ROI of UX with Dr. Susan Weinschenk

A nice short video that talks about the ROI of User Experience with Dr. Susan Weinschenk.

The Almighty DOM

Dusted off my old Javascript guide book to do some lite reading. Need a refresher... Here's an oldie but goody...Something that every web developer must know. The client-side hierarchy and Level 0 DOM from O'Reilly Javascript Definitive Guide:

Contemplating about building my own dev machine

So the last time I bought a personal computer was 2011. I bought a Macbook Pro (2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 4GB Memory and YES it's still on Snow Leopard). I'm just scared that if I upgrade it to Yosemite, it will be very slow like most of the stories I've hear and read online. I was also given an opportunity at work to develop and learn about .NET. Our Windows machine (my wife's) is still on Vista and I've made it dual-boot to Ubuntu Linux. We now use it 90% in Linux and never even use the crappy Vista side of it. It's clear I'm due for an upgrade. Right now, I have 2 options, get another Mac(I also use it extensively for audio production) or a new Windows machine (so I can install Visual Studio). As of now, I cannot afford to get another Macbook Pro because we don't have enough budgeted for the one with the specs I want. As for Windows, it's always cheaper and I can always build one from scratch. I have not experienced building a PC from scratch, but it's always been on my technical bucket list. Perhaps now is the time.