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"Let’s make this button pale red, centered, and CAPITALIZED, as well as apply shadow." vs. "Do we even need this button?" Let’s talk UI and UX Since the beginning of time, we have been changing things based on how we can use them to achieve maximum productivity with minimum effort.…

I've experienced a lot of firsts during my first few months here in Chromedia Far East Inc. My first job as a Web Developer, my first meal as a Web Developer; even my first ‘I-do-not-know-what-I’m-doing’ thoughts as a Web Developer while sitting in my swivel chair for the first time,…

I stared at the spinning Mercedes logo on top of the building outside my window for an hour or two. I didn’t expect that it would be this difficult to write an article than to write code. I browsed around in Confluence to check how the Chromedia people created their…

(or Conversations with Yourself When High on Antihistamine, Hungry for Code and Thirsty for Beer)   Warning: The author was sick and high on antihistamine while writing this. <!-- start here I recently had the chance to talk with the lead vocalist of one of the hottest (if not THE…

“iFlipd is a web application that allows you to rent books or textbooks on a weekly basis for as low as $2 per book, per week. But they aren't just a Rent-All shop for students. iFlipd is also a library, campus bookstore and and a scholarship program. They want students…

For the past couple of weeks, I was experiencing a sort of separation anxiety. All work on MEDtrip had stopped, and what would happen next was still vague and uncertain. The last code I did for the app was to place a modal that said: This legacy site no longer…

Holy Yoga is a non-profit Christian ministry founded in 2003 in Moorhead City, Minnesota, which makes use of the essential yoga elements in worshipping Jesus Christ. In essence, Holy Yoga is designed to provide believers and non-believers alike the opportunity to authentically connect to Christ through yoga movements, physical worship,…

Data now stream from daily life: from computers and mobile phones, television and the ‘internet of things’ --- to everyday objects that send and receive data. In fact, there’s too much of it, and even more is produced every second, every day. However, is there value in mining and unlocking…