Soul Searching Plus Weekend Update
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Announcements
Its been awhile since I’ve made an update to this blog, mostly due to my other little side project, Helpmepaymyloans.com. Writing 3 to 4 posts a week has really soaked up all my extra time. But recently I’ve had some time to think. I like writing for Helpmepaymyloans but I love design. So I’m cutting back my time on HMPML so as to put more time into other projects I’d like to take on. And of course NFi. *wink* I’ll still be doing HMPML but my writing time will be drastically scaled back.
So what’s been going on in the last month? Well, NFi is in full force; rebranding and redesigning the website from the ground up. Work is pouring in at a steady rate. Big stuff. Apart from NFi I have a few sites that I’m working on. I’ll have updates on those as soon as they start finishing up.
As for stuff I want to work on: this blog’s redesign is on the top of the list. I have a few mockups but its been such awhile that I want to revisit them and tweak them a bit before I start building it out. By the way, Wordpress 2.5 gets a thumbs up. Also look for updates to the portfolio. Lotsa new stuff to put up. And I’d like to redesign HMPML too.
Tags: helpmepaymyloans, portfolio, redesign, update
BarCamp Orlando One Week Away!
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Announcements, News
BarCamp is set to take over Wall St. in downtown Orlando next weekend. This time the community tech event will be spaced out over 2 days: April 5th, Dev Day and April 6th Media Day.
BarCampOrlando is a community building event which happens twice a year to brings together people from different backgrounds to share and learn from each other. There will be people who know Java, .NET, Ruby, PHP, and other technologies coming together for Dev Day, and there will be people who know film, music, photography, graphic design, podcasting, and even other new Media coming together for Media Day
I’m looking forward to the weekend. I’ll be attending both days where I’m sure I’ll hear some great talks. My company, NFi Studios, will be sponsoring the event along with the community’s top technology businesses. Check out the BarCamp Orlando website for more info.
Tags: BarCamp, barcamp orlando, event, orlando, Technology
Safari 3.1
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Announcements, Technology, Web
I installed Safari 3.1 a few hours ago and didn’t really think much of it. Then I came upon an article that gave a rundown of the new features that Apple has packed into the new version. I went back to Safari and I’m very impressed at what Apple has done. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: downloadable web fonts, Firebug, Firefox, Safari, Safari 3.1, web browser
BarCamp and FOWA in Miami
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Announcements, General, Technology
Yes I’ll be attending BarCamp Miami and the Future of Web Apps Conference in Miami this weekend. I’m really excited to be going! I’ve never been to Miami before so I’m kinda expecting something along the lines of Vice City and Scarface. But since I’ll be at a tech conference, instead of Al Pacino holding a machine gun, he’ll be holding an iPhone or talking on a bluetooth headset. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: BarCamp, FOWA, Future of Web Apps, Miami, networking
Helpmepaymyloans.com Blog Launch
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Announcements, News
So I finally launched the Helpmepaymyloans.com blog! So far it has gotten some press in its short few days of existence. I’m excited about starting a blog with so much potential behind it. To sum it up: Helpmepaymyloans.com is dedicated to to bringing you news, resources and statistics about student loans, colleges and general finance management.
Tags: helpmepaymyloans.com, News, student loans
MemberFuse™ is Social Networking Done Right
Posted by derekbender | Filed under Announcements
For those of you that have been to the portfolio side of this site, you may recognize the name MemberFuse™. For awhile now the place I work for, NFi Studios, who coincidently loves puppies, has been working on a social networking application called MemberFuse™. What is this MemberFuse™ you speak of? Well, I’ll tell you…
Tags: associations, MemberFuse™, social networking, web application
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