April 5

Rhode Island Remodel Interior

Some more pictures of my parents house in Rhode Island that they're remodeling. This time a view of the interior, as it stands this month. Congratulations guys!

April 9

Lots to Love But What's That Checkbox?

A slightly off-key Notebook application gives great insight into a few usability issues. The big one: make your icons and names focused on the task, not what they are.

April 14

She's Back!

After a few years, a couple kids, a nursing degree, a new career, and several dozen haircuts, Amanda's back racing at the track. And damn, she did all right!

April 25

Pick A Wiener!

In neon lights at Bay Meadows. You just can't make this stuff up.

April 26

How About Passing When Its Safe?

My bike, a Lexus and and oncoming car share the road. Just barely. At the next light, I stop to chat. Why do I do that?

Work

Nurse Scheduling: Updating tables

Some preliminary work on updating table data without the need for refreshing the page using JavaScript. Unfortunately, its crashing my browser!

CVS: Source Code Control

More tweaking. The RSS feed was being updated hourly, now its updated after each commit by adding a trigger to CVS' loginfo file. But there are still unresolved issues.

Derby Party!

A quick proof of concept Derby Party website. The idea is to allow friendly betting on the Kentucky Derby, for those hosting a Derby Party. Derby Parties are a big deal in some parts of the US. But this one is for Steve's.