I’m all excited this morning. I ran into Jack Slocum‘s PHPBB+YUI project. You can see the default PHPBB install here and then check out the YUI version here. The readability improvements are absolutly astounding. I’ve seen attempts to create multi-pane forum views fail many times. This version seems to take a lot of cues from… Read more »
Category: Technology
Motorola Bluetooth Hat For Snowboarders
While reading Gizmodo, I ran into an odd product. The Motorola Bluetooth Hat lets you use your bluetooth devices (re: cell phone) hands free on the mountain. This reminds me of a rather annoying moment on my last new years snowboarding trip. Some dunce busted out his phone in the front of the busy lift… Read more »
Site Update – Switching CMS
I used to run this site on a custom set of scripts. I hate to change the site as it was the ‘first’ thing I did to get back into web development after the bubble popped. However, it was dated and it was also clear that I do not have time to finish writing the… Read more »
Circular Definitions: Blog & Forum
Blog : A public forum where only one user can create a thread. Forum : A community blog, or collection of blogs organized by subject, where any community member can create a thread.
Could I run a company on open source?
Here’s an overview of my evening. I booted my Inspiron 630m up in Ubuntu. I activated my bluetooth mouse and then connected my Z22 via USB and synched it with Evolution. I logged in to gAIM and started working on a biz plan with Open Office. I got to thinking about the logo I put… Read more »
Citadel, MySpace, and BBS
So, I’m wanting to find out more about this projected called Citadel. It’s a groupware package for lots of important stuff like calendars, email, and chat. I actually found it while looking for a good calendar server solution. Citadel is more than a calendar for sure, the site says it can be used like a… Read more »
It’s time to give Firefox an audio mixer.
The title says it all, it is time to give Firefox an audio mixer. The web is becoming increasingly more multimedia. While the bulk of web content is still text, and will likely remain text for a long time to come; multimedia is here to stay. The curent state of multimedia on the web is… Read more »
Why to NEVER spam! – A Lesson From a 2001 Startup
What We Did Near the end of the first bubble, I joined a cool idea for a startup company. We had a subscription based product to sell online and I was hired as the Director of Web Development. I was stoked; but it didn’t take things long to fall apart. Even if the bubble hadn’t… Read more »
Frappr – It’s like Web 2.0 meets MySpace
I just found Frappr.com tonight. What a surprise! As this post’s title suggests, the best way to sum the site up is as “a Web 2.0 version of MySpace“. It really is kinda nifty. From what I’ve found about the site tonight, it looks like it began as a way of mapping your social network… Read more »
Building better communities by knowing your user.
I was reading Web Development 2.0 and found a lot of really interesting information. One bit relates well to virtual communities. One example: Flickr had a report of users with no contacts in the Flickr social network, which they called the “Loneliest Users” report. What a great report — a way to see who is… Read more »