. It's about a 6 hour drive from Mexico City, unless there's traffic. There is always traffic.

This was our first trip by bus to a beach destination, and my first trip to Acapulco. Gretchen had gone there for a night for work and stayed at the Las Brisas Hotel, and had really liked it, so we headed there again. A friend hooked us up with a nice room upgrade with a private pool, and when we arrived, we were surprised by another upgrade to a junior suite. Very nice setup.

Styled all in in pink and white, Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco was a Hollywood playground back in the 50s and 60s, and is still going strong. The hotel is actually a large property built on the side of a steep hill. Each room is in it's own cottage, and everything is accessible only by jeep. Most rooms have their own private pools, and there are over 250 pools at the hotel.

The hotel also has it's own beach club, with a large pool, restaurant, and saltwater swimming. We hit that up as well.

Tulsa Marathon 2009

Adam — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:00:00 GMT

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Gretchen recently ran her third marathon during a recent trip back to Tulsa. The Tulsa Route 66 Marathon is also the first of her runs where I've had access to a car to use to meet her at various spots on the route.

The photo below is from the start -- well, the race had started 5 minutes earlier, but we were still in the lines for the bathrooms. Note the people running in the background who were in the same situation.

Check out the rest of the photos here:

Adam Turns 30

Adam — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:10:00 GMT

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Whoa, what happened to the 20s? Ah yes, good times.

Sunday Morning / Scrambled Eggs

Adam — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:18:00 GMT

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Sometimes the world tries to cheer you up in interesting ways. Like when you're making breakfast on a Sunday morning. Thanks to Gretchen for the photo and the scrambled eggs.

Adam vs. The Mummies of Guanajuato

Adam — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:24:00 GMT

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Mexico's most popular lucha libre wrestler of all time, El Santo, made dozens of films throughout his career, most of them having titles beginning "El Santo contra ... " and then insert the name of the villain of that particular film, such as Zombies, Female Vampires, Dr. Death, etc.

One of the better known titles is "El Santo contra Las Momias de Guanajuato", perhaps this is because there actually are mummies in Guanajuato. Although, when we toured the mummy museum on a recent trip to Guanajuato, they didn't seem to be in fighting shape. Probably because of that mind hex El Santo put on them to send them back to their coffins.

Guanajuato Trip September 2009

Adam — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:37:00 GMT

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Mexico celebrated Independence day last week (what, they celebrate Cinco de Mayo in September?), so we took advantage of the extra vacation day to make a trip to Guanajuato, Mexico, about four and a half hours north of Mexico City by bus.

Carl Eb Crawford - March 16, 1926 - August 8, 2009

Adam — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:14:00 GMT

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Carl Eb Crawford, retired rancher, lab technician, Navy gunner, bootlegger's son, died on August 8, 2009. Like his father before him, he had spent the day working outside, and came in to rest.

Born to Eb and Jura Crawford, Carl spent his young days roaming the creek valley with his rifle and his dog. During the Despression and Prohibition years, Carl ocassionaly assisted his father in making quart deliveries to the oil company offices in downtown Tulsa. At age 14, he began dating Louise Gregory, his eventual wife of 63 years. Upon turning 18 in March, 1944, Carl promptly enlisted in the Navy, leaving Louise and his mother to receive his diploma during high school graduation later that spring.

Radiohead. Mexico City. En Vivo.

Adam — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:52:00 GMT

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See Radiohead in Concert. Check. Finally had the opportunity to do so when the band landed in Mexico City to kick off what was billed as a Central/South America tour (Hey, aren't we in North America?) back in March, 2009.

They played two dates here in Mexico City. On the day, the hour, the minute the tickets went on sale, I did the ticketmaster hokey-pokey to make sure I got some seats for Gretchen and myself before they sold out, which they did very soon. They then opened up sales for a second concert which was to take place the day before our concert! Drat. There goes opening night, so I had to convince myself it was better to see them after they get the kinks worked out on the opening night. Right?

Tequisquiapan Wine and Cheese Festival - May 2009

Adam — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:47:00 GMT

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Back in May of 2009, Gretchen and I were flying back to Mexico City from the U.S., when I ran across a newspaper article on the plane about an upcoming wine and cheese festival in Mexico. It was being held the following weeking in Tequisquiapan, Mexico, a town about an hour and a half's bus ride north of Mexico City that was noted for their vineries and, I suppose, cheese-making places.

Travel Notes for US vs. Mexico August 12 in Mexico City

Adam — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:39:00 GMT

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While watching the US' blowout loss today versus Mexico in the Gold Cup final, my mind started wandering to the upcoming World Cup Qualifier between US and El Tri here in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca on August 12th. I ran across the ThisIsAmericanSoccer.com blog with a very informative post on travel tips for those coming to D.F. to watch the game. I decided to put my two cents in, and wrote a long, rambling novel. Not wanting to waste the effort, I'll repost here.

Comfort y música para volar... to Buenos Aires

Adam — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:02:00 GMT

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Hard to believe it has been almost a year and a half since Gretchen and I visited Buenos Aires. We toured the city and surrounding countryside near the tail-end of February, 2008, which coincided with the last weeks of summer in this country (way) south of the equator.

High and Dry

Adam — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:46:00 GMT

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No not a reference to something illegal. Rather, it is a state I hope not to be left in by my web hosting provider after they perfom my requested upgrade.

So, this post is really just a site test to make sure my blogging software still works after the upgrade, along with adding new pages, updating urls, etc. And, it appears to be going great! Very happy to see that, and very happy with the performance of my web hosting provider.

Gretchen's Birthday in Puerto Vallarta

Adam — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:45:00 GMT

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Gretchen recently passed an important age milestone, and to celebrate, we headed to one of her favorite Mexico beach towns, Puerta Vallarta, for some fun in the sun and rain. It was my first visit to PV, and Gretchen's 3rd, I believe. We stayed in Melia Puerto Vallarta, a very fine all-inclusive resort with excellent staff. You'd be hard pressed to find a sub-par employee in that entire organization.

Anyone can play guitar, and blog.

Adam — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:55:00 GMT

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Finally, after nearly two years of living and traveling in Mexico, registering the domain name, and building countless other websites, I have set up my personal site for documenting G and I's travel and life abroad, and our experiences with working on the internet.

I'll try to keep things updated with news that someone other than us would be interested in, plus whatever else I think may be useful. Not much.

Also, in the process of registering adampaxton.com, and setting up other personal accounts on LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.,in which the account 'adampaxton' is almost always already taken, I've noticed there are a lot of other Adam Paxton's out there. I feel the weight of great responsibility in having the one and only adampaxton.com (.net's and .org's, not so much), and feel obligated to make sure that anyone searching for Adam Paxton finds the one they're looking for. So, if you are an Adam Paxton and have a personal site, let me know and we'll set up a link.

That being said, I want to make sure that this Adam Paxton's site comes up first in search results, and not some site of a guy on a tractor, or a high school kid in the UK, so I may be putting my amateur SEO skills to work and referring to myself, err, Adam Paxton, in the 3rd person a lot.