Month: September 2012

News, newspapers, information and how you get it.

I realized that I’m not that up today with my news. I don’t watch the evening news and I don’t typically read any papers during the week. Maybe I’m just behind the times. The news I do read / watch is technical news and world news. I get this from Flipboard . I also subscribe to the local paper, the Sunday …

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Mobile First – Responsive Design

I’ve got a lot of email lately and also people asking about responsive design. They are interested in what it is and why anyone would do it. The typical conversation revolves around the definition that response design allows you to target any type of display size (mobile, tablet, desktop ,etc). Once people hear that, they instantly go to one of two …

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Stand up desk and productivity

I have a standup desk, well actually a laptop stand that I use a work. Lately I’ve been slacking and have not used it that frequently. Mostly because of the great second monitor and docking station I have when I’m sitting. I saw this on Mashable and just had to laugh. Not everyone is onboard with standing and working http://mashable.com/2012/09/02/stand-up-desks-sunday-comics/

Grand Rapids in Top 50 Bicycle Friendly Cities

Way to go Grand Rapids. It is now in the top 50 bike friendly cities. Bicycling Magazine article that shows GR as number 41. Read the article here http://www.bicycling.com/news/advocacy/america-s-top-50-bike-friendly-cities The section on Grand Rapids. GR number 41 They call out the 123 Miles of county trails, Bikefest, and National Crit Championships. As a biker in GR I love that we are …

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