Author Archives: Chris Heisel

A More Useful 404

A More Useful 404 – We do something similar at work, admittedly in Javascript (CMS limitations), but we also trigger e-mails to folks who should know about the link.

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What is a visit?

The last time I wrote in this occasional series about Internet jargon it about [visitors](http://heisel.org/blog/2008/11/18/what-is-a-visitor/). The next most logical question is: **What’s a visit?** At a high level, it’s easy, it’s one session by a [visitor](http://heisel.org/blog/2008/11/18/what-is-a-visitor/) to your Web site. … Continue reading

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Star Trek trailer

Star Trek trailer – I dunno. This franchise is super close to my heart. If they turn this into a silly action franchise (again), I'll hurt people. People who have initials for a first name. People who have the same … Continue reading

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Why Companies Fire People, Not Fancy Snacks

Why Companies Fire People, Not Fancy Snacks – This is a fantastic piece that shows how many servings of free office food would have to be consumed to equal laying off one person. Layoff suck, but they happen. I hate … Continue reading

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EtherPad

EtherPad – SubEthaEdit but Web based, awesome. This'll be great for cross-team collaboration and editing of code and documents.

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