prjkthack

Sunday December 25, 2011
Transfer

Over the next couple of days, I’ll be transferring my domain from GoDaddy. This transfer is long overdue, as GoDaddy has been absolutely horrid in terms of usability and support. I’ve just been too lazy to get it done, and I didn’t know who else to turn to.

So the site may disappear for a day or two as I transfer over to Hover. I’ve been hearing nothing but good things about Hover, so I hope to find out how awesome they are.

Happy Holidays to everyone. I’ll see you all on the flip side.

Saturday August 13, 2011
Freedom

So true. Sometimes, even I don’t believe it myself though.

The world would be a more unique, and more open place if everyone believed this.

Monday August 08, 2011
Embrace Change

Well, worked on the site a little bit today. Small graphical changes here and there. Buttons act more like buttons now, and with some nice CSS3 transitions they just feel better to use overall. I’ve also completely overhauled the entry tag system with a more typical tagging feature. You can find all the tags used in a cloud format in the sidebar. That means I have to manually tag all my entries with the relevant tags, so that’s going to take some time. Also, submitted an update to the Marketplace for my prjkthack app to fix a bug with blog images not showing up properly.

Slightly off-topic, Twitter rolled out #newtwitter to everyone today. The new site brings some much needed changes to the Twitter experience as a whole. 140 characters used to be just that, but new Twitter shows you the power of that little block of text. It means so much more than it ever did before, and makes Twitter an even more powerful tool for staying in the know and keeping in touch. Of course, change breeds resistance, and there are lots of complaints about the new Twitter experience. So to all you people who don’t want to embrace change, give yourself and the new things in your life some time, you’ll learn just how much more useful Twitter is. For the rest of you people who are just too ignorant to understand, feel free to leave Twitter, we’ll be happier without you. =]

I’m sure the Twitter development team is sitting in their office right now, waiting for you to retweet your dislike of the #newtwitter. Yep, they’ll totally see the light and revert back to old Twitter because you unfollowed the official Twitter account. Yeah right. What a bunch of idiots.

Change is inevitable. Just get over it, move on, and embrace it. You’ll be happier in the long run.

Wednesday July 20, 2011
Going Mobile

As mentioned previously, I’m always developing and learning new things. Today I want to introduce you to the next part of my vision for the site: prjkthack for Mobile.

prjkthack for Mobile is a totally customized version of the prjkthack website designed for modern mobile browsers. It has been optimized to work with touch friendly devices such as the iPhone and Windows Phone 7 devices, with larger text and a more finger friendly design.

While the mobile site shares the same content as the full desktop experience, I had to make some choices and exclude things didn’t make sense in a mobile environment. For example, the “Work” section is just a general summary of my work and does not go as in-depth as the full website does. It just was not feasible enough to cram all that info onto a tiny screen. Other things you may notice are re-sized or missing photos due to bandwidth constraints and limited screen real estate. I made an effort to focus the site on the blog, with nearly full functionality and by bringing it front and center (the blog is the first page you’ll see upon visiting the site).

With that being said, I do realize that there are a vast amount of devices available in all shapes and sizes, and the mobile site was designed to accommodate different devices. Higher resolution screens may see more images or additional UI elements, and as time goes on, I will continue to research and tweak the experience so that everyone can get optimal results. The mobile site was meant to accompany, not replace, the desktop and mobile application experiences. You will always get the best view right from your desktop computer, and that probably won’t change for the foreseeable future.

Check out the mobile website by visit mobile.prjkthack.com, or on compatible devices, simply going to www.prjkthack.com will automatically direct you to the version of the site most appropriate for your device.

Monday July 18, 2011
Reading

If I read, normally its a technical manual or handbook to something technology related. Rarely do I read anything else, but Brent gave me the Twitter book to read, and then he bought me a book that I’ve wanted to read for so long, The Internet is a Playground. Both are really enjoyable reads, as they pull content from real people. The best kind of drama is the real kind, and that’s where I find the most entertaining stuff to read.

If you haven’t read David Thorne’s stuff online, you just have to. It is hands down some of the funniest stuff I have ever read anywhere.

Anyway, that’s all I wanted to say. Back to reading.