CodeMash 2008 - Thursday Morning Sessions

Whould you want your surgeon to have a dull knife? ~ Nathaniel Schutta defending dynamic languages like Ruby as ’sharper tools’ Travel issues prevented me from seeing the very early sessions of CodeMash, which was a shame because I was very interested in Eric Meyer’s talk on how JavaScript Will Save Us All!  (I added the [...]

CodeMash 2009

So I will be attending the 2009 CodeMash conference in wintery Sandusky Ohio (no more wintery than Ann Arbor Michigan I suppose).  If any of our readers will be in attendance, send me a ping via email (aaron@sazbean.com) or twitter (aaronworsham) I will be on the clock for another company, so I can’t update the blog [...]

The predictive quality of holiday small talk

There is a group of economists here in Michigan that call themselves the Conference Board.  They like to randomly call people, 5000 or so, people who have lots of free time and an eager willingness to share with complete strangers their personal opinions about whats wrong with the economy.  Amazingly enough, those same winners end [...]

What is an Internet Strategy?

You may have heard the term Internet Strategy thrown around recently. With the rise in popularity of the Internet, businesses have felt the need to get on the Web bandwagon.  Most businesses have a website, but many are feeling the need for a more thorough look at how to use the Internet effectively.  So, what [...]

Moving to WordPress.com - What to Consider

Over the break we moved Sazbean.com and some of our other blogs over to WordPress.com from self-hosting WordPress on our own server.  Most of the process was relatively easy and overall we’re pleased with the results.  We made the decision to move for a few reasons: saving time and effort from updates and support, saving [...]