| January 30th, 2013
And you’re ultimately responsible for it. Most web designers and developers are familiar with the term PEBKAC. It stands for Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair and is often used to describe a bug that was triggered or caused by user error, not the application itself. Developers sometimes have a laugh at the expense of […]
| November 22nd, 2011
Last year, we published the source code we used to draw names out of our virtual hat to decide who would be giving a gift to whom as part of our annual t-shirt exchange tradition. However, a quick glance at that old code reveals its problems: 1. It’s inefficient. It uses brute force to match […]
| April 26th, 2011
This post discusses how developers at Intervals switched from using PDFLib in a single page load for PDF exports to wkhtmltopdf in multiple processes to allow for improved PDF appearance, reduced server load, and enhanced usability for the end user. The Search for a New PDF Library One awesome feature of Intervals is that it […]
| May 7th, 2009
In the past couple of weeks, Intervals has undergone some major improvements, which have hopefully led to noticeable gains in performance and, in the case of the recent across-the-board plan upgrades, value. However, we’ve made a couple of less-noticeable changes recently that ought to go a long way to increasing the user experience. Use Timers […]
| March 26th, 2007
Patagonia: Patagonia decided to take the plunge and added 360 panels to its parking lot. It’s expected to produce about 12% of their needs at the Great Pacific Ironworks building. 12% isn’t much, but when you consider Patagonia already buys 50% of its power from wind energy… it is a remarkable difference. Good job guys. […]
| March 7th, 2007
As an individual in a small company, I have to admit that I have lived a life of conflict for many years. While one of my greatest passions is taking my family to the Sierras to enjoy the wilderness and creation, my other pattern is to work through paper products without any care or concern […]
| February 23rd, 2007
A few months back we switched our www.myintervals.com hosting company. We considered going with a solar company but ended up not due to the lack of reputation. Our major concern was dependability for you guys using our services. I guess you can say that uptime trumped the environment… sadly. But we are not opposed to […]
| February 21st, 2007
We have a responsibility as a company and in our personal life to do what we can to assist, conserve where we can environmentally. This is less waste, cleaner energy and a simple way of living. One way we have been exploring this at Pelago is reduce or slow our energy consumption. At the moment […]
John is a co-founder, web designer and developer at Pelago.
His blog posts are inspired by everyday encounters with designers, developers, creatives and small businesses in general.
John is an avid reader and road cyclist.
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Jennifer is the Director of Quality and Efficiency at Pelago.
Her blog posts are based largely on her experience working with teams to improve harmony and productivity.
Jennifer is a cat person.
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Michael is a co-founder and product architect at Pelago.
His contributions stem from experiences managing the development process behind web sites and web-based applications such as Intervals.
Michael drives a 1990 Volkswagen Carat with a rebuilt 2.4 liter engine from GoWesty.
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