A Brief History
In the late 1990s, I learned the basics of HTML and JavaScript (along with some Perl and PHP) to develop websites to promote my creative projects. Later, I took those skills and bootstrapped myself into a career as a web developer and software engineering leader. For details about my programming and information technology career, please see my LinkedIn profile.
Below (in chronological order) are the websites I designed and developed independently for personal purposes.
Shoestring Radio Theater
An extensive website that I conceived, designed, developed, and maintained for the San Francisco non-profit corporation Shoestring Radio Theatre. The site provides information about the company’s two nationally syndicated, weekly radio programs: “Movie Magazine International” (film reviews) and “Shoestring Radio Theatre” (radio dramas).
- Originally Published in 1995
- Redesigned in 2019
Nico Pemantle: Singer-Songwriter
A website that I conceived, designed and developed for Berkeley-based singer-songwriter Nico Pemantle to help him promote his music online. The site includes Pemantle’s bio, information about his two albums, and several complete songs available for playback.
- Originally Published in 1996
- Redesigned in 2019
Crunchy Frog Comedy
Inspired in large part by Monty Python’s Flying Circus, “Crunchy Frog Comedy” is a sketch comedy audio show that I produced for a short time.
- Originally Published in 1998
- Redesigned in 2019
- Rebuilt as a WordPress Landing Page in 2023
Emusements
Originally, Emusements was an umbrella site to encompass a couple of web games I had created: a “Name That Movie” (or TV Show) quiz game as well as “Virtual Prime Time” — which was a fantasy television game based on the Nielsen Ratings. Later I added a microsite where I published my resume and creative portfolio. In 2018, I finally got around to updating the site — deprecating the earlier Emusements iteration and completely rebooting the site on WordPress as my personal website.
- Originally Published in 1998
- Rebooted and rebuilt on WordPress in 2018
Seriously Strange Audio Theater
An audio theater show (that I co-founded) that features quirky comedies, edgy science-fiction, and gripping dramas. (Powered by WordPress)
- Built on WordPress and Published in 2019
Jaypoints
My brother’s newsletter/blog about “ultralight” travel. I provided consultation about which publishing platform he should consider (e.g. WordPress vs. Substack) and helped with the logo design.
- Launched on Substack in 2023