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A blog about technology, design and web development.

What Really Happens: Inside a Web Server

This is a quick comic I drew that explains what really happens inside a web server. I started out with the intent to draw an infographic to explain the process, but quickly realized that my 'infographic' was looking more like a comic. So I went with it.

A Year In Review

With the holidays almost here and the year winding down, what better time to look back and review accomplishments and set some goals for the upcoming year. In this post I'll take a look at some of the tools and technologies I've learned over the past year and why you should learn them too! I'll also set some goals as a developer/designer for the year to come.

Markup with Markdown!

For quite a while I've been looking for a simple web-based text editor for use with general web forms (comments, contact etc.) and a CMS I'm currently working on. There are a few good full-featured editors out there: CKEditor.com, freerichtexteditor.com to name a couple, but I was not able to find a simple, light-weight editor. Then I stumbled upon Markdown.

6 Must-Have Free Applications

It's safe to say that almost all of the applications I use on a daily basis are offered free of charge and many are even open source. That being said, not all free/open source apps are everything they're made out to be. Below I've listed a few applications that I've deemed worthy, and use each and every day.