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Risky Business

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Over the last week we have watched as the US stock market has gone on a very scary roller coaster ride. In the last few months, we’ve watched as some of the largest financial corporations in the world have failed, gone into bankruptcy, and in some cases have been “saved” by the US government with [...]

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Websense: Bane of my existence

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As you may have noticed, I’ve been somewhat… quiet lately here on my blog. Maybe you thought I slipped into a lull like I occasionally do. Maybe you thought I was dead. Maybe you didn’t notice – shame on you! Never the less, I’m still alive, still kicking. Just a bit miffed, that’s all. After [...]

Silverback – for Usability!

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I heard about Silverback on Monday from Jen at Thinkgeek, and after testing it out by myself at home, I decided to bring my Macbook into the office today and show off how easy (and cheap) usability testing can be with Silverback – a wonderful new application from Clearleft. Without going too deep into the [...]

Your vs. You’re

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An important lesson for everyone to try and remember: Props to The Warehouse for the use of their awesome comic. Technorati Tags: The Warehouse, Grammar.

First Impressions: iPhone 2.0 Firmware & App’s Store

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Ever since Apple formally announced the iPhone 3G I’ve been contemplating whether or not to replace my purchased-in-May-God-damnit 1st generation iPhone or simply wait it out for a model with 32gb or more of storage. Since the 2.0 firmware was going to be released – for free – for first gen iPhone owners, I decided [...]

Banana Hammock

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While staying with my father in New Jersey over the Memorial Day weekend, I discovered this lovely item in his kitchen: Yes. A miniature hammock with a bunch of bananas in it. A banana hammock. My father didn’t get it. The humor was entirely lost on him. Technorati Tags: Banana Hammock.

The Big Word Project

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The Big Word Project is a fun little project setup by two guys from Northern Ireland whose main goal is to study how different words mean different things to different people. Well, that’s their stated goal, anyway. I’m sure that one of their unstated goals is to make money. To participate in the project, you [...]

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CMS for the Accessible Federal Agency

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Every now and then I’m tasked with an especially interesting assignment at the office. A real “humdinger” of a task that breaks the cycle of normalcy and helps to pad the old resume. By default my job tends to revolve around a few tasks that are repeated throughout the weeks and months: website design, maintenance, [...]