Recently, I had an issue where a client required a branded dropdown menu and wanted it to be cross-browser compliant. While this doesn't tickle my Progressive Enhancement fancy, I understand the importance of branding (and more importantly, I understood that it was important to the client).   Read More »

In my day-to-day, I deal with a lot of copy. After working with various different authors with various different skill levels, I've gotten pretty accustom to a wide variety of writing styles and strategies. What I find most interesting (by which I mean, annoying) are the sections of our language that are inconsistent, the abbreviations, methods, or punctuation that everyone does differently.   Read More »

Like a large majority of the Boston metro area, I take the MBTA (commonly known as "The T") from time-to-time to get around, specifically when it's raining or when I want to get some reading done. During this particular ride, I couldn't even concentrate on my book, Javascript: The Good Parts, because of the cackling women across from me. When I finally looked up, I saw two women in MBTA uniforms. This wasn't an unusual sight, but their conversation was.   Read More »

Anyone who knows me relatively well knows that I love being prepared. I always know train times, I have a notebook and pen on me at all times, and I make backup plans in-case the original plans fall through. I even show up to the airport four hours before my flight because I'm terrified of missing it. With all that in-mind, I sat down recently and had a thought pop into my head: "If you ever sat down at a brand new computer and had no Internet access what-so-ever, could you still do awesome work?".   Read More »

I thought all day about whether or not to write this post. I try to keep the posts light-hearted and within the realm of design and/or development. For our base-ten loving culture, I decided to make an exception. I've stated openly that I don't care for politics and I don't want this to turn into a political statement or a political conversation piece. This is simply what happened to me, ten years ago.   Read More »