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Everyone I work with is home from work today and many of them are still without electricity or running water. Since my electricity was on and my server in the city had not yet reappeared, I tinkered with some SQL code for my next version of Meet The Makers and I braved the shopping throngContinue reading “A snow day in the middle of summer”

Maybe you’ve heard a story like this one: I was in a chat session with co-workers in LA and NYC and I was knocked offline when the power died at my home office in White Plains. Before I could call anyone to explain my sudden disappearance, they called to tell me that their whole buildingContinue reading “Powerless”

Today I tested the Blogstakes site in BrowserCam. Blogstakes looked great in every modern browser and failed spectacularly in a few older ones — but it looks way better in Linux browsers than I imagined it would. So I’ll be hiding styles from the older browsers. This is one of two site designs that I’m workingContinue reading “No thanks, I’m just browsing”

Feedback on the first Blogstakes design from a trusted critic has led me in a new direction — one that is more structured like the kind of sites I usually build and way less goofy. Maybe someday — when I know you a little better — I’ll show you the crazy design that never sawContinue reading “One down, one to go…”

My first Blogstakes design is complete and I don’t really know where it came from. Most of my site designs are more corporate and function-driven, but this one is bright and playful. We’ve got two great contests signed up already and we’re just waiting for their page templates to come in so we can goContinue reading “Blogstakes prepares for launch”

A good friend of a good friend asked me for my ideas on how to promote his new product online. I took my time getting back to him since I didn’t really have an answer for him. When I finally did respond, I suggested a contest site that could be easily linked to by blogsContinue reading “Let there be Blogstakes!”