Static Star Rating System
This post assumes basic understanding of CSS and website images. [read more]
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Getting Fired
I was hired to work for Michigan Technological University after a short, informal process immediately after graduating in the spring of 2008. Starting under the department of Auxiliary Technologies as a beginning web developer, I was the sole manager… [read more]
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Topographic Images on a Google Map
This post assumes intermediate understanding of the Google Maps API. [read more]
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A Keweenaw Hike
On several waterfall hikes in the Keweenaw during the summer of 2008 attempting to find Copper Falls, I became confused by different directions and descriptions of the drops along the creek. Owl Creek starts from a swampy lake on the top of Brockway… [read more]
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Using Mod Rewrite to Mask Variables
This post assumes that you are familiar with server side scripting, if/then statements, and basic website development. [read more]
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Huron Mountain Range
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan isn't particularly known for its mountains. While the terrain is more rugged than the Lower Peninsula, there are no vistas that compare to the Rocky or Appalachian Mountain states. However, there is one group of peaks… [read more]
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Cross Site Status Updater
This post assumes semi-advanced understanding of PHP scripting as well as basic understanding of Twitter and Facebook. [read more]
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Why I Write Complaint Code
A few weeks back a colleague presented me with an interesting question. He works with an Oracle database and PL/SQL (a programming language deeply tied to Oracle) to create website applications. As he wasn't too familiar with HTML and other modern… [read more]
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Waterfalls of the Keweenaw
After graduating from Michigan Tech, I started to realize just how much free time I was going to have after a normal work day. The month of May was a bit hectic; moving into a new house, starting a new job, and adopting an 8 week old puppy was enough… [read more]
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Current Programming Languages
I started learning about web development during the summer of 2006 when I took an undergraduate course at Michigan Tech involving basic xHTML and CSS. My professor was very strict on certain coding points, such as using valid, clean xHTML and the… [read more]
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Bald Mountain
On several adventures east of Skanee, MI during the summer of 2008 I noticed a large mountain near the mouth of the Huron River. It wasn't until I started looking at geocaching websites for interesting hiking spots that I learned its name, Bald… [read more]
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Blog Introduction
After introducing myself in the first post, I feel that the next logical step is to introduce the blog. While most blogs aim for a single theme, I'm hoping to use this one for three different themes: programming, hiking, and personal. These will… [read more]
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My Introduction
Hello, world. [read more]
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