Life is a Decision Tree
You have probably seen images of a person standing and contemplating which of the two paths in front of them they want to take. This of course is a simplified version, as in real life there are...
View ArticlePersonas
I have always been allured by psychology (that may explain why I enjoy user interface design). Particularly the way we perceive who we are has been of great interest to me. If we were to ask everyone...
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Getting a hang of D3.js
I always come across spectacular data visualizations on the world wide web. Many of them are interactive and some of them simply blow my mind on how creative they are. They are just very well executed....
View ArticleScents
It’s a Saturday evening, the sky has a pink-ish tone and the sun is barely noticeable anymore. You’re sitting in your back yard relaxing after a long day, then out of no where a strong smell of BBQ...
View ArticleDear JavaScript
My Dear JavaScript, I would of never thought of how important you would become in my life. But you have clearly reached that point. I practically see you every single day and I’m very happy about that....
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NFL Teams with the Most Instagram Followers
Ever wonder what is the most popular NFL team (in terms of followers) on Instagram? I did — I was curious. I tried Googling around for answers, but my search was futile. Most search results only...
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Setting Up MongoDB and Mongo PHP Driver on OS X Yosemite
NoSQL databases have been hot for a couple years now. To be honest, I had never used a NoSQL database before, but wanted to change that. I assessed a couple different NoSQL databases: MongoDb,...
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Visiting Every U.S. State
About four years ago I watched the film, Into the Wild. It was an inspiring movie and sparked many new ideas in me. Just the thought of destroying how society keeps track of us and going into the...
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Always Auto-focus Login Forms
Less clicks usually leads to a better user experience. This is especially true for web forms. I’ve noticed that while many websites will auto-focus the email or username input field (whichever they are...
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An Eulogy for WishBooklet
Last week I finally pulled the plug — WishBooklet is no more. WishBooklet lived for a whopping 3 years, 5 months, and 1 day exactly. It was my first major project to acquire over a five thousand users...
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Making Tipping Fun
I like going to work out of the local Starbucks for a couple hours each week. I feel the environment is relaxing and I like that I have a good amount of caffeinated drinks at my disposal. Yesterday...
View ArticleStraightforward Recommendations
One of the best ways to find out if something is worth trying out is by asking a friend or family. You know them and you trust them. But what’s the best way to pose the question? You can ask a la Yelp...
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