I found this site the other day and love the concept of using code — CSS — to make rounded corners. Nice work. It will solve several code and workflow issues for me.

SpiffyCorners.com

I’ve been re-introduced to some social networking tools this past few weeks. I was thinking I’d build a custom Joomla website for the Patagonia Tools for Grassroots Organizer’s Conference I’ll be attending at the end of the month, and then had the idea that I was really missing an opportunity to do something better — and easier.

Instead of a Joomla site, I’ll be using Ning. Read More…

I heard at work this week that I’ve been selected to attend the Tools for Grassroots Organizers Conference to be held at the end of April at the Stanford Sierra Conference Center. I’m excited to attend but hope some day to be selected to present as well. I think I have a lot to offer NGOs with regards to how to setup a professional web presence without a huge price tag

In the coming weeks, I plan on writing a blog outlining the web tools I would recommend for any Tools conference participant.

After six months, I’ve finally gotten back to some work on Advocacy - my Joomla component for providing non-profits and NGOs with a tool for creating email and letter writing campaigns. I originally worked on this component for the Nevada Wilderness Project during a Patagonia Internship and it was pretty bare boned at that time.

Now it’s feeling pretty polished. Read More…

I’ve been designing and creating websites for as long as there’s been a World Wide Web. My first efforts were pretty typical, too - long scrolling pages, lots of “back to top” links and such. Basically, really awful websites. I learned though, from watching people interact with either sites I’ve created, or others. I learned a great deal more when I was teaching web development. Oh my, the things we assume. (We being me in this case.)

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