Monthly Archives: November 2006

My Winter Project / YUI + YUI EXT + Rails = Yojimbo

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Bill

Yeah, I know its a crazy title.  Let me explain. The company I currently work for permits us to define self-indulgent personal objectives which factor heavily into our bonuses each half year.  A lot of people take the easy way … Continue reading →

Posted in Mac OS X, Ruby on Rails, YUI, YUI-Ext | 5 Comments

How to be a Rockstar Programmer

Posted on November 12, 2006 by Bill

In these Web 2.0 days, there’s never been a better time to aspire to be a Rockstar Programmer. You’ve seen these people, right? They are household names in our industry, they write the must-read blogs, they write the best-selling books, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Strategy, Open Source | 2 Comments

Interaction Design / Improving Online Defensive Driving

Posted on November 4, 2006 by Bill

Though my job title currently labels me an Application Architect, I have always been interested in web page design. I recognize that I’m not as talented as many of the rock star designers that are currently popular on the web, … Continue reading →

Posted in Design | Leave a comment

Parallels / Windows XP Professional Woes

Posted on November 4, 2006 by Bill

I recently purchased a MacBook Pro in order to improve my development hardware. One of the lures was the ability to use Parallels to set up any number of Guest Operating Systems to run other applications or simply to explore … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Strategy, Mac OS X, Open Source | 1 Comment