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Last year I built the Social Security Reformer for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The interactive tool models a variety of potential public policy changes to the social security system and allows users to see the impact of those changes and try to make the program solvent. This week the Social Security Trustees […]
Got a new project that has us migrating a client's existing Yii (php framework) application from a Windows to a Linux server. After sorting out some key differences between the server requirements (e.g,. casing issues), we've got an initial version running on an AWS server with nginx.
Launched the website for 935 Lies, a new book by best-selling author Charles Lewis. The fully mobile responsive site clearly drew inspiration from the book's wonderful cover design. It makes an impression by using strong typography and minimal graphics. The custom webfont integration was done using the myfonts.com service. Otherwise, I used many of my […]
I use Twitter Bootstrap for almost everything these days. Its built in components typically cover 90% of any job's needs, at least if you're willing to make some adjustments. For example, it comes with a an easy to implement and manipulate carousel. However, their carousel is only suited for images or images with captions. It […]
Stripe's payment service is nice. We implemented it (instead of PayPal) to handle all e-commerce and checkout needs on nwica.org, including payments for memberships, event registrations, exhibitions, and promotional products. By default, Stripe transfers funds to a bank account automatically every day. Our client wanted a little bit more control over when those funds were […]
New Carbon Footprint Calculator for the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). This PHP-based tool, designed to let users calculate the carbon emission impact of their life and behaviors, utilizes a bunch of AJAX, some neat jQuery elements, and several other technologies to create a clean, user-friendly and personal experience. It was designed for […]
For a client's website form, I needed some javascript to count the number of characters entered on a particular form field. In addition, I wanted to alert the user about how many additional characters they could add before reaching the input's limit. I found a short snippet on JS fiddle and improved it for use […]
Performing a wide-ranging update of a client's Drupal website. The update includes upgrading the drupal core minor version as well as updates to approximately thirty modules.
Finished and deployed the Adaptr API that allows for easy integration of the Higher Logic community platform with the National WIC Association's website. The RESTful API provides a seamless single sign-on experience for all of NWA's website users so that they can move fluidly between their personal accounts/dashboards on nwica.org and the third party Higher Logic […]
I worked with best-selling author, Charles Lewis, to redesign and redevelop his personal website a few years ago. I've now updated the site so that it is fully responsive and optimized for viewing on a variety of devices, including smart phones and tablets, as well desktops and laptops. The new responsive version is improved in […]