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A partial list of current and past projects.
You may find yourself saying, "hey! ya, i remember that"...


Current Projects


September 2008 - in development
Hanzi To Pinyin Converter - online Hanzi To Pinyin conversion with portability in mind, designed for use with Google Docs or Microsoft Word



Completed Projects


February 2008 - May 2008
HanziBlox - open source, Chinese Character Block API


May 2008
WordPress Coupon Maker - simple coupon maker widget for WordPress 2.5+


February 2008 - May 2008
The Primezero i18n Terminal - quick, intuitive translation service for professionals


February 2008 - May 2008
PrimezeroTools - open source chinese language processing toolset


May 2007 - May 2008
Primezero PHP (pzphp) - open source projects from Primezero Research



June 2007 - February 2008
Primezero Chinese Tools - chinese dictionary research project

Includes several user-centered features designed to help second-language acquisition for learners and simplified vocabulary distribution teachers. goal is to provide a natural extension of learner's toolset.


November 2007 - January 2008
PZChineseChop - a WordPress plugin/widget



December 2007 - January 2008
Primezero Mobile Chinese Tools - UI experiment learn more


December 2007
Adding Entries to Dictionary Index Using Google Spreadsheets - sample application of google docs spreadsheets that helps users learn and teach mandarin chinese online in any other language.


December 2007
AIMS Math Test Preparation - test prep for students + apps dev for teachers


November 2007
Primezero Chinese Chop Google Gadget - a Google gadget

  • Chinese Chop for iGoogle
  • Chinese Chop for Blogs


May 2007 - June 2007
Primezero Chinese Tools 1.0 - chinese dictionary UI experiment bringing YouTube + Flickr thumbnails into the search; various display modes were available for the search results learn more


May 2007
CEDICT Installer Script - dot grid visualization project learn more


January 2007
Primezero Corgilabs Basix (Radix) 1 + 2 - experiment with solid colors versus gradients for user interfaces in search, also experiment in using tabbed interface for input methods and output layouts using AJAX methodology (yes, i was poking fun at web 2.0 companies, but i joke because i love ... ) learn more

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December 2006; May 2007
Annotated Solutions Manual for the Arizona AIMS High School Math Sample Test - pdf version of aims math test preparation web site


October 2006
Primezero Corgilabs Venturi Update 2 - visual translation with images from Flickr fetched with Chinese tags (on the left) and English tags (on the right); links to YouTube and image search catalogs are more prominent; also featured addition of words and phrases using Google Docs learn more

Corgilabs Sample Search: Ice Cream Cone


October 2006
Primezero Marconi - pinyin vocalization test, combines and playback sounds in sequence. named after Guglielmo Marconi.


September 2006
Primezero Corgilabs Venturi Update 1 - using space and integration elements (highlights, predictive tutoring, etc.) from aulenti and visual elements (color hinting, etc.) from soleri to simply use the space in venturi; features integration of Primezero Click IME

milk tea search september 6, 2006


June 2006
Primezero Corgilabs Venturi Project - visual context and semantics engine experiment, named after Robert Venturi who taught the world how to deconstruct space for what it is: available for use. learn more


April 2006
Primezero Aulenti Project - integrated english-chinese dictionary translation suite, named after Gae Aulenti, a pioneer in modern architecture, showing us practical but inspiring uses of public space learn more

Aulenti Search Results feb26


2005
Arizona AIMS Mathematics Test Preparation Web Site (2005) - new site for revised 2005 sample math test


June 2004
Primezero Chinese Food Menus - experiment in full-text PDF search of Chinese food menus


2004
Primezero Soleri Chinese Dictionary Project - dictionary visualization + systems integration, named after Paolo Soleri, legendary architect who integrates organic structures in re-creating space in any environment learn more


December 2003
Primezero Image Search - image search index experiment


November 2003
Arizona AIMS Mathematics Test Preparation Web Site (2003) - Arizona's first annotated solutions manual for the AIMS High School math sample test


August 2003
Beta 15 - a Cascading Style Sheets experiment, seeking the same appearance in each of the following browsers: MSIE, Netscape, and Opera


July 2003 - May 2004
Primezero Chinese-English Dictionary (PZCDZ-2) - Big-5 and GB CEDICT + PZDICT dictionary


March 2003
Walker Flash Test - created in Poser 3, imported into Flash. a simple test.

September 2002 - May 2003
Primezero Chinese-English Dictionary (PZCDZ) - Big-5 (traditional characters) + GB (simplified characters) dictionary using CEDICT and PZDICT. the world's first online, searchable Large-Type English-Chinese dictionary, a learning tool inspired by TigerNT and MandarinTools


May 2002
Primezero Flash Piano Keyboard - turn your computer keyboard into a piano


Summer 2002 - Spring 2003
Primezero Directory Project (Sites To See) - thumbnail + description link page project, designed to be a personalized link directory, inspired by Mozilla's Open Directory Project


April 2002
Primezero Autorun CD Menu Template 2.0 - using FSCommands to open multiple filetypes and browse CDs, created with Macromedia Flash 5 and MX


October 2001
Yummy Pig Greetings - internationalized version of Big Nose Bird Greeting Card server, also inspired by BlueMountain


August 2001
Primezero Autorun CD Menu Template 1.0 - simple autorun template inspired by Norton Disk Utilities in Windows Me (also known as Parneon Autorun Development Kit)


August 2001
Primezero Jia Ma Campaign Banner Ad - animated banner targeted at Hong Kong web developers


August 2001
Primezero Web Site Refresh - PZ Flash Store + 3 languages + translation service
Primezero Flash Store - before SWF decompilers existed, I sold flash source code


August 2001
China Classic Arts Company - craft maker in Hong Kong (client)


May 2001
T.Y. Chu & Co., Ltd. - packaging company in Hong Kong (client)


May 2000
Raise The Roof - collegiate apparel in Arizona (client)


2000
Primezero Flash Intro #2 - inspired by Gabocorp
Primezero Flash Intro #1 - inspired by movie studio trailers


1999
Primezero Intro Movie - quick intro before main page
Primezero Teaser Trailer - test of gradients and motion tween in Flash 3
Primezero LimaBeans - bundle of Flash 3 templates - Nov 1999


1999
Primezero Friendlyware Star Wars Flash Development Kit - rapid prototyping of Star Wars cut scenes using Macromedia Flash 3; FriendlyWare was a set of easy-to-setup libraries and tools written in Java