A Time for Change

For the last three and a half years, I’ve been privileged to work at the greatest software company in the world; Microsoft. During that time, I launched a standards-based web development site (scriptjunkie.com), worked with major product teams (Windows, Windows… Continue Reading

Which Online Backup Service Should I Use?

I already do backups locally but I really would like to consider a cloud-based backup service. So I wanted to reach out to the community to see who is using what and what’s been really good to work with. Normally… Continue Reading

Random Thought: When Was the Last Time You Took a Step Back and Appreciated the Internet?

As I was tweeting back and forth with my online buddies, I kind of had a moment where I just looked at the screen in utter amazement of the fact that I’m able to communicate so easily with so many… Continue Reading

Which is Your Primary Browser?

I did a REALLY informal poll on Twitter to see which browser people consider their primary browser. I’ve listed the results below. The “Browsing” category is what I consider results for a “primary” browser in terms of general day-to-day use… Continue Reading

NewEgg.com Totally Redeems Themselves

I posted the other day about my disappointment in NewEgg.com for what I felt was a lack of genuine interest in my problem with the way my order was packaged. I felt that I was doing the right thing by… Continue Reading

NewEgg.com Disappointment

I let a lot of things slide mainly because I’ve been around enough to know some things are beyond your control. But today, the folks at NewEgg.com disappointed me. I’ve ordered plenty of PC gear from them and they’re generally… Continue Reading

Songza.com is Impressive

There are few sites that impress nowadays with copy-cats sprouting up everywhere. Songza.com, on the other hand, has taken a very cool approach to finding and listening to music. It has a very slick and easy “Search Engine” style interface… Continue Reading

Pownce API Released.

The Pownce team released version 1 of the Pownce API yesterday. The API allows for various methods of retrieving Pownce-related data such as notes, users or fans and allows for return data to be formatted as XML or JSON. Since… Continue Reading

Mashable posts huge list of web development resources

Mashable.com is best known for their up-to-minute reporting on trendy websites and social networking news. Along with their standard news, they regularly make posts that list out great resources for different web technologies. Well, it looks like Mashable's Sean P.… Continue Reading

Younger developers are better & faster?

In one of my recent posts on Ajaxian, I wrote about a 15-year old developer that created an impressive web-based client for Second Life. I was truly amazed at how young people are becoming more proficient in technology and especially… Continue Reading