Ready? Set. Go! ShiftedLibrarian on My Yahoo’s RSS beta [via Scripting.com] CSS style competition [via Simple Bits] RSSAds.com – we’ll see. The Register on Declan and Dean. Not complimentary. [Via Lessig] Online version of the card game Spit – link to Flash file didn’t work for me in Safari, but I’m still curious. Doug Bowman [...]
Entries from January 2004
Many links
January 27th, 2004 · No Comments
Tags: Everything
“Time is scarcer than money.”
January 26th, 2004 · Comments Off
“Time is scarcer than money.” Via Eliot, a Wall Street Journal article titled “Buddy, can you spare some time? [requires subscription, of course]. A few choice quotes… … The battle for Americans’ disposable time — among a vast proliferation of entertainment products and media channels — is becoming even more pitched than the battle for [...]
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More on the Mail.app crashes
January 26th, 2004 · Comments Off
More on the Mail.app crashes Macintouch has three more reports of Mail.app problems. Two of the reports sound similar to mine (crashing related to marking mail as Junk, mostly). I’ve tried one (removing the LSMMap2 file), so now I’ll try the other (reset the Junk mail filters and re-train… thought I’d tried that already, but…). [...]
Tags: Tech
Words come before looks, in…
January 25th, 2004 · Comments Off
Words come before looks, in web design Words come before looks in web design is a very short article from Gerry McGovern. When people come to your website, you have already got their attention. Bingo! Maybe it takes more, graphically, to get them there (still debatable), but once they are there, visually shouting is both [...]
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Making icons mean something
January 25th, 2004 · Comments Off
Ever had problems figuring out what level of ‘zoom’ you need at one of the online mapping sites? Victor Lombari did, and proposed a solution. I find it useful. I only wish someone at Yahoo Maps or Mapquest would emulate it, or improve upon it. Original link via Widgetopia.
Happy Birthday, Samantha
January 23rd, 2004 · Comments Off
Happy Birthday, Samantha Happy 25th birthday, Sam! See you soon.
Tags: Family
Great tips for HTML forms
January 23rd, 2004 · Comments Off
Great tips for HTML forms Simon Willison article on SitePoint: Simple Tricks for More Usable Forms. Nice demo form linked to at bottom of essay.
Tags: Tech
Just claimed my blog on…
January 22nd, 2004 · Comments Off
Just claimed my blog on yet another directory Another badge for the bottom of the page, at least temporarily (Blogstreet.com).
Tags: Tech
Turned comments off
January 22nd, 2004 · No Comments
Reasons: I don’t control the comments server, so I’ll lose them eventually. The comments server is occasionally slow, which slows the pages. Those reading this site usually know how to email me directly… or you can use the little envelope feature to do so. I like feedback, but prefer well-integrated public feedback or private feedback. [...]
Tags: Blog management
Happy Birthday, Laura & Isabel
January 22nd, 2004 · Comments Off
Happy Birthday, Laura & Isabel Last night I told the boy that January 22 was your birthday, and that you were both turning 29. He asked “Is that old?” I said it depends. And he went back to drawing. Happy birthday to you both. Very happy we’re all connected, even cross-country. Blow out a candle [...]
Tags: Family