user experience
Could be better: Chase cell phone number field
Humans shouldn't be forced to enter phone numbers or zip codes in special formats for machines. Instead, machines should take what we give them, and nicely format them for us.
user experience
We've designed our first custom typeface
I spend a good deal of my time here at Neoteric working with (and manipulating) typography. After a while, I decided it was time we created our own.
development
Checking the online status with PhoneGap & jQuery
When using Phonegap to build native iPhone projects you need to setup offline detection, especially if you're making AJAX calls. Phonegap has a very easy to use API for this, but it can be a little tricky when used in conjunction with jQuery.
development
Time for a checkup: the metric_fu gem and your code's health
Metric_fu is a rubygem that provides visual reports on the health and clarity of your code repository.
user experience
Could be better: Sub-Zero and Wolf's unsubscribe form
Recently I received a newsletter from Sub-Zero / Wolf. I don't recall ever having signed up. But I'm a foodie, so perhaps I was signed up through a magazine. I'm not in the market for new appliances though. I don't want to receive it. I click the unsubscribe link and came to this web page...
conference
Windy City Rails 2010
Joe Sak and I had an amazing time at Windy City Rails 2010 this fall. The conference schedule was filled with goodness on code refactoring and monitoring, rails development best practices, and improving code quality across teams.
user experience
Advertisements disguised as editorial content: who wins?
I was reading one of my local newspapers online this morning, and was a bit surprised on the copywriting in the sidebar for an article. A "Shocking" online report regarding colon cleansers? Why would the Chicago Tribune be writing online reports about that?