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mindgraffiti - noun; musings on creative work, publicly posted.

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I am a web developer for the API Web Services dept., where I learn a little more about cows and PHP every day.

Archive for September, 2007

My Office Job Taught Me…

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

…a college degree does not guarantee a job, just a ticket to compete for one.
…a college degree does not ensure better pay, only better working conditions.
…it is the perks, not the pay, that keep me working here.
…no matter how much you love the work you do, there will be bad days.
…not everything you do will [...]

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My Fast Food Job Taught Me…

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

 

…there are very intelligent, kind people working the humblest of jobs.
…to value grace and appreciate generosity.
…how to cut through corporate red tape and complete the important projects.
…that everyone has a story to tell.
…what a strong work ethic means to those who count on you.
…how to own up to my mistakes.
…to leave my problems at [...]

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To prevent a bumpy ride when using the GL2DW migration tool, try these preflight tips:

Duplicate or back up your site. Experiencing the pain of irretrievable data is unnecessary. Why inflict more pain upon yourself?
Open your site file and make an assessment. Remove any unused files. Forcing the migration tool to copy the folder where you [...]

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“It’s back to school time!” blares every tacky, family-oriented commercial. And so it is.
Real Hackers don’t use CSS a walk through the design process, from tables and frames to CSS.
Getting Things Done When You’re Only a Grunt or, cutting through the stupid B.S. in office politics/bad group projects so you don’t get dragged down with [...]

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You can read The Design Process from the Client’s View and The Design Process - Behind the Scenes, Part 1 if you want to start from the beginning, or read the summary below. Any italicized or emphasized words are jargon used at my company.
An Overview
From the Client’s View
The client decides they need a web site [...]

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