61 posts, 2011–2018. Also as a feed.
I'd like to summarize and open source a small project I've strung together from a few open source projects for bitcoin arbitrage trading, log, and chart…
I've been using Google Hangouts On-Air to experiment with a lot of things since it's launch. It's allowed me to interview startup founders from around the…
It's that time of year again for the commemorative New Year's blog post. My goal this year, like always, is to write more. That means pushing myself to publish…
I want to setup an instance of GitLab to host my git repositories on my Amazon Cloud (AWS), to be available securely over the internet and backed up. There's a…
From time to time I have to put on my sysadmin hat to build, manage and repair systems. I'm not an expert, but I do my best to search for expert advice or…
Gone are the days of recording video files for later processing. With the internet, it's easier to stream directly to YouTube and avoiding costly software and…
I recently covered the power of google hangouts , but didn't get into all of the mechanics on how. Actually I did a quick tutorial almost a year ago, but a lot…
A lot has happened since I wrote my introduction to BitCoin , let's do a quick catchup on current events and so some quick analysis. Trading at MtGox has…
I started out my day hearing the rants of a friend who was just fed up with cloud services treating him poorly. Mixing up account credentials and failing to…
There have been a ton of new news site's launching in the past month. I've barely been able to keep up! Here's the news on news sites.. Slashdot's Rob Malda…
In software application development, the first decision is always the selection of a programming language and platform to build on. With specific requirements…
As I continue to harden the House.js foundation, you'll notice some improvements to my site. Today I've redesigned the homepage feed to reflect the work I've…
As usual it's been too long since my last update, so I'm going to restrain from over editing, and simply publish. I'm always trying to get the product perfect…
There's a lot of questions with the recent hype around BitCoin. Especially during the holiday spending season, what does this mean for about the proposed…
I'm pleased to be among the first batch of providers offering their services on Google's new Helpouts . They've built a clean marketplace for individual…
Choosing the right tools can make your work delightful, but choosing the wrong tool often leads to difficult decisions and more work down the road. Walking the…
Just a quick collection of snaps in sunny San Diego from my iPhone. From the OB Pier, Balboa Park and Sunset Cliffs.
Recently I've been looking at publishing platforms online including multimedia audio and video streaming. As a start up entrepreneur I'm always trying to stay…
After getting back from our trip to SF for the ad-tech conference, it felt like we might be on to something. Getting startup founders and entrepreneurs to…
This week was the Ad-Tech conference in San Francisco. Amul and I went to spend a couple of days learning about the latest in digital advertising and to create…
Building an open source web platform is finally starting to pay off. The investment I've spent developing a common platform for modern apps, makes my dreams…
In light of today's sad first world news , I figured that the best thing to do would be to write a blog post about it. Google is shutting down it's only…
You know that I'm always experimenting with the latest web tech that I can get my hands on. I aspire to apply my creativity using the best tools I have to…
Test post
It's great to finally read Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash . What seems like amazing creativity and science fiction can become reality if we want to build it.
Late last night I ran into this talk from Bret Victor and saved it to watch it in it's entirety this morning. It appears from the comments that I was among…
Having a stated passion is a critical advantage to success. That probably goes without saying, but I'm thinking about why it's important and reminding myself…
Every post I feel is too far from the previous. I'll blame it on being head down and working with such dedication. Since I took my jukebox project to…
Attention hackers and music fans everywhere! This weekend I'll be attending Startup Weekend LA in Santa Monica and pitching an open source project. I know it's…
It's been too long since the last update , but I've been coding away . Though I haven't received much feedback, I'm doing my best to put the parts together to…
As much as I love my apple keyboards, they are very noisy, and well, QWERTY !?. The iPhone's use of multitouch, I believe brought to us via the Mac Book…
What a great weekend hacking on CloudHero.me with the best team: Chris, Vik, Kailin, Sean, Phil and our coach James. The past 3 days seem like a blur already…
Yesterday I spent some time making a few changes to the site, per some feedback I've received. Really it's just my playground though, and so, here is what I…
I think "apps-apps-apps" is the new developers
I'm watching this talk from Nir Eyal about "Creating Addictive Products" . I wish I had more time to write and think about this, but I'll come back to it…
Friends of the internet, I put a site together over the weekend using an old domain I had collecting dust. If you like technology, startups, or just seeing…
I just fixed a few more cross domain bugs so things should be a little smoother here now. Sorry if everything wasn't loading before. Let me know what you…
Well I finally pushed a little more work out to the site today. Things are starting to move along nicely now, and I hope to be posting multimedia and writing…
It's been too long since I've gone for a nice cruise up the strand. So I took a few pics to test out image uploads. Seems to be working alright. Of course…
I've finally managed to clean a few things up around here. I've finished most of what I needed to get photos on the site! Using asynchronous callbacks to do…
If you take a photo with your phone, there's a chance that you're holding it sideways or upside down. When you take the picture, your phone saves the…
"Try not. Do or do not, there is no try."
This photo is worth staring at for a while. Get the full resolution from http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1213/
I'm sorry that I haven't put more of my thoughts down regarding these topics, and my lack of visual aids, but let me at least chime in. There's a slew of UI/UX…
Why don't people screen cast more? I truly love Doug Engelbart's 1968 Demo.
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So I've just implemented a new layout using the jQuery plugin Masonry . I might try out Isotope later on if I need the resorting stuff it has. Anyways, let me…
I'm making the move from Chrome to WebKit, which made me think about how quickly I can switch from one brand to another. Also I think that I can plot myself on…
For a while now I've put off doing this and am happy to cross it off my list. I haven't tested via my iPhone yet, but the page load speeds do seem to be…
Some of the references are as old as 2008, and others are very recent. In any case, it appears that using technology to assist convenience is a win for users…
Want to solve your own problems? You can't stand using software even when it's the best of breed? You want to use something like Flickr, but aren't sure if it…
Want to rewrite every application that you use? You think that it can be a little bit better, or maybe a lot better with just a little change? Jeffshouse…
I'm going to try to start doing live coding sessions with chat to get help from those who might be willing to give it. Of course there will be a peanut gallery…
A few rules: 1. You may research the web for a word or phrase, but 2. You cannot check the whois availability at first 3. Take wagers if it is, or is not…
Jeffshouse might have moved. But it's back up and running! Slight downtime, but easy transition. To better days ahead!
Quick UI update to make things more uniform. Currently it's my playground, so it will end up changing.
Sorry that some of the previous links don't have their thumbnails, but that bug is fixed going forward. More updates soon.
I predict a change. Twitter, Facebook, Flipboard and other social websites should all have "mark as read" functionality. Obviously I don't want to open up…
doing some html work on the frontend feels good. Need a test text post to put into the mix.
This is the haphazard unofficial start to something which has already begun. This website and publishing platform will server as a portal for my life online. A…
This is the first post. A test of sorts. Let's see how long this will last.