Background Info Ruby on Rails has a pretty steep learning curve. I should know, I’ve been working with it all summer and I’ve just recently crossed the break-even point in my code to Google ratio. It doesn’t help that I’d never seen Ruby before. I’ve been working with PHP off and on for over 10 […]
I’ve been using this term for quite a while now and most developers can relate. The internet is an amazing thing. I don’t know where I would be without it. Google, specifically Stack Overflow via Google, is the quickest way to answering any question, and technical questions are no exception. Your code to Google ratio, or […]
My wife is currently in graduate school to become a speech and language pathologist. She was looking for a way to practice phonetics and was looking for an app that allowed her to text and email phonetically. To our surprise there was nothing available in the App Store to do such a thing. After some convincing she commissioned me […]
It’s been a while since we’ve posted to the blog but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy. Here’s what’s been going on since our last post: SugJester SugJester ran into a number of problems right after our post. While we’re still excited about the prospect of this service we’re not actively working towards an […]
“Things Like The Things You Like” Today we are excited to announce our latest project: sugJester. sugJester is a tool to help people find great new things. We’ve been working hard putting the finishing touches on the sugJester recommendation engine and are planning on releasing the beta within the next few weeks. The main idea behind sugJester […]
As of February 11, the Salt Lake City branch of Techapolis has closed its doors for good. Generating ideas, creating designs and developing working code is just easier for us right now when the team can work together in close proximity. Facing the decision of moving to Boston or returning to Minneapolis and putting more […]
Lately I’ve found myself reading some new blogs with a focus on venture capital. As an aspiring entrepreneur I think that reading the thoughts and insights of those who I someday hope to pursue funds from can only increase my understanding of how the industry works if (when) I ever find myself in such a […]
I was digging through the web trying to find a nice design template for the iPhone’s Retina display. Found one. These guys quite obviously put a lot of work into this so I thought they deserved a shout out. You can download the template here. Hat tip to the team at Teehan+Lax. M.
Everyone falls into ruts; sometimes they feel like they’ll never end. Whether it’s a creative lapse or the inability to want to do anything at all I’ve got some tips to help dig yourself out. I should mention up front that these tips are not yet verified but hopefully, sometime very soon, my own creativity […]
Google shook up the search marketplace a couple of weeks ago when it announced Google Instant. It’s super fast, mostly accurate, and all around awesome. It has the potential to change search as we know it. Instant hasn’t affected the way I search just yet but here’s a couple of things that excite me about […]