April 2021

HTML5 Rocks - How Browsers Work: Behind the Scenes of Modern Web Browsers
In this comprehensive primer, you will learn what happens in the browser between when you type google.com in the address bar until you see the Google page on the browser screen.

99designs | Logo Design, Web Design and More. Design Done Differently.
The global creative platform for custom graphic design: logos, websites and more. Hire a talented designer or start a design contest. 500k+ happy customers have used 99designs to grow their business.

Barrett's Esophagus Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - What is the risk of developing adenocarcinoma of the esophagus in Barrett's? on MedicineNet
Barrett's esophagus is a complication of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD is the reflux of acidic fluid from the stomach into the esophagus, and is classically associated with heartburn. Learn more about Barrett's estophagus, including symptoms and causes.
CS4720 - Web & Mobile Systems - Fall 2011
CS4720 - Web & Mobile Systems - Fall 2011 URL: http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~sherriff/cs4720/syllabus.php Type: link Domain: cs.virginia.edu
Clean Up Your Mess - A Guide to Visual Design for Everyone
Beyond giving you practical tools, I hope this guide inspires you. One of my favorite quotes is, "I open my eyes and I see paradise." What a great gift vision is! What an incredible way to connect to the world around us and to each other. My hope is that this guide will allow you to communicate with more creativity and more control – and that you'll want to learn more.

Creating Innovators: Why America's Education System Is Obsolete - Forbes
Interesting article.
FiveSecondTest
The five second test is a simple usability test to optimize the clarity of your designs and improve conversion rates by measuring people's first impressions.

Try Ruby - Code School
This is a famous course written by a really cool quirky Ruby celebrity (known as _why -- the underscore is part of the name). You might find it useful!

Free source code hosting - Bitbucket
Bitbucket is a alternative to GitHub. It's very similar. But the one big different is that even Public repositories are available free.

Gamification: Insights And Emerging Trends
I have been active in the field of gamification for the past couple of years, working with companies like Badgeville, HealthTap, Gigya, Basis and others on leveraging game mechanics for end user behavior measurement, scoring and shaping. Last week, I participated on an investor panel of at VatorSplash’s Gamification Summit and the group shared several noteworthy points:
RubyIdioms - tokland - Ruby conventions and idioms - My personal repository for code and documentation - Google Project Hosting
Very nice list of idioms

Churn, Retention, and Reengaging Customers
Churn is one of the most important metrics for today’s startups. It's also the most misunderstood. Learn how to understand churn properly for your business.

Rails for Zombies - Code School
Codeschool courses are supposed to be excellent. This is another resource that is available if you want to accelerate your learning even more!
Seth Ladd's Blog: Ruby, Rails, OpenID, and Google Integration for the Busy Developer
Useful info about how to authenticate from Rails to Google

Splunk Product Tour - Machine Data Collection | Splunk
Splunk Enterprise is the fastest way to aggregate, analyze and get answers from your data with the help of machine learning and real-time visibility.

Splunk Storm | Cloud Data Analysis and Log Management
Data and log file analysis