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Blog posts and ramblings to chronicle my adventures in life. This may contain technology, family, business or products that I enjoy.
About
Hi, I’m Jim. A father, husband, business owner, entrepreneur, and a person who loves technology. I semi-often update this blog.
Contact
Feel free to reach out to me with questions, contact, business ideas, projects or just a random Hello. Located in the Mitten state.
Recent Posts
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… 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)…. 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… 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… I just watched the trailer for Red Dawn (a remake). I’m torn. First off, how could they make a remake. Second, why would you do such a thing? I can see a sequel, but a remake. So what is even more scary than the review I read, is that I… I had the need to generate a few GUID’s for a project recently. Because I typically use Visual Studio I had GuidGen available. It is a feature in Visual Studio from (TOOLS > Creat GUID) Because I often have the urge to simplify things, I quickly put together a Guid… I was reading a blog I follow and I came across this great article about the invisible helmet. As an avid bike rider I had to check this out. After watching the video and reading the article I was still intrigued. The Invisible Bicycle Helmet | Fredrik Gertten from Focus… I launched a new theme on the site 2 weeks ago. I Mentioned at the time a new technology. I have switched to a responsive design theme. If you are not familiar with responsive design it is: (wiki pedia) Responsive Web Design (RWD) essentially indicates that a web site is… I’m a fan of the TV show Suits USA Network. SUITS. It has a great concept of a lawyer show. It is not like the Ally McBeal show of the past. It has drama, some acting, and a little suspense. One interesting part that I have found interesting is the…News, newspapers, information and how you get it.
Mobile First – Responsive Design
Stand up desk and productivity
Grand Rapids in Top 50 Bicycle Friendly Cities
Wolverine!! – Red Dawn remake
GUID Generator
Invisible Bike helmet
New Theme–Responsive Design–Part 2
Music–Suits TV Show
