John Congdon


Archive for July, 2008

31 Jul, 2008

Video Editting Is Hard Work

Posted by: John Congdon In: Bowling| Video

I just completed my second editing job for bowlingball.com’s bowling videos. I am an e-commerce programmer for crying out loud, not a video editor…
However, I must say that I am enjoying this very much. Learning something new is extremely exciting. I do not have a lot of artistic ability, but [...]

27 Jul, 2008

Bowling Practice

Posted by: John Congdon In: Bowling

I went to AMF Casselberry Lanes to practice bowling today and was very happy with my results. While I should try and work with a coach or someone that can help me with my game, I have taken it on myself.
I have been stuck using a Brunswick Powerkoil Right Handed wrist brace for a [...]

25 Jul, 2008

How I Got Started Programming

Posted by: John Congdon In: Programmer's Mindset

Ok, so I somehow I came across a post by Joe Stump from Digg and I have found this “chain letter” type post. I want to participate, so here goes.
How I got started programming:

How old were you when you started programming? I had a real interest (unexplainably) in computers when [...]

24 Jul, 2008

Jeff McCord and Tony C Hall Team Up

Posted by: John Congdon In: Blogging

Today Jeff McCord and Tony Hall announced they are teaming up to do a new Audio Podcast. I have been following both of these men on twitter and it is so great to see that this medium is helping to nourish new partnerships and business.
The social media explosion is a great thing for everyone. [...]

24 Jul, 2008

View Your Web Site In Any Browser

Posted by: John Congdon In: Uncategorized

Thanks to BradwellTV I just learned about a great service that is available to test your web site in just about any browser.
We all know that it is a pain. You make a minor change on your site and it looks perfect on your Mac in Firefox 3.0. An hour later you hear [...]

22 Jul, 2008

Added Memory to My Server

Posted by: John Congdon In: Technology

I just finished a simple upgrade of my server that hosts “My Life as a Programmer” and Cyborg Computing.
I only had one(1) gig of ram hosting this site, my mail, and the backup database of bowlingball.com.
So far I am very pleased with the additional 4 gigs. The response time to my pages appears to [...]

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22 Jul, 2008

Microsoft IE 8 Introduces Web Slices

Posted by: John Congdon In: Latest Tech

Today I learned about IE 8’s new Web Slices. In concept they may be very useful if web developer implement them.
In a nutshell, web slices allow a use to “watch” a portion of a web page for changes. Very useful for ecommerce sites when you want to watch a price, or product availability.
I [...]

22 Jul, 2008

Cleaning our offices for a Thu…

Posted by: John Congdon In: Programmer's Mindset

Cleaning our offices for a Thur meeting with a major executive in the bowling industry. Gotta love putting on a show.

21 Jul, 2008

Twitter Updates for 2008-07-21

Posted by: John Congdon In: Programmer's Mindset

Helping beta test MEEBO, check out our chat room at http://ping.fm/2wHo1 #
New Blog Post: iTunes Needs to Include Comments For WordPress http://tinyurl.com/5tjr5l #

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21 Jul, 2008

iTunes Needs To Include Comments For Wordpress

Posted by: John Congdon In: Blogging

I have been thinking about why some podcasts are not available in iTunes. Are the hosts/creators just too lazy to make their RSS feeds iTunes compliant?
And then it hit me. Maybe they don’t so that you are forced to watch it in their venue. Be it wordpress, YouTube, etc… If you [...]


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I am a web programmer that specialized in E-Commerce, SEO, and Warehousing.

I currently work for bowlingball.com as the lead programmer. I am constantly working to make this website the premier website in the bowling industry, with a much bigger vision for the future.

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