Archive for February, 2009
Happy Valentine’s Day Kayla!
Since Kayla puts up with me spending an obscene amount of time online every other day of the year I thought I would utilize today’s blog post to thank her for a wonderful year and for putting up with me constantly being on the computer. She has also endured a lot of jabs from me [...]
Mozilla Launches Bespin a Cloud-Based IDE
Everyday there is another announcement of software going to a SaaS model. Cloud computing is really the rage right now. That is good news for people like us who have a web background. It is not so good for traditional application programmers that have limited JavaScript experience. At any rate, Mozilla has released a cool [...]
Is a $99 iPhone Coming Summer of 2009?
Some of you probably don’t care, a lot of you probably already have real iPhones but for cheapskates like Kate Yates, Apple may be creating the perfect option. It is expected Apple will start selling a watered down version of the iPhone sometime this summer. If you already bought yours don’t worry. According to RBC [...]
Two CSS Background Images on a Single Website
Over the years I have tried several times to find a stable way to add two backgrounds to a site. It may be that I want a horizontal background that may have a gradient and a vertical background that is 100% tall and adds a slight shadow to the edges of the site. This is [...]
Have you Heard about Webmaster Radio?
I hadn’t, at least not until this morning. I came across a reference to WebmasterRadio.fm while reading my RSS reader. I don’t know how I missed something like this. I love listening to industry related information. Until this morning, I was content with my weekly BoagWorld podcast episode but it turns out there is an [...]
A Good Website Requires 1 3/4 Cups of XHTML
I recently spoke to a group of web design students at a local college. My talk primarily focused on content management and JavaScript frameworks but I also talked in broad terms about our philosophy when creating XHTML/CSS layouts. I would argue there is no perfect recipe for laying out a website. Everyone seems to have [...]
Is Microsoft Evolving?
There has been a lot of publicity surrounding Microsoft in the last few weeks. Between some major layoffs, the surprise success of Windows 7, and Bill Gates speaking at TED, Microsoft has made headlines in nearly every technology publication in the last month. In many of these articles I have noticed an ongoing theme, increasing [...]
Denny’s Grand Slam Strikeout Promotion
Sorry my blog postings have come at odd times lately. Hopefully I will be back on schedule by Monday. I am not making any promises though, Kayla and I are babysitting all weekend for two little girls, one is 3 and the other is 8 months old. I love kids but I don’t have any [...]
Mozilla Phone – Help Design your Next Phone
As most of my regular readers know I am an iPhone user. I love my iPhone, don’t get me wrong. Even still, there are a number of features I would like to change or additions I wouldn’t mind making. If you’re in the same boat as me then you might want to start watching the [...]
Top 10 Free Unconventional iPhone Applications
While it is a widely accepted fact that iPhone owners are smarter and more beautiful than commoners, I have begun to see a lack of creativity amongst my brethren. In the last few weeks, I have seen list after list of “Top X iPhone Applications,” or “Mr. IThinkImSoImportant’s Prefered iPhone Apps.” While these lists are [...]