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Cell Phone Grave Yard

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By Christian - October 31st, 2008

 

“I am sorry all you broken cell phones; I didn’t mean to kill all of you.  I can take my share of the blame though, especially about dropping the Nokia into the toilet.  I don’t know why I thought any of you would last me the entirety of my three-year contract, because you are all [...]

Some non-novice reading

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By Forrest - October 30th, 2008

When I was a student, I loved going through the programming books at Chapters. It is a great way of seeing what’s out there, and learning a bit of everything. Staying up on the latest tools is important, and everybody is always in a rush to write about the newest, over-hyped (sometimes useful) computer language.
Now [...]

The Skeleton Dance

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By Christian - October 29th, 2008

I have only ever known two types of Halloween.  One is the commercial variety, where you are 12 years old and you haul around pillowcases full of potentially poisoned treats while being dressed in a homemade ghost costume that is partially obscured by a winter jacket.  The second is where you pay $38 for a [...]

Letting the Customer Do the Design Work for You

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By Christian - October 24th, 2008

In the process of doing research to buy a new pair of sneakers, I came across the Vans website.  They are known as a producer of extremely comfortable and versatile footwear (among other things).  Back in my younger days, I was a pretty avid skateboarder and Vans were viewed as the leader of their scene.  I [...]

We Have Successfully Launched into Public Beta!

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By Christian - October 21st, 2008

It took a few late nights and more then a couple pots of coffee, be we have successfully launched SmibsNet and Doorbell into Public Beta.  We definitely need to thank the tireless work from our programmers, designers and writers that helped to release the software.  Our gratitude also goes out to Yellow Pencil and Toybox [...]