I’ve just completed two new web development contract projects.
Creighton University
I was contracted to do some search engine optimization of the Creighton University web site. Creighton has been consistently ranked as the #1 Master’s degree granting university in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report, and offers a number of online Master’s degrees, including [...]

A repository for responses to some common Help Desk calls.
GroupWise
GroupWise proxy access
To give another person proxy access to your email account, click Tools -> Options -> Security, then click the Proxy Access tab.
Click the address book icon and Look for the person to whom proxy access will be given. Click OK to return to [...]

I’m trying to think of a word that I’m not sure even exists. It describes the phenomenon of two occurrences—two blinking lights, two beeping sounds, etc.—that each happen at regular but different intervals. Because of the difference between these intervals, the two occurrences will seem to happen in unison, then gradually fall out [...]

I’m stoked. Emails for the second round of Halo 3 beta invitations were sent today and somehow I made it in. I was pretty pissed when I woke up late on the 5th and found the server at http://halo3.com/ clogged with people trying to get in. I mashed F5 for about 8 [...]

In Chicago a few weeks ago, Mayor Daley held a press conference to announce a second generation of police surveillance cameras. The first generation cameras were large, white and blue boxes with a flashing blue light on the top and a large police seal painted on each side. These cameras were mounted on [...]

Well, I’ve decided to start a totally new site for all the online banking content. I was never comfortable with the fact that the web design stuff that I consider to be a hobby had to coexist along side the crass commercialism. So I bought the domain www.onlinebankdeals.com. The idea is to [...]

…as the proverbial witch’s tit
It’s so cold out that I feel that I should still be seeing my breath for a few moments once I get indoors. Like some sort of dry-ice phenomenon. It’s really cold out there.

You’re unstoppable. A nerdly aura of success and invincibility surrounds you. Other, lesser D&D geeks immediately realize that they are in the presence of greatness. When you’re this blessed, you don’t need modifiers. You are a role-playing juggernaut.
You’re on a roll; the existing world is the best of all possible worlds. [...]

Fanfare lacking; it’s just me.
I’ve carved out a little place for myself. This web site primarily serves as a testing ground for internet-related technologies that I am toying with or considering implementing.
Over the last few days, I’ve changed the structure of this site from static xhtml to a WordPress blog. All in all, I’m [...]