My projects
I've been doing web development for about a decade and a half. Since I first started, I've had a tendency to think of fairly random ideas for new things I'd like to try; one might spring into my head right before bed, on a trip, or even when I'm supposed to be working on a different project (whoops). Here's a directory of my current projects and some of my favorites from the past.
Current
datAvenger is Sephone's content management system. The latest version of the product allows users of all skill levels to easily manage pages, images, documents, and other aspects of their site. more...
The Happenings is a growing network of state-specific event sites. Each site offers free event listings; keyword, region, and map-based searching; event watchlists; and much more. more...
Technology always seems to focus exclusively on the now. But how did we reach where we are today, and where does the road lead? Another New World is an online journal covering why what's happening is important and what it means to normal people. more...
JRDNA is an attempt to build a comprehensive collection of writing about who I am and what I believe. It uses a combination of original content and excerpts from the past to explain not only what I believe but also why I believe it. more...
Past
gre.gario.us allowed users of Delicious.com to find other users with similar interests by comparing links they have in common.
It's 2005. The term "social media" was just starting to spread worldwide as college students on select campuses investigated a new site called "thefacebook." As people started to try new services, it became difficult to manage all of your information in one place. Ufeed was an attempt to do just that: it combined all your blog posts, Flickr images, and Delicious links into one page and one feed. Now sites like FriendFeed make it super easy to do.
Flickr has always been a great place to share photos. In its first few years, it was missing a great feature: a map. Combining the best of Flickr and Google Maps, flickmap allowed users to add a location to Flickr photos that have a Creative Commons license. Once a photo was placed on the map, anyone could view the compiled map of all photos.
Geeks might be a bit shy about putting their photo on sites like HotOrNot.com. But how about their web sites? RateMyPage was my first real web application. It allowed web developers to submit their sites to a directory so that others could rate their work.
