Dave Mello

Senior Developer

In 1998 I applied as an intern at Newfangled, which was then located in Warren, RI. My challenge - learn HTML and Javascript in 2 weeks, and I'd have a job. Two weeks later, I was cranking out some of the very first sites for a then-infant web. Today, the technology is different, but the challenge is still the same - providing the best possible product to our clients and always seeking out better and more efficient ways to do so.

When I'm not working with glowing rectangles, I'm usually off traveling or pretending to be a photographer. I have a BFA in Typography from the University of Massachusetts.

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Blog Posts

Delivering a mobile experience

April 6, 2011 at 10:21 am

About a week ago Chris Butler and I were invited to speak about the mobile web at UNC's Wilson Library. Chris shared some thoughts about the state (both current and future) of mobile technology. I followed up with some technical considerations. The first topic I discussed, which I'll cover in this post, was how to deliver the alternate experience. I examined two approaches.

Our Mobile Architecture Explained

June 9, 2010 at 3:30 pm

When we recently rolled out our Mobile Suite offering, we saw the culmination of months of work building a solid and customizable set of tools. The trickiest, in some ways, was the addition of a mobile framework to our existing CMS. We had some clear goals and requirements defined from the onset, and the end result provides us with an elegant mix of new and existing development practices. Here's an overview of what we did...

The Risks of Passive Communication

February 25, 2010 at 3:26 pm

This morning Nolan shared a video, in which Jason Fried from 37Signals.com talks about communication and interruption in the workplace. Some key points he mentions are using "passive" communication tools such as email and IM to replace the constant interruption of direct interaction, what he calls "active" communication. I've been thinking a bit about communication in the workplace, and this video reminded me of some issues that concern me.