A couple of years ago, I was doing some software development as a subcontractor and nothing was going right. Sure, I was able to get most of the functionality working, but that last bit that was going to complete the project was proving incredibly difficult. In short, nothing that I tried was working. I wrote […]
Posts by Chris Allport (chris)
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Why!? Because that’s who I want to be.
As the challenge was revealed this morning, I watched in a sort of transfixed horror. Not this week. It’s not because “I don’t feel like” or even because “I don’t want to.” It’s actually a bit more of “I shouldn’t.” Is that real? Sure it is. Is it an absolute? Probably not. I have a […]
Texas & Iced Tea
“I was just wondering how much iced tea it would take to cover the state of Texas if it were poured out in puddle a single molecule thick.” So one day Erin and I are driving down the road and she asks, “So, what are you thinking?” Well, that was the answer. Yes, this actually […]
Left Turning Vehicles
Erin and I were pondering this one together. This is one of those yellow traffic signs that I just ignore. Sure, I probably cared about it when I was 16, but now? It kind of begs the question, right? Left turning from where? Here is the funny thing. Erin was thinking it might be cars […]
Antagony (2002)
Several years ago, I was contemplating a career change. I wanted to show that I could start a sophisticated project and see it through to the end…in my personal time. So, I took on one of the most challenging things I could think to do. I wrote a video game. It is far from a […]
Countdown (2009)
In 2009, I had the privilege to travel to Little Rock, Arkansas to visit Fellowship Bible Church. This is the home church of Robert Lewis, the man who created Men’s Fraternity. They had a fantastic production which included a countdown display leading up to their Men’s Frat sessions. I thought that was pretty cool, so […]
Pixie (2010)
As any good parent, I keep a couple of games on my BlackBerry to entertain my kids (and myself) in a pinch. As it turns out, my daughter fell in love with this game called Pixelated (thanks Ebscer). Unfortunately, this game does not exist on the PC…well…it didn’t. So, as a present to my little […]
Mouse Icon
Almost every single time I mock up a screen for work, I find myself searching on the internet (thanks, Google Images) for “mouse cursor.” The last time I did this, one of the images was a screen capture of the Windows Control Panel screen (where users can change the mouse cursor). Now, I do this […]
Return to the Web Site
Anyone still out there? It’s hard to believe that it has been over a year since my last post! No kidding, I remember that night like it was yesterday. Well, it has been an absolutely incredible year. I hope that you and yours had a blessed and Merry Christmas and I wish you a prosperous […]
Spatial Awareness
The moon is absolutely gorgeous tonight. Perhaps it’s the cool, crisp air that makes it look so clear – accentuated by a few scattered clouds that give it the illusion of being a spotlight pointing to another place on the planet. A spotlight. Interesting. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth, right? The […]
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