A very creative plug-in that turns your 'Back to Top' buttons into a delightful, unexpected experience.
Created by Tim Holman.
The 'Back to Top' Elevator
22 Apr 2015
Easily add canonical URLs to your Rails app
4 Apr 2014
There has been a lot of talk lately about canonical URLs and how Google and other search engines would really prefer if you would use them. So, what is a canonical URL and why should you use them?
Fresh URL - Rid the internet the scourge of the tracking code
27 Feb 2014
While checking out the Wistia blog, I came across this post that piqued my interest. It resonated with me since I have been taking care of most of our remarketing campaigns lately (sorry if you are inundated with kittens now). I hate how tracking URLs look. Filled with utm_source, utm_campaign and such. Not a clean URL by any standard. However, this is what we need to use to track these campaigns. A necessary evil, I suppose.
What Fresh URL does is delete the tracking code after those tracking services have registered their information. This gives your visitors a nice clean URL if they are moved to share the page. This prevents false page tracking and just makes the internet a nicer place to be.
Jason Fried on The Talk Show
21 Feb 2014
Great episode of The Talk Show where Jason Fried joins John Gruber to discuss the recent rebranding of 37 Signals to Basecamp, the simple secret to success in business and why DHH doesn't particularly care for fajitas. Queue it up on your next commute.
Get Your Photo on Google Results with Google Authorship
14 Aug 2013
I know you have seen it. You are searching for a hack to make IE behave itself and you come across search results with someone’s smiling mug right there next to the link. If you are like me, you are more likely to click these results instead of the boring, all-text results. Something about seeing the author’s face right next to their link inspires an added air of credibility and expertise. Pretty good deal for those people.
So, now you are thinking, how can I get my photo up on my Google search results? Well, let me explain.
The Wonderful World of Adwords
23 Jul 2013
I was lucky enough to be put in charge of our Adwords account earlier this year. I was a newcomer to the world of online advertising, but I was eager to learn more. I didn’t expect to find such a deep, intricate maze of data, clicks, bidding, etc. It was enough to make my head spin. I can see how there can be jobs where your only task is to manage Adwords campaigns. This is some complicated shit. Let’s take a look at what goes into an Adwords campaign.
Upcoming Modern Web Dev Workshop in Seattle!
16 Jul 2013
We’re thrilled to announce the date of our Second Modern Web Development Workshop. This time we are headed for Seattle!
Can I Use the first-child pseudo-element in IE8?
3 Apr 2013
Here is a little knowledge nugget that Jack and I picked up during our time at An Event Apart: Seattle (more on that to come). We learned about this handy little site called caniuse.com that was created by Alexis Deveria. The site lets you look up HTML5, CSS, JS API, SVG, etc. elements to see what their support is across browsers. Then you can assess.. Can I use that?
We are freshly back from the conference and I have already started using and benefiting from it. Give it a look and find out what you can use. (Turns out you can use the first-child pseudo-element in IE8!)
Appfog from a Frontend Developer's Perspective
27 Nov 2012
When Robby asked me to migrate our app, heybrainstormr.com, over to AppFog, I was surprised. I am a Frontend Developer here at Planet Argon and am not used to doing things that include the words migrating, database or runtimes. He assured me that if I needed help, a developer would be within shouting distance to assist. Confident in the fact that backup was available, I headed into the fog.
McMenamins Gets Mobile
14 Nov 2012
We started working with McMenamins earlier this year. McMenamins is a unique client in that most of its locations are of historic significance. They buy old, historic buildings and keep all of their unique history intact while converting parts of them to a theater or restaurant or bar or all three. They have more than 50 locations all over the Pacific Northwest. They needed a mobile site that would showcase what all their locations had to offer in terms of food, drink, movies, events, etc. For example, if you were looking for a location with a movie theater, a soaking pool and bike racks that is within 5 miles of your current location, you are in luck. Their new location search page will let you define your criteria to find that information. Whether or not you can actually sit in a soaking pool while watching a movie after locking up your bike isn’t guaranteed.
Fast forward to the present where we have launched McMenamins new mobile site that was designed by R/West, a local design shop, and implemented by your good friends at Planet Argon. It has been a fun and challenging journey for sure.