Fresh Restart
Posted by Jason Jernberg | Filed under Freelancing
I’m working on a new website for JasonJernberg.com. It’s going to be more about my freelancing business and things related to freelancing and web design. I’ve read some extremely inspirational stuff lately. It’s amazing what social media can do for your business. Most see it as a way to let your friends know what you are doing every 5 seconds, but sites like http://www.facebook.com and http://twitter.com can generate some serious business.
So keep me bookmarked or bookmark me if you haven’t.
Websites for the tiny screen…
Posted by Jason Jernberg | Filed under Internet stuff..., Technology
I know that the iPhone has a high-resolution, zoomable screen using Safari. I know that you are supposed to be able to view any website in the builtin browser. I don’t care. I’m saying this against my better judgement as a web designer, but I really like websites that are optimized for mobile phones. Don’t get me wrong. I love a stylish website as much as anybody. It just doesn’t work on such a small screen. Especially website built partially or entirely in Flash.
So I’m going to start a running list of websites that I regularly visit on my iPhone…
Windows 7 Beta Testing
Posted by Jason Jernberg | Filed under Computers
Screw Windows! I really wanted to do a big writeup on how great Windows 7 is, especially compared to Vista, and I can’t even get it to install. I have tried downloading and installing it probably 10 times and nothing. I have read tutorials on installing just to make sure I wasn’t missing anything and that didn’t help. I’m stuck. So if anyone knows a trick or spell or anything please let me know. I suppose I will remain a loyal OS X (and Ubuntu) user until further notice.
Urbanspoon iPhone App
Posted by Jason Jernberg | Filed under Uncategorized
Awesome app! Especially for the indecisive. Just shake your phone and get suggestions!
Last.fm
Posted by Jason Jernberg | Filed under Uncategorized
I wonder if they drive a really cool RV?
Ubiquity Firefox Add-on
Posted by Jason Jernberg | Filed under Uncategorized
I have been playing around with a recently updated add-on called Ubiquity. It is really cool. Basically, as a mac user, I press option-spacebar and I get a command interface. From here I can use various commands such as “map crown point, in” or “weather crown point, in” or “wiki steve jobs” and the browser will either give my options for pages or information. I recommend trying it out. You can find it here:
http://labs.mozilla.com/2008/08/introducing-ubiquity/
The IT Crowd
Posted by Jason Jernberg | Filed under Uncategorized
Holy crap is this show funny. I can’t begin to describe it. Actually, I can begin. It’s about the IT department of a major company. Tons of crazy antics ensue throughout the day. Unfortunately, there are only 6 episodes per season. Definitely worth checking out. I got the first 2 seasons on itunes and found the third elsewhere.
3 Month Update
Posted by Jason Jernberg | Filed under Uncategorized
I decided to check my website and saw that I get a couple visitors every once in a while. I guess I should post something at least every three months.
I have a much better outlook for the new year. This last year has been a pretty difficult one. Blackbird is finally coming together and we are bringing business despite the economy. I’ve also been doing some IT consulting and a couple of decently sized websites.
My plan for this year is to bring in a couple of website jobs a month and pickup another consulting client. So if anyone knows a company or individual requiring these services, please let me know.
Also, I received an email from Daniel Suarez who is the author of a book I reviewed a few posts past. He wants to send me one of the first few hard cover editions of the book. I’m hoping it’s a legit email because I think it is really cool that he has either taken the time to email people or setup a mail program to do a campaign.
T-Shirts, Get your T-Shirts
Posted by Jason Jernberg | Filed under Uncategorized
Some news from the world of Blackbird Clothing Company. The website is up and running! Go buy some shirts.
We were at the Total Fight Challenge event in Hammond last night. Sold some shirts and met a lot of people. We will be at the local Oktoberfest in Crown Point, IN, on Saturday. Our friends from Salamander Drake will be playing.
A leap to ultra nerdom…
Posted by Jason Jernberg | Filed under Uncategorized
I believe I have finally crossed the line to ultra nerdom. I have gutted my old Sega Dreamcast and replaced the guts with a mini-itx motherboard. I got the idea from post I saw on mini-itx.com.
I really liked what the guy did but I thought I could do it a little cleaner. I’ve had this sitting in my closet for the better part of a decade with absolutely no use.
So, I headed over to radio shack and picked up a large project box and a couple N.O. switches.
I already had the motherboard, power supply and hard drive from my car computer. I mounted the power supply, hard drive and on switch in the project box.
For about 10 dollars and about 2 hours of work I had another computer which has a pretty small footprint (about 7 in. x 7 in.) and it looks kind of cool.
- This is the Dream-Puter
