49Sparks - Chris Ritke http://www.49Sparks.com en-us ℗ & © 2006-2008 49Sparks 49Sparks Video Podcasthttp://s3.amazonaws.com/49sparks_images/49sparksfeed150x150.gifhttp://www.49sparks.com/ 49Sparks - Thoughts, Observations and Opinions from Chris Ritke 2010-02-08T23:40:59UTC 49Sparks Server Screencasting
I'm taking the record video first then voice-over route again - it's so much easier that way!
]]> http://www.49sparks.com/?b=124 http://www.49sparks.com/?b=124 2010-01-21T20:27:28UTC Ventura River after the rain. From beautiful to yuck

]]> http://www.49sparks.com/?b=123 http://www.49sparks.com/?b=123 2010-01-20T00:45:15UTC Bonita Springs Art Festival is this weekend - the show that started it all This is the show that started EntryThingy. EntryThingy would not exist if Barry Witt had not contacted me in March of 2009, looking for a cost effective alternative for receiving, managing and jurying digital entries.

Barry is the director of the Bonita Springs National Art Festivals. And boy, does he know a thing or two about art festivals! Barry and I worked together for several months - sending hundreds of emails, spending countless hours on the phone - to get EntryThingy to where it is today. To work not only for him but also for the artists and the jurors. And wow - was it a blast. I had so much fun working with Barry - and to see what we put together - it's amazing!
]]> http://www.49sparks.com/?b=122 http://www.49sparks.com/?b=122 2010-01-15T02:49:46UTC Art on the Square in Belleville Number 1 in the Country Art on the Square in Belleville, Illinois has just been named the number one show in the country by Art Fair SourceBook. Click over to the Belleville News-Democrat for more details.

This is really exciting for me because Art on the Square is using EntryThingy for their next show! It's great to be a (small) part of such a wonderful and successful event.

Congrats to Patty Gregory and Art on the Square!
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]]> http://www.49sparks.com/?b=119 http://www.49sparks.com/?b=119 2010-01-02T01:11:54UTC EntryThingy art gallery widget with commenting & moderation cool new features in EntryThingy. I'm really excited about the art gallery widget with commenting and moderation - see how it works in this short video:


]]> http://www.49sparks.com/?b=118 http://www.49sparks.com/?b=118 2009-12-28T21:58:12UTC Long Shadows Long ShadowI'm not a big fan of early winter sunsets but these long shadows are cool!
]]> http://www.49sparks.com/?b=117 http://www.49sparks.com/?b=117 2009-12-25T20:23:40UTC Looking for bugs? It's screencast time! EntryThingy - and just got through a whole day of not finding any bugs. Not bad.

But the final test will be screencasting. Because when you're recording, it's about showing how the new functionality solves problems - it's not about the code anymore. You stop thinking about the code and then you start doing things you might not have anticipated. And then you find stuff. Maybe. Probably. But it's ok. Because you can just delete, fix and start over. Until it really works.
]]> http://www.49sparks.com/?b=116 http://www.49sparks.com/?b=116 2009-12-22T04:09:09UTC Bugs per day <>0 EntryThingy release with loads of cool new stuff.

Done coding, but it's not going anywhere until it can withstand a whole day of bug free testing. No bugs. Period.


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