Category Archives: Web Design

A few more post-picnic thoughts…

Posted on July 16, 2006 by Derek

I have to admit, it was a bit weird going to a picnic and having the Buffalo News show up to cover it. You’re trying to act like they’re not there so they can get “candid” photos, while at the … Continue reading →

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Egoless programming

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Derek

Phigment turned me on to a new site – CodingHorror.com. I especially like this post on Egoless Programming: 1. Understand and accept that you will make mistakes. 2. You are not your code. 3. No matter how much “karate” you … Continue reading →

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eBay and House Flipping

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Derek

Below is a letter that the Anti-Flipping Task Force sent to eBay: (from Buffalo Issue Alerts) April 13, 2006 Michelle Mallory Peacock Deputy Director, State Governmental Regulations eBay, Inc. 2145 Hamilton Ave. San Jose, CA 95125 Dear Ms. Peacock: We … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the onslaught

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Derek

So far, this week at work has been mostly about this little gem. Microsoft lost a patent lawsuit with Eolas, a company with yet another stupid technology patent for embedding a plugin in a webpage, using something simple and logical … Continue reading →

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The REAL MySpace debacle

Posted on March 5, 2006 by Derek

Myspace.com has gotton a bit of bad press recently because some parents finally decided to wake up and figure out what their kids were doing online. Lo and behold, some kids are stupid and will post every single piece of … Continue reading →

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