Recent Web Log Entries By Ben Nadel
InVision - Front-End JavaScript Developer Positions
Posted: December 23, 2011 at 12:54 PM by Ben Nadel
InVision is a user experience (UX) prototyping tool and collaboration platform that's working to change the way that the web thinks about software design. In the few short months since our launch we've seen over 15K sign-ups , copious amounts of great press, and an almost non-stop flow of positive buzz . Now we're ready to take our product ... read more »
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Negotiation: Discovered File(s) Matching Request: None Could Be Negotiated
Posted: June 24, 2011 at 9:30 AM by Ben Nadel
Yesterday, I lost at least two hours trying to figure out why my local copy of a website was throwing 404 (File Not Found) errors. We had just implemented some URL rewriting on the production site and things appeared to be working fine. On my local computer, however, the URL rewriting would only work for some URLs. After a lot of Googling, a littl... read more »
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My First Year As A Mac User On The Apple MacBook Pro
Posted: June 7, 2011 at 2:38 PM by Ben Nadel
I'm coming up on my first full year of being a Mac user since my Lenovo died last August . In honor of the the Apple WWDC 2011 keynote and event, I thought I would take a few minutes to reflect on my transition to the Mac and how I feel about the computer after a year of dedicated use. Despite a few flaws, which I'll cover, the experience with my... read more »
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Epicenter Consulting Is Looking For ColdFusion Developers Again
Posted: February 9, 2011 at 11:58 AM by Ben Nadel
My company - Epicenter Consulting, a web application development company - is looking for ColdFusion developers. And while we're looking for great ColdFusion developers, we're really looking for people who want to do more than just code. Epicenter Consulting believes in the client-experience as the life-blood of our organization; this mentality ... read more »
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Thoughts And Goals For 2011
Posted: January 2, 2011 at 2:43 PM by Ben Nadel
Another year has come and gone and it is time once again to take a step back and make sure that my priorities are in proper alignment with my goals. This is something that I try to do more often; but, I love the ritual of the new year's resolution and the conscious effort that we can apply to making our lives better. I've got a good feeling about ... read more »
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The Social Network Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, And Justin Timberlake
Posted: October 3, 2010 at 11:30 AM by Ben Nadel
Last night, I went to see The Social Network, aka. the "Facebook Movie," starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, and Justin Timberlake. I'm sure that I'm biased because I, myself, am in the web development industry, but I really enjoyed this movie. I thought the writing and the acting were both spot-on; and, the way in which the three stories -... read more »
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From Windows To Mac - A Roller-Coaster Of Emotions
Posted: August 5, 2010 at 10:17 PM by Ben Nadel
Yesterday morning, I walked into my office to find that my Lenovo / Windows XP Pro machine was frozen in the "shutting down" state; no doubt something was updated overnight that rendered the machine unstable. Upon trying to manually reboot the machine, I ended up with nothing by a black screen and a white mouse pointer. Rebooting again, this time ... read more »
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My Company, Epicenter Consulting, Is Looking For ColdFusion Developers
Posted: June 23, 2010 at 10:10 AM by Ben Nadel
Epicenter Consulting , my web application development company , has some exciting projects on the horizon. As such, Clark Valberg and I are looking for some full-time, off-site ColdFusion developers to join our team. This would be an opportunity to work with passionate developers in an environment that promotes best practices, facilitates open... read more »
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Typing High Ascii Values On A Standard Keyboard
Posted: June 7, 2010 at 9:14 AM by Ben Nadel
Most applications have some way for you to enter high ASCII characters that are not immediately represented on the keyboard. Homesite, for example, has its Extended Character panel and Fireworks has its Special Characters panel. As it turns out, however, there is a way, at least on Windows, to enter high ASCII characters using just the keyboard an... read more »
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Getting Ready For Scotch On The Rocks (SOTR) 2010
Posted: May 20, 2010 at 9:41 AM by Ben Nadel
This week, I have been getting everything ready for my Scotch On The Rocks (SOTR) 2010 tour. As you might have seen on Claude Englebert's blog , in addition to the SOTR conference, Ray Camden , Terry Ryan , Alison Huselid , and myself will be going to a few different countries, giving presentations at the local CFUGs. I haven't been to Europe ... read more »
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Way Of The Warrior: The Poison Of Sarcasm
Posted: April 11, 2010 at 6:16 PM by Ben Nadel
User-interface design is not easy. It is, perhaps, the single most important part of what I do every day; but, it is not easy. Each new interface offers its own challenges and its own unique opportunities for innovation. When Clark Valberg and I are working on a user interface together, sometimes things get heated. While we are typically on the ... read more »
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My DZone Interview With Dan Wilson: Creating Software Simulations Using Interface-Driven Architecture
Posted: February 12, 2010 at 2:00 PM by Ben Nadel
When I was down at the CFinNC ColdFusion and FLEX conference , I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Dan Wilson at the DZone offices. We got to talk about building rich internet applications (RIA) using design processes like Interface-Driven Architecture and web technologies like jQuery and ColdFusion. I had a lot of fun doing this and ... read more »
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Thoughts About Salaries And Raises As Motivated By Daniel Pink's Book, Drive
Posted: January 11, 2010 at 8:18 AM by Ben Nadel
This weekend, I started reading Daniel Pink's new book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us . I'm only in the middle of chapter 2, so I am sure it is way too early to draw any conclusions about anything; but, what I've read so far definitely has my mind churning. In the book, one key concept that he covers early on is the repeated... read more »
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Thoughts And Goals For 2010
Posted: January 3, 2010 at 1:28 PM by Ben Nadel
I know there a lot of people who don't believe in new year's resolutions; I am not one of those people. As much as I think it is important to take stock of your life on a regular basis, I appreciate the tradition of taking extra effort to do so at the start of a fresh calendar year. And so, here are my thoughts and hopes on what this upcoming year... read more »
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You Practice Gymnastics, I Practice Everything
Posted: March 2, 2009 at 10:34 AM by Ben Nadel
If you've read my blog for a while, you have hopefully noticed that I keep a very open mind when it comes to self-improvement. I have some strong beliefs in the way that I do things, but I often enjoy questioning these beliefs and having rich conversations about the founding of my beliefs as well as the beliefs of those around me. While some peopl... read more »
