Projects

This page is devoted to projects that I am working on, as seen below…

Website Design

HomesteadRun.com - Homestead Run had a very outdated website prior to my redesign.  The site itself had limited functionality and also did not provide any way for the company to make changes to the pages or listings within the site.  The framework for the new website was built using an open source CMS (Content Management System) that allows Homestead Run to make changes to pages as they see fit.  The new website is also interactive with search capability for their entire inventory of real estate listings.

I Don’t Know Butchie, Instead - I setup a fan site for the HBO show “John From Cincinnati. At this point the website is simply a place for me to keep track of information about the show and trying to decode the meaning of it.

Custom Search Engines

I have been working on how to use Google Co-op to create my own customized search engines. I am able to create custom branded search pages that are powered by Google and I have a good amount of control over what websites are allowed to show up, which ones are not allowed to show up, or if I want to give priority to a special few websites. This comes in very handy to create a custom search page for some niche subjects out there. The ones I have started working on so far are listed below…

  • New Jersey Real Estate Search: created to help provide more relevant results for real estate professionals searching the Internet as a part of their job.
  • Kid Safe Search: created with my daughter in mind who has fully grasped the concept of Google at the age of 7 and uses it on a regular basis to look for children’s games and pictures of animals.
  • Real Reviews Search Engine: this one was created for myself since I can never seem to find relevant websites out there that actually provide useful reviews on products. This search is geared towards electronics and technology related products.
  • MySpace Search: Customized search for the MySpace.com website with the ability to segment the results using refinement labels. You can refine your search to display the results only for user profiles, user blogs, forum topics, or discussion groups. (you can also visit the Google Hosted version of this customized search engine)

Programming Code

PHP User Info - While I am learning PHP, I have created a page that demonstrate the codes ability to grab information from users. This information is the standard information that websites collect about their users all the time, although many people are not aware that this is going on.