May 27 2011
Just for Fun

Destroy your website

Want to play asteroids with your website? Go to your site and then copy and page this into your browser. javascript:var s=document.createElement(‘script’);s.type=’text/javascript’;document.body.appendChild(s);s.src=’http://erkie.github.com/asteroids.min.js’;void(0)

Mar 29 2011
Just for Fun

Phone Tag! You’re it!

So we’re wrapping up one of our projects with our client: Ripple. We’ve just released an app called “Phone Tag”. It’s pretty awesome. And we’re not just saying that because we made it. The app lets you track the location of your friends, family, and overly acquainted enemies. Here’s a description from their site: “PhoneTag […]

Feb 23 2011
Just for Fun

Congrats to Mlicki and Janova

Congradulations to Mlicki and Janova for getting a little more press for the branding that you guys did. We just found this article online: http://www.rebrand.com/notable-janova

Feb 18 2011
Just for Fun

Your website has been seized by the government?

In case you didn’t hear the US government just seized about 85,000 web domains because they didn’t bother to check who actually owned them or what sites they were linking to. The real killer is that all of those website domains that they seized had a nice little notice that the site contained child pornography […]

Nov 09 2010
Just for Fun

Why you need to register your domain

In case you haven’t heard the Dallas Cowboys forgot to register their domain name for their website and it cost them a lot of time, money and embarrasement. This is exactly why you shouldn’t ask the intern to update your site. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Cowboys-suffer-domain-name-failure-at-the-worst-?urn=nfl-283761

Sep 28 2010
Just for Fun

Top website design mistakes

We work with a lot of web designers and we do some many sites that it’s easy to forget the basics. Check out this article to stop doing the simple mistakes most web designers still do. Hey we are guilty too. http://line25.com/articles/10-usability-crimes-you-really-shouldnt-commit

Aug 05 2010
Just for Fun

Our response to the question: What type of hosting…

I’m using Cobal version 1.13 on an Atari 2600 for the database backend and my cell phone running a boot legged copy of Windows ME as my webserver. My internet is provided by a TCP/IP tunnel running through an unmonitored socket on Battle.net. It’s all being powered by a carbon neutral generator made out of […]

Mar 19 2010
Just for Fun

Ninja has been highlighted

After meeting with Mlicki today I got back to the office and discovered that Ninja (the office dog) has a yellow neck instead of a white neck. Apparently Matt got a little creative with his highlighter. ~Joel

Mar 16 2010
Just for Fun

Broomball

Nice job Team Switchbox at broomball. I’ve never seen some much enthusiasm in the office. Maybe we should all move our desk to the Chiller.

Mar 03 2010
Just for Fun

How to double your web server RAM

Today Rob and I manage to convince OSU Medical Center IT staff to double our server RAM for no additional cost. Do you know how we did it? We simply promised to be David McCartney’s friends for life. Nice! Thanks David.

Jan 01 0001
Just for Fun

What software developers do when they have free ti…

What happens when web developers have 2 hours of free time?  Apparently they build really bad websites to track when their peers have Shamed or Praised them.  It doesn't get more passive aggressive then anonymously clicking a button on an unknown web server to let your co-worker know they have hurt your feelings.