I work for Google on the Search Quality Team. I'm a programmer, web developer and writer. This site serves as my portfolio, resume, and soapbox. I also use this space to announce and host new projects.
Periodically I write about usability, web development, social media, and other technical topics.
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
How to build an eclipse viewing box with your kid
Wed, 22 Oct 2014
Making geeky baby Halloween costumes
Thu, 09 Oct 2014
Sun, 04 May 2014
Picking a Baby Name That’s Uniquely Popular
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
Official Google Blog: How to steer clear of money scams
Webmaster Central Blog: Spam2.0: Fake user accounts and spam profiles:
Webmaster Central Blog: Open redirect URLs: Is your site being abused?
Webmaster Central Blog: Keeping comment spam off your site and away from users
It sounds crazy, but it was great fun and random strangers can be surprisingly helpful. Here's the original poll, some early voting updates, and a chart of the vote count.
We ended up with over 10,000 votes, appearences in print, radio, and tv, and an amazing baby girl.
I've made a custom search engine for looking up questionable ads and sales pitches, called Is this a scam. If you're wondering whether or not to buy into a work-at-home system or take advantage of some incredible offer, just search here first.
Mealographer is the result of a project I worked on at Kent State. It allows you to look up nutrition information for foods, enter meals and see your total nutrition, set goals, and track your progress with simple reports.
Take a look. I'm currently working on some usability fixes and adding new features, such as user groups and a more responsive AJAX interface. Here's something fun: Search for healthy foods.
Do you find youself wasting too much time on MySpace or YouTube instead of getting work done? This add-on for Firefox will periodically remind you to get back to work.