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Using Zend to Add ReCaptcha to Contact Form

Added by on August 9th, 2010, filed under PHP, QuickBase, Web Development, Work, Zend Framework

Over the past few weeks, spammers have been inundating the QuickBase Contact Us form with automated spam. This has been quite a nuisance for the folks at QuickBase who read and respond to these contact form submissions. In response to the complaints of spam, it was suggested that we add a captcha to the for [...]

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intuit moves up list of top companies on privacy

Added by on December 16th, 2008, filed under Work

1. American Express (remained No. 1) 2. eBay (+6) 3. IBM (no change) 4. Amazon (+1) 5. Johnson & Johnson (+ 1) 6. Hewlett Packard (+10) 6. U.S. Postal Service (+1) 7. Procter & Gamble (+2) 8. Apple (new to the top 20) 9. Nationwide (remained the same) 10. Charles Schwab (-8) 11. USAA (+4) [...]

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we won at ideajam again

Added by on December 4th, 2008, filed under Work

phil gross and i worked on something we call Intuit PARE (Purchase Aggregation and Recommendation Engine). it won the local “one-day sprint” which is a track of the competition for teams who get together and put together an entire concept in a single day. respek!

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ideajam tomorrow

Added by on December 1st, 2008, filed under Work

there’s an ideajam at intuit tomorrow. i’ve got my team. i’ve got the idea. let’s hope for a 4th win! oh, they sent out this cool little promotional audio clip to promote the competition. listen here: [audio:http://mcginn.is/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/ideajam-20081202.mp3]

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Web Banner for AppGap Blog

Added by on September 15th, 2008, filed under Design, Web Development, Work

Here is a QuickBase banner I made for TheAppGap blog.

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PHP API Wrapper (SDK) for QuickBase

Added by on September 7th, 2008, filed under API, QuickBase, Web Development, Work

For the latest on the QuickBase PHP SDK, please see this post. The information below is not currently being maintained and may not present the latest news, information and code regarding the QuickBase PHP SDK. For anyone interested in using PHP with QuickBase, here is a PHP wrapper. It uses cURL to post XML and [...]

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this is cool. i was given a certificate yesterday for my recent ideajam win.

Added by on August 22nd, 2008, filed under Work

this is cool. i was given a certificate yesterday for my recent ideajam win.

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fy09 ‘work’ goals

Added by on August 20th, 2008, filed under Misc, Work

my “true north” statement: Increase the amount of traffic (prospects) to the web site through organic means. Optimize the overall web site conversion rate for maximum effectiveness (effectiveness being primarily defined as an increase in trials). my “goals” to achieve “true north”: Drive the overall execution of marketing’s web-based strategies Develop and communicate processes that [...]

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meeting with scott cook

Added by on August 6th, 2008, filed under Work

our recent ideajam win with intuit checkout (the free rfid-based point of sale solution), has spawned a couple of potential opportunities both for intuit and my team. next week, we’ll be meeting with intuit founder, scoot cook, to discuss our idea and it’s possible future. it’s a honor. how many people get an opportunity to [...]

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“The new rules [of marketing] aren’t about interrupting people…the new rules can be fun.”

Added by on January 10th, 2008, filed under Misc, Work

“The new rules [of marketing] aren’t about interrupting people…the new rules can be fun.”— author david meerman scott on making content interesting and wantable without shoving it in peoples’ faces. ie. more youtube videos and less pop-ups

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