Personal Projects

Personal Projects

SynHub PreviewSynHub

Social News Aggregator
Synhub is a syndication distribution hub designed for those social butterflies of the internet who like to forward information. It allows a user categorize, save and sort information from their favorite rss feeds. A user can then forward that information trough several different mediums.
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Development Start Date: 11-20-06
Current Phase: Beta 85% functional
Username: guest Password: guest
Technologies Utilized:
  • Modern CSS 2.0 scaling layout
  • PHP with a mySQL backend
  • jQuery Ajax library for visual effects and enhanced usability
  • Magpie XML parser
  • Custom developed XML aggregator

SMSthat PreviewSMSthat

Text Messaging Web Application
SMSthat brings text messaging to the next level by providing a free and easy to use service that broadens what your cell phone is capable of. It was built to make text messaging available to everyone without the provider charge of sending a text message.
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Development Start Date: 9-20-06
Current Phase: Alpha 50% functional
Technologies Utilized:
  • CSS 2.0 layout
  • PHP with a mySQL backend
  • Magpie XML parser
  • Cronjob to process scheduled SMS messages

Opentracking PreviewOpentracking

Website User Tracking Web Application
OPENtracking.org was created on the principle of providing a no cost easy way for any webmaster to track their website. It provides a solution that gives webmasters the ability to copy a few lines of code on their website which provides them vital information about their users.
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Development Start Date: 10-25-05
Current Phase: Beta
Technologies Utilized:
  • Modern CSS 2.0 scaling layout
  • PHP with a mySQL backend
  • Custom built iframe url data transfer script

slashdigg PreviewSlashDigg

News Feed Web Mashup
SlashDigg.com combines slashdot.org and digg.com into one news site. The site also mashes up several other related feeds. It currently receives between 500-1200 hits a day, and has been featured on the homepage of digg.com.

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Development Start Date: 9-10-05
Current Phase: Beta
Technologies Utilized:
  • PHP with a mySQL backend
  • XML parser

Solfone PreviewSolfone

Kinetic and Solar Cell Phone
Developed a self sustaining cell phone case to decrease or eliminate the need to plug in a cell phone for recharging. The project integrates solar and kinetic charging mechanisms to ensure consistent charging eliminating the need of plugging your phone in to an outlet.
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Development Start Date: 8-30-06
Current Phase: Working, but extremely slow recharge time
Presentation: solfone.ppt