Author: bryan

I’ve recently started running more often, and I wanted to keep track of my mileage, etc. So, I went looking for a good software package that could keep track of everything and make pretty graphs, but all I could find were many websites that offered the service for free by becoming a member.

I’m nervous about trusting my data to a third party system, so I started thinking I would just build a little database to keep track of this stuff. I want to stay platform neutral, so I decided that I might as well make the thing a web-accessible database.

Writing this thing in ColdFusion would be easy, but I’m trying to learn Java to prepare for a summer internship as a Java developer, so I’m going to try to implement it as a Java servlet or something. I’ll likely open a project at sourceforge.net. More news to follow.

Well, we did the Puzzlehunt thing. What a ride. You can see all of the pictures and puzzles at the Puzzlehunt site.

Contrary to the way things must seem, overt.org is alive and kicking! We got back from MS, started another busy semester at UT, and now I’m focusing web-development efforts on the upcoming UT Puzzlehunt.

Well, we left M$ for good. We’re now in a Best Western in Spokane, about to hit the sack. the trip page has a few pictures. Tired now… must sleep.

I’ve started a new project of sorts that has been attracting some of my time: Drew and I are trying to organize a UT Puzzlehunt ala the MIT IAP Mystery Hunt. There’s a site. Check it out.

I snapped a few pics at the intern party and stuck them in the “In Redmond” section of the trip page. Check them out.

I just wanted to let the millions of faithful visitors to overt know that I’m not neglecting my site. I’m simultaneously trying to master some photoshop kung-fu and rewrite the picture database for more convenient access (and to allow me to deliver it as a package for other sites to use). Keep your browsers peeled.