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My Facebook Fatigue

By Jonathan, on September 1st, 2011

One of the new buzzwords for 2011 in our office seems to be the term “Facebook Fatigue”. Supposedly people are tired of Facebook and are choosing to use Google+ and Twitter or abandoning social media as a whole. As a previously heavy Facebook user, I can understand the sentiment eventhough I am skeptical about . . . → Read More: My Facebook Fatigue

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The Joys of Mobilization

By Jonathan, on August 29th, 2011

Since I am currently considered the Product Manager, I get to work on projects such as making an existing web application mobile friendly. While not as sexy as creating QR code applications, there are few nuances that are somewhat entertaining. One of those nuances that I find interesting is the concept of whether tablets . . . → Read More: The Joys of Mobilization

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Top 5 Agile Practicices

By Jonathan, on August 2nd, 2011

This is one of the better written guides for those who have walked into an Agile shop and need a little confidence. This is from a guy named Craig Jones who titles himself a “Software Agilist”. Needless to say, Craig writes a nice little guide to help you stay on track.

http://www.chiefsimplicityofficer.com/2011/02/top-5-agile-practices/

Daily stand-ups – . . . → Read More: Top 5 Agile Practicices

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3,000 Dollars

By Jonathan, on July 30th, 2011

So a few weeks ago when there was a big hubub about the Groupon IPO, I thought I’d play around with this site, BizInformation.org that tries to “calculate” website valuations based on all sorts of factors like pageviews, references, and social media rank . Needless to say the results are pretty humorous. For instance this . . . → Read More: 3,000 Dollars

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Parenting via Google

By Jonathan, on June 16th, 2011

Last week, my wife gave birth to my first child, a boy. So like most new parents, we were excited and terrified at the prospect of taking him home from the hospital. So as random events occur, we decide to break out the IPad and Youtube (amazing how we use the word as a . . . → Read More: Parenting via Google

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Craigslist Ads

By Jonathan, on April 16th, 2011

While I have never hunted for housing on craigslist, the experience is just the same for cars, furniture, or cell phones.

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Birthday

By Jonathan, on February 19th, 2011

There is something unique about my generation when it comes to birthdays. Who could imagine that I would enjoy the idea of being consistently woken up in the wee hours of your birthday? Of course the reason for this enjoyment are the Facebook notifications telling me of birthday wishes from friends in Europe.

Its . . . → Read More: Birthday

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The Mini-Disc Player and our future

By Jonathan, on January 19th, 2011

Ten years ago, my girlfriend in college who we’ll call “Ella” wanted to buy her sister a gradaution player. This sister was going to be attending a service academy so the concept of buying clothing, a fondue maker, or George Foreman grill was pretty much out of the question. Anyways somehow Ella realized that . . . → Read More: The Mini-Disc Player and our future

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“Good Code” post from XKCD

By Jonathan, on January 15th, 2011

My IT friends and coworkers can probably appreciate this.

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