Category Archives: Personal

Contact Form 7 Modules – A Plugin

Posted on July 24, 2009

Download the Contact Form 7 Modules plugin from WordPress.org

Add hidden fields to Contact Form 7

I love the Contact Form 7 plugin, and use it for many of my projects…but one thing it misses is the ability to add hidden fields. The Contact Form 7 Modules plugin adds hidden fields to Contact Form 7 in a way that will not break in future upgrades. It’s simple: install the plugin, then edit your form!  Read more…

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Colorado Holiday Party!

Posted on October 16, 2008

I am thrilled: my wife just informed me that Colorado Open Lands‘ holiday party is being held at the most delicious and prestigious restaurant around: The Fort in Morrison, Colorado.  That’s great news because The Fort is the best restaurant I’ve ever been to…and it’s priced accordingly!

A quick plug as well: one of my clients, Savory Cuisines Catering, is currently booking slots for holiday party catering in Boulder. If you need a caterer in Boulder that truly delivers, get in touch with Bob Sargent and let Savory Cuisines take care of everything.

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Back at the office

Posted on May 5, 2008

My home's backyard
My wife and I are now back from our 1 week vacation.  We stayed at home, and were able to:

  • Paint!
    • The living room
    • My office
    • The kitchen
  • Buy!
    • A corner TV stand
    • A SolaTube (which has made our living room 300% more pleasant)
    • A new desk for my office
    • Gallons of paint (see “Paint!” above :-) )
  • Plumb
    • Our secondary sewer line collapsed. Ouch.

So, as you can see, it was quite the vacation.  It’s good to be back doing web design!

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Making technology that is more human

Posted on April 21, 2008

There’s a problem with technology: it’s not human.  Technology often can’t express when there are problems, especially when it doesn’t know problems exist. There’s a gap between the consumer and the product that can often only be bridged by a middle-man repair shop.

Creating products that communicate their problems effectively is one of the next major steps in user-friendliness.  Read more…

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How I got my domain name back from cyber squatters

Posted on April 7, 2008

ZackKatz.com was Zack Katz's music website
I was given the domain zackkatz.com for my 17th birthday by my mom. It turns out, it was a good gift :-) I used it as a blog, music promotional area, and art gallery. I owned the domain (and let it stagnate) until around 2006, when I wanted to switch hosts. I waited for my domain to expire so that I could transfer it to another host (I was lazy!).  Well, it was registered out from under me, and I lost my domain.

The following is a brief summary of how I got my domain back:  Read more…

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Google is crazy and amazing: Completed Street View of Denver

Posted on March 31, 2008

I went to Google Maps today, and I found that Google has updated its Street View functionality to include almost ALL of Denver and the suburbs, including Boulder. This is a CRAZY amount of information.  It’s a truly boggling accomplishment.  I’m kind of shocked.Check out Street View yourself.  Read more…

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Finally, a music website that knows how people think

Posted on March 21, 2008

I was browsing using StumbleUpon, and I came across a brilliant website: it lets you play music according to a grid : energetic/calm and positive/dark and so many different ways.  It’s really hard to explain, but you just need to check it out yourself!Musicovery.com

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