2007 Posts

On Back-End Beauty

In a “web 2.0″ age, anyone who knows what to look for in a well-functioning website will give a subject site the ol’ once-over, and just as quickly, hit a few familiar keystrokes and peruse the site’s source code. Of course, with Ajax-based web apps gaining in popularity, “source scoping” is becoming a futile effort. [...]

On Parental Mind Control

For any Facebook users out there, you may have seen a "Sponsored Story" in your news feed recently. It’s a YouTube-style internet video clip/advertisement for a computer. I’m not generally one to publicize an ad. By definition, they get enough exposure on their own. This one, however, I feel is worthy of some extra attention. [...]

On Life-Changes

This is a pretty uncertain and changing time for a person… post-graduation, that is. A few personal upheavals thrown in there, and you’ve got a dazed, wandering kid trying figure out which way is up. Funny, though, is the tendency times like these have to make us more self-aware and better able to take a [...]

On April

So April came and went. In like a lamb? Sure. Out like a lion? Maybe. Either way, it’s one more month out of the way between me and graduation. Graduation is three weeks from this Saturday. …yikes. I had a few additions to the portfolio this month. A Mobile Percussion Seminar re-design, and a brand-new [...]

On The Past Few Months

At last! After more than three months, TJKweb is finally back. I had to go through a battle with my old host company. Finally, a reliable host that provides both flexibility and security. Since they’re not paying me, I won’t advertise for them by recommending them by name. Spring is officially here. And with it [...]