Back in October 2020 when I was at Champion Tech, I put together a quick proof of concept to try to show my boss some stuff.
You can see it here via the Web Archive:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220214115736/http://orillasound.uk/features.html
That’s it. The idea didn’t fly, which was a pity.
- It was a proof of concept.
- It was two static html pages – maybe I should have added some server side stuff, maybe if I did it again I would.
- It probably took me around 20 minutes to do it overall.
- On the dialog, it says “does not yet exist” – that’s a big lesson, right? Next time – didn’t matter if it was a quick demo or less – I learned to add more polish – take that few extra minutes to really sell it.
- It was flat html, some simple jquery and some basic css.
- To be fair, I wish now that AI and cursor was a thing back then!
If you’re interested, here’s a ZIP of the demo so you can admire the truly questionable CSS for yourself:
https://www.lukesplace.net/downloads/rs_sports_mockup.zip
URLs I Registered and Forgot About
Over the years I’ve registered various domains for random ideas and experiments. Some went nowhere. Most were cheap. All were forgettable.
- pstars-test.info – at the time it seemed like a good idea for our table fussball league at work (and .info was cheap for one year). We never used it in the end.
- cpt-tech-dev.online – we created simple “A” DNS records on this to make it easier to remember internal servers. It cost about £1.99. Not exciting, but effective and no files were ever hosted or uploaded. A waste, probably!
- speakeasydating.com – a friend wanted to build a speed dating site when we were single and carefree. We never got round to it. Shame really, could’ve been cool, right?
I suppose it’s best to have more of a concrete plan before registering domains, these days I’m a bit less gung-ho on that, even it is only 1.99. Maybe because I’m too busy buying shiny things, but I think I have learned from those earlier days. Only buy it if you really need it, and if you’re gonna use it right away.
Although. AirPods Max. Damn.
Anyway – that’s the full story, and perhaps a lesson or two into the bargain when doing a demo or buying domains.