My startup, Sqwiggle was recently written up in Techcrunch so I thought it would be helpful to let everyone know what happened as a direct result of the article. Opening the floodgates Greg Kumparak published his writeup on Sqwiggle on…

Lately I have been thinking a lot about the differences between building a web site or a web app in today’s world as opposed to the previous decade. There have been so many small but powerful technological advances which have…

I recently posted an intro blog to for Sqwiggle, a new app I’m working on which makes remote working easier by creating a persistent connection with your coworkers throughout the day. Here’s an excerpt: Welcome to the Sqwiggle, here we’ll…

The first thing to note here is that everyone’s process is different. There is no one size fits all here and there likely never will be. Even though we are designing user interfaces we are still creating art. Creativity and…

I have been pretty pumped about Myspace’s re-hash since I saw the video that came out a few months ago. I immediately signed up, hoping to be one of the first to use it. Well, last night my invite for…

The Google Image Search API has been deprecated in favor of the Custom Search API. The problem is that with the Custom Search API you are forced to create a search using the Custom Search Control Panel. The process forces…

Finding and registering the right domain name can be a tough task. For me, it is usually the first step in the idea process but is an extremely important one! Nowadays it is extremely difficult to find the right domain…

Timur Bolychevtsev – UI Pack Free PSD I love the simplicity in this UI pack. Shadows are great but don’t give an overly realistic feel. Very well done. Orman Clark – UI Kit This UI is slick and could be…

Here’s some sleek blue interface elements that I created recently. The pack includes a dial, a slider, search fields, switches, toggles, buttons and some cool counters. Feel free to use it for whatever you would like, just let me know…

In our recent search for new devs at UrtheCast, I have grown pretty frustrated with the quality of applications we have been receiving. It’s like these people don’t even want a job. The thing is, in order to stand out,…