The Third Degree

Bicycles For Sale »

I've finally broken down and decided to sell both of my bicycles. I've been putting it off for years now, but I can't justify keeping them both any longer. I've been wanting to purchase a new road bike for quite some time and finally decided to take the plunge. I'm still on the fence about... Read More »

Alphabet Soup: Understanding Accessibility [Part I] »

Head over to the WebLinc Blog for my latest blog post on accessibility - Alphabet Soup: Understanding Accessibility [ Part I ]. Part I of the series covers acronyms of the accessibility world - their meaning, importance, and how they apply to your web site. ... Read More »

Do Not Call At Work List »

Most people have had a Monster.com or CareerBuilder.com account at one point in our careers, so the idea of a staffing recruiter or head-hunter contacting you about a position (that most likely is not your speciality) isn't that foreign. But, over the past week I've been contacted by these people, not once, no... Read More »

A Brief Hiatus »

Ever since my short stint with Pneumonia, I've been in and out of doctors offices with sinus infections, the flu, and various other ailments. Personally, I thought I was a goner, but I'm still here (to many's chagrin). In what litt... Read More »

Pneumonia Strikes »

I woke up around 11am on Saturday morning (9/1/07) with a scratchy throat and some congestion, but not all that different from any morning for a person with allergies. The woman had gone to her parent's house, and I had planned on spending the day catching up on some tasks I had been putting off for a whi... Read More »

User Experience Applications, Is There A Need? »

In a recent discussion with a few co-workers, I found myself thinking about User Experience, and if it would benefit to have an online application to store User Experience models and other UE information. I found myself wondering about the process and how other professionals tackle the task. Recently, during day one a... Read More »

iPhone Kills My Productivity »

I've promised to post a follow up article on "An Event Apart Seattle, Day Two" as well as an article on the state of Accessibility, but I can't seem to peal myself away from the iPhone long enough to blog. I will hopefully be posting on these topics some time this week... In other news: I'm worki... Read More »

One Week With The iPhone »

I know everyone says "they've been waiting a long time for the iPhone," but over the past 7 years I have avoided buying an iPod and avoided (as best as possible) upgrading to the latest mobile phone... Let me explain. In late 1999 / early 2000, I was working for Cingular and we heard rumors that Apple wa... Read More »

An Event Apart, Seattle 2007: Day One »

The event opened with a grandiose welcome from Mr. Jeffrey Zeldman, who went on to introduce Eric Meyer for his first topic, "Secrets of the CSS Jedi." Meyer went into reset styling techniques, default browser display differenc... Read More »

An Event Apart: Hotel Room Adventures »

I had a funny feeling something was going to go wrong during this trip. I avoided everything possible. I packed only what was needed and carried on my luggage, I even made sure not to bring fluids in containers larger than 3 oz. Is there a law of the universe that forbids everything going as planned when traveling? ... Read More »

Latest Posts

• Bicycles For Sale (Mar 15, 2008 - 7:30pm)
• Alphabet Soup: Understanding Accessibility [Part I] (Feb 26, 2008 - 10:56pm)
• Do Not Call At Work List (Feb 16, 2008 - 3:02am)
• A Brief Hiatus (Feb 8, 2008 - 2:28am)
• Pneumonia Strikes (Sep 8, 2007 - 4:57pm)

About The Third Degree

The Third Degree is James Van Arsdale III's personal blog. Topics covered will range from web design and development techniques to rants about cabs hitting cyclists, and everything in-between. I encourage all to join in on the discussions, or contact me directly.