Category Archives: Opinion

Google Buzz First Reactions

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Mike G.

So Google just launched their latest product: Google Buzz, which is starting to get some mixed reviews. I myself am still a bit mixed on its purpose and actual value. I’ll do my best to sum up my views below, … Continue reading →

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Review: Learning Dojo by Peter Svensson

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Mike G.

… or How to Write a Good JavaScript Book It’s widely known that the vast majority of JavaScript books that exist are bad. Unfortunately, I have another one to add to the list: Learning Dojo by Peter Svensson. I fought … Continue reading →

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Teaser: Learning Dojo by Peter Svensson

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Mike G.

Yesterday I received a review copy of Learning Dojo by Peter Svensson (via Packt Publishing). Over the next week or two, I’ll be reading it and taking some notes on the book’s content. When I’m done, I’ll follow up with … Continue reading →

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Desiger or Developer?

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Mike G.

Let me skip the “I moved to NYC” hub-bub and get right into what I do best: talking tech and complaining. There are a lot of professions that have emerged from the web: designers, developers, strategists, search engine optimists, information … Continue reading →

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The No-Image Redesign

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Mike G.

It’s a programmer thing. You designer-types wouldn’t understand. I’ve actually been sitting on this layout for quite some time now but didn’t really want to have to deal with skinning WordPress. With the last layout, I just used the header … Continue reading →

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Apple Keyboard Woes

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Mike G.

Currently I’m waiting for a 16MB download to finish which could dramatically alter the course of this post. I am one of those impulsive few that decided to hop on the new keyboard awesomeness that Apple has released. There’s one … Continue reading →

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Please, hold the bacn…

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Mike G.

It seems as if yet another buzzword has slipped into the already overflowing bucket of marketable slop that pollutes my beloved industry. “Bacn” is a word for all of the semi-solicited email you receive from the various accounts you hold … Continue reading →

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PayPerPost Infects Facebook

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Mike G.

It was only a matter of time before PayPerPost decided to jump on the Facebook App bandwagon in order to continue growing their evil ways. Now you can surely expect to see your friends getting paid to lie to you … Continue reading →

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Another Reason Why IE Ruins My Motivation to Code

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Mike G.

Have you ever known something to be true but never really had it sink in until you experience it first hand? For quite some time I’ve known that detecting form submissions on the server side by testing for the presence … Continue reading →

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Safari’s Recent Advancements

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Mike G.

It’s been “Coming Soon” for quite some time now. Well, “soon” is obviously relative if you’re Google. Regardless of the timeframe, Google Docs now works with Safari (kinda). There’s no doubt that this has something to do with Apple’s iPhone. … Continue reading →

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