I recently migrated my blog from blog-shmog.com and am in the process of breathing life back into it after letting it collect dust for 2 years. The old content isn't very relevant to my life and my passions these days, but I will leave them up in the interest of history and "not breaking the internet".
Over the next little while, I plan on focusing my attention on user experience design, technology and whatever makes me happy (which is mostly user experience design and technology!)
For now, enjoy some old content. (I used to be really into geotagging, can you tell?)
March 5, 2009 - 03:56
One of the "gotcha's" that comes with any database-driven website such as Drupal (or wordpress or moveabletype) is that you essentially have TWO content sources to backup: your database and your webroot. Lose either and be prepared to spend lots of late nights doing emergency repairs!
Learn how NOT to backup your Drupal site and save yourself the headache!
January 4, 2009 - 13:46
I was recently given the opportunity to be one of the first GPS-bloggers to get my hands on the Columbus v900 Bluetooth Datalogger. (thanks to my friends at buyGPSnow.com) I spent the last month with the v900, evaluating its build quality, battery performance, usability, functionality and data accuracy. The v900 is a very cool little unit, featuring a 51 channel MTK chipset, an internal 1000mAh Li-Poly battery, Bluetooth, a microSD card slot and even a built in microphone for recording and geo-tagging voice memos. It's all housed in a very small, very sleek stainless steel & polycarbonate shell.
August 11, 2008 - 00:12
It had been a long while since I'd given any thought to browser trending or user satistics, but a recent look at google analytics' visitor stats tells me that A. 54% of you are using Firefox and B. less than 5% of you are using IE 6. (woohoo?)
March 5, 2008 - 08:36
Recently, despite my best efforts in ninja cable-coilery, my Apple 65W Powerbook Power Adapter bit the dust- a cable short in the pull relief, right where the cable exits the brick. Ugh!
With nothing to lose, I cracked, smashed and pried 'er open and managed to hack together a decent repair job. A few hours and a few screwdriver-induced injuries later, she's ugly but working again!
January 29, 2008 - 09:14
I recently had the opportunity to test-drive the AMOD AGL3080 GPS Logger. For the past three weeks I've given the AGL3080 a run for it's money: I've tagged a few hundred photos, mapped a few hikes and plotted my commute.
And... I'm impressed!
My DG-100 has a serious contender for pocket-space in my future photowalks.
Here's why:
January 5, 2008 - 17:09
A few months ago, Cathy & I bought a Globalsat DG-100 Data Logger straight from the local distributor in Taiwan. I was pretty thrilled with it until I tried hooking it up to my powerbook and learned that Globalsat only wrote their lousy, buggy software for PC.
Let's get creative.
I'm a User Experience designer with a strong background in e-Government, rich web-applications & large-scale information systems.
I'm a User Experience designer with a strong background in e-Government, rich web-applications & large-scale information systems.
I'm opinionated, extremely driven and I love a good debate. I have LOTS to say about UX, interaction design and the internet.
