Monthly Archives: August 2006

Logitech MX 610

First impressions of this mouse are very positive. It feels nice in the hand, looks the part, and has enough flashing lights and buttons to keep everybody happy. It’s really smooth and precise (the lazer helps with this) and started … Continue reading

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More prototype

Earlier I wrote about prototype and script.aculo.us. I’ve been using it even more at work, and really, really like it. Who wants to write document.getElementById(“searchbox”); when you can write $(‘searchbox’);And Ajax; how could it be easier to make an Ajax … Continue reading

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waiting. coffee. more waiting. more coffee

It’s almost 11 o’clock, which means I’m halfway through my evening. At 2am I can go to pick up my girl, which is nice because it means I can expect to get about 4 hours sleep tonight. Honestly, I’m not … Continue reading

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Prototype and script.aculo.us

The prototype javascript library is one of the most brilliant, time-saving tools a web developer can use. It’s so easy to use this in conjunction with script.aculo.us to create some user-friendly “drag-and-drog reordering elements with auto-save” to a page. I’ve … Continue reading

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Ruby on Rails on Chopter

For years now I’ve had chopter.com, the domain with nothing to do. We have collectively decided at work to try Ruby on Rails for a bit, so I have enabled RoR on chopter to see what it can do. I’m … Continue reading

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How great does this pool look?

This is a photo of the pool in France. It was close to 90°F all week while we were there.

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