Phone Tag! You’re it!

So we’re wrapping up one of our projects with our client: Ripple.  We’ve just released an app called “Phone Tag”.  It’s pretty awesome.  And we’re not just saying that because we made it. The app lets you track the location of your friends, family, and overly acquainted enemies.

Here’s a description from their site:

“PhoneTag is a  new mobile application that transforms the way people communicate. Using PhoneTag is as simple as sending a text,  yet it has ability to connect you with multiple people at the same time while sharing your whereabouts in real time.  You can stay connected for as long as you like, communicate with your entire group, and even choose a location to meet with directions automatically provided to every member’s smartphone based on their location.”

What SQL LINQ is generating for you

I know a big concern with software developers who use .Net is LINQ.  It’s a great innovation with software but some times you don’t have the control over it you want.  For instance, what SQL actually gets generated from a LINQ expression?  One of our developers asked that question, found the answer and created a video about it.  http://vimeo.com/switchboxevan/profilinglinqtoentities

Cool javscript menu for your website

Check out this jQuery plugin
http://www.gmarwaha.com/blog/category/client-side/jquery/

Speed up your start-up!

Ever turn on your computer only to wait for the a few minutes for everything to start up. You can turn off pesky programs by going to Start > run > msconfig > startup. It can be confusing to figure out which programs are important and which ones are just wasting your resources. Luckily, the web page below can clear up some of the confusion. Check it out!

https://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/page.php?id=1868

A better way to develop mobile websites

Matt at our office just found out that jQuery mobile 2.0 just got released. We are constantly building mobile websites and mobile applications for our clients so this is going to make it a lot easier. Too bad it doesn’t help more with building iPhone or table applications.

Lightweight charting with JavaScript

Everyone loves charts – and more importantly, everyone loves fancy charts. So, what if you want fancy charts without a plugin like Flash or Silverlight? Highcharts is a very simple approach with striking results – a purely JavaScript solution based on top of jQuery. We’ve been experimenting with it at the office and are pretty happy with the results – check it out at http://highcharts.com/!

Never a dull moment at Switchbox

What would you do if you had 55,000 new visitors hit your site in 3 hours? Apparently you would crash the worlds largest hosting company. 🙂 Two of our clients made a huge press release today and there was so much traffic that their visitors were doing 5 searches a second for the last few hours and it isn’t slowing down yet. Check out http://tos.ohio.gov and http://buckeyeinstitute.org if you want to join in the fun.

Our newest Droid App

And to top off the launch of a brand new site (see our previous blog post) we just launch another Android mobile app.  This one is designed/developed to be both a tablet app and an phone app.   You can download it in the app store https://market.android.com/details?id=me.lifecubby.mobile. 

Newest Site Launched

We just launched a new website.  Visit http://barbaramcvicker.com to see it.

 

2011 Design Trend – jQuery Parallax Scrolling

How’d they do that? Parallax Scrolling is a type of scrolling technique that gives a pseudo-3D appearance and is truly eye-catching. This technique has been simplified with jQuery Plug-Ins. Check it out at http://tympanus.net/codrops/2011/01/03/parallax-slider/

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