Author: jedreynolds
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2010-05-17 Web apps should be fast
Have I worked on any applications that have all 10 of these concepts? It’s an interesting read. It mostly speaks towards building software that has charisma. I don’t think I’ve ever really worked on a product that has charisma. I’ve certainly helped speed sites up, and helped make them more useful. Many products I’ve worked…
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Vendor Relationship Management, VRM…want ads?
After listening to episode 42 of TWiG with Doc Searls, I was thinking about the topic of VRM. I should read more about, because I it sounds quite interesting. Here’s the VRM project blog. However, what I’m wondering is–how is initiating a relationship with a vendor any different than placing a classified “want ad” (craigslist…
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Landslide Video: You’re not in Santa Barabra anymore
This is a fascinating view of how sediments act as a viscous liquid. I’ve seen TV coverage of landslides from the California coast and those little events are brief and occur at seaside, on clifs. I’ve never viewed a video of a major liquefaction(?) if that’s what this is. It doesn’t appear to stop, does…
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Letterboxing
Yesterday we went over to a neighbors house and learned about Lletterboxing–the ancestor of geocaching. Letterboxing started at the beginning of the twentieth century. One places a letterbox, consisting of a stamp, a stampbook, and a hiding place for another to find via a puzzle, riddle clue. Participants carry a stamp pad and thier own…
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2010-05-16 Ten Dumb Things (TechRepublic)
This list of ten IT no-nos is handy wisdom. Honestly, these things happen to all us IT people, and I’ve certainly learned some lessons here.
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Fixed my rear shifter cable on the school playground
This morning before I rolled downtown to the farmers market, I had a hard time adjusting the rear derailer. Closer inspection revealed that my barrel adjuster was turned all the way out and I wasnt going to get any more tension on it. The cable also appeared to be suffering some buildup of grime around…
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Friday ride with Rod
On my way home from work, I came upon a cyclist that appeared to be just recovering from some kind of interruption. I rode along side him for a while and we talked most of the way south on Northwest. Rod is 73, he began cycling three years ago. He’d done two of the 50…
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