I find a bug. I estimate how much time it will take to fix. I fix it. My estimates are still way off, but getting better. Read more
My wife and I have been putting a lot of effort into managing our student loan debt lately. I’ve come to view debt as negative income and while I wouldn’t say we’re drowning in it, I’d rather get interest rates working for us than against us. For me at least, a full understanding of student … Read more
The academic year and the state budget year both run off kilter from the calendar year. So what a normal person would consider the start of a new year is mid year for us. One thing a lot of us do is compare where we are to where we hope to be by year’s end. … Read more
Having content above the fold is an important concept for laying out newspapers. With new media, metaphors from previous media give people important common ground from which to communicate and collaborate. But how well does the concept of the fold translate to the web, and what can it tell us about the current state of VolState.edu? Read more
One of my goals with the redesign was making myself more accessible for feedback and for general contact purposes. This is the first new semester lead up under the new design, and so far it seems to be working. I don’t have hard numbers for this like I can pull out of Google Analytics, but … Read more

