Yearly Archives: 2007

How to Use Free Captchas.net and Stop SPAM

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Dennis

Captchas.net is a great free service that provides web accessible CAPTCHA so that your online forms can be saved from SPAM. Captchas.net also provides sample code for ASP, JSP, Perl and Python. The site is available in English, German, and … Continue reading →

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Fry’s Electronics is Great

Posted on July 14, 2007 by Dennis

When I was planning on moving to Northern California, my cousin told me to check out Fry’s Electronics. Man, he wasn’t kidding when he said it was big. It’s like a super Wal-Mart but for just computers and electronics! It’s … Continue reading →

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Web Axe Topics

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Dennis

The idea of my podcast on web accessibility, Web Axe, is to provide “practical web accessibility tips”. The last couple episodes are angled a bit towards theory and ran a bit longer more than my preference, but the topics are … Continue reading →

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Open Web Coding Job in CA

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Dennis

The company I’m working for in California (Redwood City, Bay area) is looking for a web developer/coder with skills similar to mine: XHTML, CSS, DOM scripting, AJAX (preferably Hijax), and web accessibility. We’re getting a web application up to speed … Continue reading →

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Judge Television Shows

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Dennis

OK, I admit it. I am a judge show junkie. When possible, I watch a lot of those cheesy courtroom TV shows. They usually feature a charismatic judge (almost always a minority) and many times some pretty weird and stupid … Continue reading →

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Differences About Living in California (Bay Area)

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Dennis

So I’ve been in the Bay area (south of San Francisco, California, a.k.a. Silicon Valley) for almost two weeks now. It’s pretty awesome, and I’m discovering some interesting things about the difference between living here and in the midwest–some bad, … Continue reading →

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Google’s Gmail Superior

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Dennis

When I first used Gmail (Google’s free email service), it was a little awkward at first because the logic behind it is different than all other mail applications…and it’s brilliant. It’s based on email conversations. Email messages are groups into … Continue reading →

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