In All Reality

Choosing a CMS is always a big decision, especially when it’s for your employer and your options are limited to a specific language and supporting infrastructure. In today’s adventure, I explore the options available for content management within the confines of .NET and SQL Server.

“Run, jump and rotate your way to success! And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer set in a unique, ripped paper world. Within the paper collage, you evade obstacles, manipulate objects and use the world’s rotational physics to reach your goals. Only if you use all of your skills and the environment’s unique features can you master the many tricky situations you’ll encounter on your journey.”

Upon much contemplation, I have decided that my life’s love is gaming. Console, PC, web, phone… whatever. Musings over finding your niche in this big Web thing we live in and involving your passions in the process.

BigOmaha was really good overall, but like any major event it had its downsides. These came in the form of some presenters who seemed to be lacking in drive and focus in their talks. In this article, we’ll do a rundown of those speakers that were not-so-hot.

I thought it appropriate to give a general overview of the recent BigOmaha conference (May 7-8) with some impressions of the demographics, organization, and vibe from the crowd. I think the conference was a success overall (especially for this being its first year). Dunno if it was worth having to drive through Iowa though…

A brief overview of a new book promotion and review site aimed at web professionals – Uncoverr.com

I was recently invited to write an article for Web Designer Depot, and I think both parties have been thrilled with the outcome. Read on for some info of WDD, what they’re about, and an overview of their offerings and why they’ve been so successful in such a short amount of time.

In this article we take a journey of discovery with 3 online book catalog services: LibraryThing, Shelfari, and Goodreads. Find out the good, the bad, and the poorly formatted and which service is is the most user-friendly.

FeedBurner might not be the new kid on the block anymore, but it’s definitely still awesome. In this article, we cover what’s so great about FeedBurner (both the service and the site), share a few nifty screenshots, and even show how to integrate your hot new FeedBurner feed into WordPress. Win!

I wrote a post the other day detailing my adventures with and subsequent complaints of Pandora’s feed/widget creation.  However, at the end of it all, I was victorious and the proud new owner of a customized widget showing my bookmarked songs and their album covers…or so I thought. The nasty surprise Naturally after working with…