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Marketing vs. IT
March 10th, 2010 | No Response  

It seems that Marketing and IT departments are always at odds. Having worked for a substantial amount of time in each division, I have come to my own conclusions as to why this is the case. I believe there... [Read more...]

Things I Depend On In FireFox As A Web Developer That Are Missing In Chrome
January 25th, 2010 | 1 Response

I’ve been using FireFox as my primary browser since version 0.9 and have admittedly grown quite attached to it. On the other hand, I’m quite fond of Google as well, so the prospect of making... [Read more...]

BB Moderation Hold plugin w/ BB Press version 1.0+
November 30th, 2009 | No Response  

It appears that the BB Moderation Hold plugin hasn’t updated for newer versions of BB Press. The moderation links are not appearing in the admin navigation and when you click “moderate”... [Read more...]

Using JQuery to reveal using a slide up effect
September 9th, 2009 | 3 Responses

The slideUp() method in JQuery is intended to hide the element rather than reveal it. It is basically the opposite of slideDown() which “unhides” your element by sliding it down. As you can... [Read more...]

Force Rails Version When Creating a New App
June 5th, 2009 | No Response  

I have multiple versions of the Rails gem installed on my development server. We’ve been using Rails long enough now that we have many apps created for many versions. As I make changes to each app... [Read more...]

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Personal Blog

Dedicated to my personal thoughts.

Why I hate my Blackberry
March 3rd, 2010 | No Response  

Often I just want to take my Blackberry Curve and throw it through the window. Why? Because it has a freaking track ball. Whoever thought a track ball was a good idea on a device that becomes as unresponsive... [Read more...]

Kudos to UDOT
January 28th, 2010 | 1 Response

I have to say, I’ve been nothing but impressed with UDOT’s use of Twitter. Not only are they constantly and consistently updating us on road closures, serious accidents, and construction... [Read more...]

Movember
January 8th, 2010 | No Response  

Vincent Price? This year I participated in Movember. It’s a fundraiser for Prostate Cancer Foundation benefiting Livestrong where you basically start clean shaven on November 1st and proceed to grow... [Read more...]

His Story
October 14th, 2009 | No Response  

(It turns out I’m a fan of using puns for titles) A great man once gave me some very personal and sound advice. Among other very important things, he admonished me to “Learn about history.... [Read more...]

Politician Response Posted
October 6th, 2009 | No Response  

I promised to post the responses I received from Sen. Hatch and Congressman Chaffetz. Here they are! From Senator Orrin Hatch: Dear Mr. Gill: Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. I appreciate hearing... [Read more...]

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