Less Mouse & More Keyboard

I’ve started to re-think my use of the mouse as an input device. The mouse is an inherently slow, unproductive tool for tasks that do not require precision. Yet, we use the mouse for these tasks because it is a habit left over from our computer beginner days. Think about it, the mouse only took a matter of 5 seconds to figure out. But since we are computer experts now, why do we use a mouse when using a keyboard shortcut could do the same thing quicker?

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Transition from Visual Design to Interaction Design

Over the past month at Planet Argon, I’ve been taking on more interaction design work. Mostly because there’s a gap to be filled with all the design work on our plate, but also because I said I was willing to take it on. Visual design to interaction design doesn’t seem like a huge transition on the surface (it’s all design right?), but it has really been a challenge.

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Killing Spam & IMAP Your Gmail

Killing Spam

My Griffin Webworks email has been riddled with spam for years. Long ago, I exposed my email to the web with my first incarnation of Griffin Webworks, and spam started rolling in after a few months. My web host for Griffin Webworks, Media Temple, has a spam filter called Mail-Protect, which is decent, but not as good as Gmail’s spam filter.

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RubyURL: Keep it Short (and Sweet)

I’m a few days late announcing this, but Wednesday, Robby launched the new version of RubyURL, the first rails application running on Planet Argon’s new hosting platform, Boxcar.

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