I realized I forgot to post about a new website launch so I shall do it now. I designed and developed a website for my buddy, Christian Bunte, who runs Cabo Chips. They are DELICIOUS. If anyone likes chips, then they will love these. Anyways, the site was fun to make and I hope you…
Category: Work
Washington DC is Rad
I was in washington D.C. this past week for some training on the search technology Solr. The training went well but the part I loved the most was the fact that the training was held in Washington D.C., a city I’ve never been before. I’ve heard from many people that D.C. is dirty and whatnot,…
Quiksilver: The new job
Hello all! Sorry for the lack of updates, but let’s just say 2011 has started off in full gear and I’ve honestly been too busy to post. This week however I’ll take the time to write a quick update about my new job at Quiksilver. If you don’t wanna continue reading, I’ll give you the…
The New ROI 2.0: Return on Interruption
How many times a day do you catch yourself doing some work or are in middle of something, and then you get an Instant Message from someone? Or maybe you get this urge to go on Facebook or check your Twitter, only to realize that nothing has changed at all, nothing important has happened? If…
Regular Website. Mobile Website. Now Leanback website?
Over the weekend I received a Google TV from Google (thank you). The model I got is the Logitech Revue. First and foremost, the thing is awesome as hell. It’s basically like a computer, using your monitor as the display. Past efforts like web TV have failed because using a TV as a monitor doesn’t…
A slow website makes me want to kill myself: Update
I don’t know about you guys, but *I hate when* loads REALLY REALLY slow when it comes to Drupal websites. I’ve tried everything in the book and it’s still slow. I’ve turned on Zend Optimizer, increased mem limits, the works. UPDATE: I think it was something just periodically because everything is running better now (maybe…
New Year. New CMS.
Without giving anythng away, it seems like my 2011 will consist a lot of a new Content Management System called eZ Publish. I’m familiar with a lot of CMS’s but I will have to admit that I am not familiar with this one. The best part is, that doesn’t detract me, it only makes me…
Can your browser setup make you more efficient?
Getting sidetracked is one of the top things that happens to everyone when they are working on a computer, whether it’s for a school paper or career work or just messing around. Just like a cell phone, a computer can be your best friend or worst enemy. I like to separate work and play but…
I’ve never fully understood how hard writing content is
In my journey create my website, 949 Development, there’s one obstacle that has taken me much longer to do that I initially anticipated: Writing Content. You know, how when you go to a website and you see phrases like,”We here at [Company Name] work for you!” and things like, “For over 40 years, [Company Name]…
You’re Paying Someone for a Reason
Too many times when I’m working, whether it be design or coding, I get interrupted by the same people who are paying me to do the work because they don’t let me do the work they want me to do. They keep calling, sending emails and asking, “what happened to this” and “where is that”…