I’ve been doing web development for a long time.  I made my first (crappy) web page in 6th grade using the then awesome Geocities.  After that, I graduated to Front Page express.  Throughout my development career, I’ve had a series of epiphanies that have brought my skills to the next level.  Bold entries are where [...]

It was about last year that I realised most of the projects that I do required a content management system (CMS). This both a relief and frightening prospect all at the same time. How do I use modern CMS’s? Are they easy to modify, hack, template, etc? Will this actually make my life easier? With [...]

The Internet is a buzz today with news of the Google’s new Chrome OS.  Even the major news outlets have picked up the story, touting it as a “direct challenge” to Microsoft.  First of all, nothing Google can do in the OS realm will come anywhere near challenging Microsoft.  Google’s experience lies in maninpulating Linux [...]

I was walking by a Post cereal factory in Niagara Falls this weekend, and I immediately thought of this.

Most people in my field have attended a 4 year university to learn their skills.  While it’s not entirely necissary to do so, it does help expedite and flush out the the things you could have learned on your own.  The only problem is money.  If you are anything like me your parents didn’t have [...]