My thoughts on business, marketing, and web development

How to Make JQuery & Prototype Play Nice

Web Development Mar 31, 2009 32 Comments

I’m sure you’ve seen some of the sweetness of JQuery and most likely you’ve used Prototype for dynamic web applications like Lightview, Prototip, etc. However, let’s say we want to use the two together, on the same page. Problemo! The Problem JQuery uses a “$” as a shortcut for “jQuery” and Prototype uses “$” as [...]

Free Directory Assistance: Goog 411

ToolBox Mar 23, 2009 2 Comments

In case you didn’t know – Google has a free 411 service called Goog 411. It’s pretty simple and straight forward. Simply call 1-800-GOOG-411, specify a city, state, and business name. Goog 411 will either transfer your call directly, or you can have a text message sent to your cell phone with the business details [...]

Search: Google vs. Twitter

Marketing, ToolBox Mar 03, 2009 12 Comments

Search is the gateway to the web and Google has undoubtedly dominated this arena for quite some time. With a current share of 85% of web searches, Google has become the leader in connecting people to the web. Google Search Google search is incredible, no doubt about it, and until recently was the only source [...]

Exercise Habit: The 30 Day Fitness Challenge

Fitness Feb 10, 2009 9 Comments

My wife and I decided enough was enough when it came to our lazy work out ‘habits’, so we hit the ground running at the start of 2009 (quite literally). You see, I’m not sure if you’re like us, but every time we decided to start working out and develop a habit of exercising, we [...]

Gmail: Get Mail From Other Accounts

Featured, General, ToolBox Jan 18, 2009 16 Comments

I realize this may be old news for some, but I just noticed a feature in Gmail settings that allows you to retrieve mail from other email accounts. I can’t tell you how frustrated I was, logging into other email accounts and checking mail in 5+ different places. Oh, and you can also send mail [...]