Design Grid

So, maybe this is a bit off topic but it is so cool, I had to share it anyway.

Yesterday, I built my own status board (inspired by this: http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/03/the-panic-status-board/)

This is a brief over view of what it does.

It’s built using PHP/MYSQL and uses AJAX requests every 20 seconds to keep it updated constantly.

It shows the latest projects that are not started yet, ready to go, and active. It also has the days events/to-dos, does needing Rice & Sour Cream count as an event?

It is updated via a simple PHP/MYSQL backend from my local machine.

The bottom center module is a real time server status that pings each server to check that it is still alive and well.

The most exciting module is the bottom right that executes an IMAP request to pull the number of unread emails from my googlemail and my work email accounts.

That’s all there is to it, but it looks pretty cool mounted on the wall.

I’d love to know your thoughts on it!