Junction Two Weeks on Tuesday on Friday Bi-weekly Review : Issue #003

…and another update on Junction. The review slipped past me this week. A little food poisoning will do that to a person. But I’m kicking again. A Quick Summary The RSS/News Feed section of the app has been built and put into action. So if you pull the latest code and run the application, navigate... Continue reading →

Junction Two Weeks on Tuesday Bi-weekly Review : Issue #002

It’s time for another Tuesday Bi-weekly Review! We’ve been making some progress and so far we’ve tackled a few elements of the project. The first big task was to get more information out there for the community & team working on the project. I’ve spent some time along with the contributors on github and via... Continue reading →

Junction Two Weeks on Tuesday Bi-weekly Review : Issue #001

So every two weeks I intend to provide an update for the Junction Project. Who might have joined, what was worked on, where we are and generally any other bits of news related to the project. This is the first “Junction Two Weeks on Tuesday Review” so enjoy! 🙂 Two weeks ago today I wrote... Continue reading →

Windows 8 Logos, Badges & Splash Screens of Riak

As I’ve started working on a Windows 8 project here at Basho, there are a few pieces of collateral that help out to bring some branding and appeal to the application appearance. The first two things to grab if you want build a good looking Riak + Windows 8 application are the assets for design.... Continue reading →

HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Metro App Building on Windows 8 Part 1

I’m a fan of JavaScript and I’m warming to some of the Metro interfaces on Windows 8. I’ve always found the Windows 7 Phone UI, which is the first iteration of the Metro UI, to be a very slick phone interface. So with this blog entry I’m going to lay out setting up a default... Continue reading →