Author Archives: Jesse Tucker
Dilbert on Coding
Dilbert is a comic that I check nearly everyday. This one was published on Dilbert.com on 10/10/10, and it’s one that I had to mark as a favorite on my iPhone app.
Posted in Apps, iPhone, Miscellaneous, Web Design
Tagged apps, code, comics, iPhone, mobile, web development
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I’m Still Here! (But My Car is No More…)
I’ve recently had some car trouble. It was just before 7:30am on Thursday, September 23, 2010. I was heading to work, taking my normal route on I-85NB towards Atlanta. Two lanes over from me, and about 2-3 car lengths in front of me, I saw smoke coming from the tires of a big rig. Within a few seconds, he had lost control, went through 3 lanes on the highway and slammed into the concrete wall on the left side of the road, about 100 feet in front of me.
Nested Lists – Web Development 101
Recently I was debugging a problem on a site I’m developing. As it turns out the issue dealt with a script I was using for the site navigation, which was an unordered list of links for the pages of the site. The list contained nested lists that were links for sub-sections of the site. Unable to come up with a quick fix on my own after going through my code, I turned to a web development technical forum for assistance. After the first response, I found myself wishing I had spent a little more time looking for the answer on my own.
Posted in Web Design
Tagged code, design, nested lists, technical, unordered lists, user forums, web development
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Waze: Social Media Meets Turn-By-Turn Navigation
With GPS becoming a standard feature in mobile phones, there are now plenty of apps out there that provide the same turn-by-turn functions. Most people view this service as a tool, to get you where you want to go without ever needing to ask for directions. Waze is an app that builds on the standard GPS navigation service by keeping users plugged in to the world of social media, and does so quite well.
Posted in Apps, iPhone, Social Networking
Tagged apps, iPhone, mobile, reviews, social media, Social Networking, waze
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Web Design Lessons Learned from Changing My Air Filter
Last week I finally got around to changing the air filter in my central A/C unit. It was way overdue for a new filter. Changing the filter is a task that I absolutely hate. It’s something that I have to prepare for both physically and mentally. Physically because I have to dress for the journey, wearing pants and an old shirt with long sleeves to protect myself from the unknown. Mentally because if I don’t put myself in Indiana Jones mode, I may not return from the Temple of Doom that is the crawlspace under my house.