Teaching has long been one of my favorite activities. In the past five years, most of the teaching I've done has been online, through the Learning Rails podcast/screencast and many web design webinars I've done for Webvanta.
It's been a while since I've managed to post anything here. One of the things that has been consuming my time is putting together the first North Bay Web Design Conference.
I’ve been lusting after a great tablet device for a long time. The iPad has its faults, but it’s the first that really appeals to me. Bottom line: I can’t wait to get one.
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here, so I thought I’d at least give a brief update.
I’ve recently been helping my sister put together an online store, using Volusion. It has been eye-opening how complex they make it and how clunky this system is. This is a product that is ripe for being replaced with something a lot cleaner.
I’ve had HP printers for a long, long time, since the earliest LaserJets. The latest is an all-in-one printer/fax/copier that we bought a few years ago. It is the last HP machine I will buy until I hear that they have completely revamped their service department.
As you probably know, on Wednesday morning a 908-foot cargo ship, the Cosco Busan, ran into one of the San Francisco Bay Bridge towers, creating the worst oil spill in more than a decade in San Francisco Bay.
When you’re dealing with personal or otherwise confidential information, you want to know that snoops can’t listen in on your communications, and that you’re communicating with who you think. On the web, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the standard way to do this.
Last week I spent three days at the Rails Edge conference. This was a great event for learning about the latest developments in Ruby on Rails and meeting with some of the leading folks from that community.
As I’ve been exploring what kind of business I want to build, I’ve found my thinking settling on hosted applications for small business. Here’s my reasoning.