We just got back from a 10 day adventure to the east coast. We spent the first 5 days in Lake George with Danny, Dad, Me and all wives/kids. It was a good time. We went fishing and caught bass. We canoed on the lake. At one point, Abigail and Ethan wanted to canoe together…
Had a great conversation with Abigail about books. I suggested The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Lots happening. I am out of my regular schedule. This page from Don Norman caught my eye. I aspire one day to be on it. Read the part about Outlook. I had no idea this was possible. In the date field…
I am thinking I should go Andre Agassi and shave my head. Or maybe I should just use the buzzer with one spacer and have it super short. Please vote. Shaved head or not.
Many designers use a particular set of latin for "dummy copy". It starts with, " "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet…". On a lark, I looked up it’s translation on this website. Apparently, it has been in use for 500 years. The translation is pretty surprising. Basically it is talking about sadism. Take a look at…
I just read a passage in the book Flow. (page 148) I had to highlight it. Since childhood he had been fascinated with machinery of every kind. He was especially drawn to anything that wasn’t working properly: "Like when my mother’s toaster went on the fritz, I asked myself: ‘If I were that toaster and…
I just got into work. The floor is dark. None of the lights are on. No one is here. Should I streak down the halls buck nekkit? Helllloooooooo! (echo) Fridays here are often like this. Reminds me of the night Andy and I played pool at Sporting Life. It was a converted warehouse, huge tall…
Getting a little comfortable with WordPress now. The way plugins work is actually pretty easy. I tried out a whole bunch of standard editor plugins. The reason for this is that the out-of-the-box WordPress does not include spell checking. I tried 5 different ones. Ajax Spell Checker EditorMonkey Visual.SpellCheck WYSI-Wordpress Xinha4WP combined with Text Control…
DirecTV sent me a letter. It looks like they finally figured out the legal issues and now can broadcast local channels in HD. This has been a big competitive pitch by the cable companies. So the letter said, 'Call us and we will hook you up with a new satellite and a new receiver'. This…