Geeky Things
IE7 Screenshot – OH! The irony of it all
So, the new and improved Microsoft product that we’ve all be waiting for (well, maybe YOU’VE been waiting for) was released today. Does the crow go wild? Hardly.
I did a post about it over here. If you haven’t turned off your automatic updates – don’t be surprised to wake up in the morning to find that you now have a completely different browser than what you were used to (that is directed towards IE users)….
Mac Killed My Inner Child
I do love my Mac. I operate both.. a PC and a Mac. I’m not a Mac-convert, though… something about old habits die hard.. or teaching an old dog new tricks… blah blah. Regardless of what anyone says – I have had my Mac (OSX) crash on me. It’s possible – but not nearly the same issues I have with my PC. I came across this on YouTube this morning. I’m probably way behind the times on this (this vid was uploaded to YouTube in Feb. ’06 for crying out loud), but really – it has got to be the […]
As The Apple Falls
Recently, I’ve been getting some interesting IM’s from my daughter… “Mom, how do I link an image so that someone can click on it and go to a different page?” “Mom, can I get your upgraded version of Animation Shop?” And so on. Tonight, she came downstairs and asked me if I was working. I said , “Of course I’m working – what else do I do?” Heh. She asked if she could watch. I said yes – so she did. As she watched she asked all sorts of questions along the way about the process of design, and then […]
Blog Design – It Ain't What Your Mama Taught You
Well.. ok – my Mama didn’t teach me anything about blog design, but boy my job sure has changed in the past 4 years..it’s not what it used to be. Gone are the days of very simple templates for blogs (ala’ Blogspot defaults) and in came the days of full blown Content Management Systems (CMS) with all this wild functionality that wasn’t possible 4 years ago. Tagging.. social bookmarking.. podcasting.. video blogging.. Websites turned to blogs and blogs seem to be turning back into websites, with the extra added kick of social networking, interaction and easy multimedia updates and additions. […]
Goodbye Purple
Change is good. I’m getting tired looking at my purple template I currently have up here. Anyone who has been around my blog long enough knows that I almost always revert back to shades of blue. Purple has been nice. It kept me calm throughout my wedding jitters. It’s been a good color for the past few months. But, as always, I miss my blue. I’m about to re-arrange things around here and I’m not sure how it will go. I’ve tested and re-tested this redesign of mine, but it does require some big changes in the back-end code and […]
Ready for ie7 ?
I’m not – but that’s besides the point. IE7 is coming to many computers near you, whether you like it, or not. The soon-to-be-released update to everyone’s favorite browser will soon be packaged into automatic Windows updates (by the way – do yourself a favor and turn those off, eh?) – and Windows users all over the net will be subject to an upgrade. Sigh. And people wonder why I stockpile food in my cellar? So when IE7 is released, I can lock myself inside to avoid the mob on my front lawn of past clients dating back lord knows […]
MT Style Contest
A Style Contest by the developers of Six Apart (of Movable Type fame) have opened up a style contest for designers who want to try their hand at developing standard styles for Movable Type, TypePad and/or Live Journal. I WISH I had time in my schedule for this – – but sadly, don’t. The deadline is May 15th to have your submissions in. That is right in the midst of some heavy wedding planning. But YOU! If you’re a designer (beginner, intermediate or expert skill levels) give it a shot! Joelle and Kathy are part of the panel of judges, […]
Poor Bill
Sucks to be Microsoft these days, eh? I mean, I’ve never been one of those anti-Microsoft, anti-BillGates types, because hey – the guy made a mint using his talents, who can begrudge him that? The evil capitalist that he is – out to stomp all over the little guy, and all that. Speaking of the little guy – – he just doesn’t seem to be so little anymore. Have you checked out The Google Pack yet? No? You should – – and it’s curiously void of anything Microsoft: Packaged within: Mozilla Firefox (not IE – thank the Google Gods!) Norton […]
FireFox 1.5 Release
Must. Go. Download. Now. I don’t have to revisit all of the wonderful reasons to use Firefox over Internet Explorer. Been there a gazillion times – bought the t-shirt. Technical note: Did you know if you use Google Desktop and Internet Explorer 6 you run the risk of exposing data on your own hard disk to a malicious website operator. Solution: Use FireFox .