June, 2008

  1. PhoneFactor 1.0

    PhoneFactor is a WordPress plugin that provides an additional layer of security when logging in to your WordPress site. It’s a pretty cool system. When you log in to your WordPress blog with PhoneFactor enabled, you receive a phone call asking you to press # to authorize. When you do so, you are logged in.…

  2. OpenedHand Redesign

    Last fall Crowd Favorite had the opportunity to work with OpenedHand1 to redesign their web site. Their site is powered by WordPress and we did the design and created some custom theme features for them. This was a fairly straightforward build. We created several different designs, went through a few revisions, detailed the custom features…

  3. Around the web

    Mississippi Floodwaters in Iowa – The Big Picture – Boston.com (thanks Robert) Stable Firebug version for Firefox 3? – Firebug | Google Groups Firefox 3’s First 24 Hours – Firefox 3 is a *huge* step forward for Mozilla. After having a chance to see these guys up close, I expected nothing less. Congrats to the…

  4. Air Install List

    Since the Air is a little light on hard drive space I’ve been a little bit picky about what I install on it. It’s a good way to figure out what your “must have” apps are – this is what made the cut for me: LaunchBar – this is the very first thing I installed.…

  5. CustomInk.com Review

    I found CustomInk.com through a search when I was looking for a lpace to get some Crowd Favorite t-shirts printed. I liked the ability to choose the t-shirt type and the fact they accepted vector graphics so I decided to do a test run with a small order. I placed my first order on a…

  6. Crowd Favorite is Hiring

    We’re looking for a good couple of talented individuals to join us at Crowd Favorite. In particular we’re looking for: Web Developers – someone with good back-end skills, experience building modern web applications (AJAX, etc.), knowledge of scalability best practices, etc. Should have good knowledge of PHP, SQL, JavaScript, etc. Designers – should be comfortable…

  7. iPhone and BlackBerry Thoughts

    Last week I activated my iPhone – flush with excitement about the 2.0 software. I’ve been using the iPhone as a test device for the last year, without any phone service.1 The iPhone with phone service is definitely more useful. Overall, increased usage of the iPhone has done more to reinforce my previous opinions on…

  8. Around the web

    John McCain 2008 – John McCain for President – and there you have it. (thanks Dave) Weblog Tools Collection – Matt M On WordPress Weekly Weblog Tools Collection – WordPress Plugin Competition Prizes – doubt I’ll be able to participate this time. I should probably use the time to upgrade my current plugins when I…

  9. Presenting at Refresh Denver

    I’ll be joining Josh Pigford as a presenter at the next Refresh Denver meeting this coming Wednesday. I’ll be talking about Addictomatic, which we had the opportunity to build earlier this year. Leave a comment and let me know what you’d like to hear in the presentation. The last Refresh Denver meeting was the first…

  10. Around the web

    Intense Debate – Who Owns Your Comments? – pretty good conversation here. Jury Duty Excuses – How To Get Out Honestly – Excuse And Dismiss Advice – Tips For Getting Out And Avoiding Court Trial Juror Service How to set a custom DNS server on the iPhone EricKerr – An Informal Proposal for CSS Class…

  11. Around the web

    Biphasic Sleep FAQ – intriguing. The Social Networking Implications of Social Networking Tools – SOG and I have discussed this at length – great write-up. We Travel in Tribes Google Code Blog: Introducing Google Doctype Machine tagging relationships The day the music died – this one needs a double-quote. Apple calls these songs “iTunes Plus”,…