Remedies for Writer’s Block and Other Mental Constipations
Writers’ Block. Everyone gets it whether they’re a writer or not. Its that part of your process where you hit a brick wall and your brain cannot process any new thoughts. I tend to get this when I’ve...
View ArticleShould you base64 encode a large image sprite?
At the end of my last post on base64 encoding I wanted to see how numbers changed when using a large image sprite and also how page speed was affected. To do this I decided to work with one Google’s...
View ArticleMy Response to Responsive Design & Why You Should Be Besties with The Devs
I recently began to redesign my personal website which is just a place for me to show off all the different kinds of work I do (illustration, design, photography). I like to consider myself a pretty...
View ArticleColdwell Banker Previews Website Redesign
The Bootsoft team recently completed the development of coldwellbankerpreviews.com. Coldwell Banker Previews is the Luxury arm of Coldwell Banker and therefore a high level requirement of the project...
View ArticleNailed It! – Byron Matto – January 2013
Byron joined Bootsoft a year and a half ago and has consistently nailed it. With increased responsibilities in recent months he has continued to put hammer to nail -making him an obvious choice as...
View ArticleMoving at the speed of JavaScript – Or The Interpreter!
JavaScript seems to be an odd candidate for a language on the rise. After all it’s not new, and in fact is by most accounts a flawed language. Many would argue that it fails to deliver on the 3 pillars...
View Article#LHWInTheMovies
Companies are constantly striving to differentiate themselves from the competition and part of our job as a software consultant is to create a product that helps them achieve this goal. Whether it’s...
View ArticleNailed It! – Kate Baldwin – May 2013
Kate Baldwin IS the graphic design arm of Bootsoft. She came directly from University to us and has blazed forth into the professional world leaving a wake of beauty and UX excellence in her wake. Her...
View ArticleUpdate on Responsive Design and How I’ve Been Using It
The last time I wrote about Responsive Design was about a year and a half ago, and there have been so many updates and advancements. I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about how I’ve been using...
View ArticleProject Insight: Coldwell Banker’s Video Wall
It’s not every day when one of our longtime clients comes to us and says “We want you to build something cool.” Of course all of our projects are cool, but this was slightly different. Coldwell Banker...
View ArticleNailed It! – Ian Ainley – September 2013
This month Ian Ainley nailed it. Working with someone is a huge commitment. You spend hundreds of hours collaborating, debating, struggling, and eventually succeeding alongside your peers. Trust is...
View ArticleAngular JS
The face of front-end development is in a constant state of flux. Web applications are becoming increasingly front-end driven, and the concept of a single page web-app powered entirely by REST-ful web...
View ArticleHow Famo.us Will Change the Surface of Modern Web Apps
The languages of the browser, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are berated, harped on, abused, misused, and contorted to do all sorts of things they weren’t designed to do. HTML in it’s core is a semantic...
View ArticleA Great Experience at An Event Apart
I had the pleasure of attending An Event Apart in Boston back in April. Self-described as, “The design conference for people who make websites”, it was definitely a huge inspiration and learning...
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