Archive for October, 2007

October 30 2007

Error or Instruction?

Here’s a screenshot of what Internet Explorer 7 displays when it can’t find the URL you’re looking for:

And here’s IE 7 trying to teach you how to use tabbed browsing:

Pretty darn similar, right? My guess is everyone ignores both.

October 26 2007

Oink No More

So now that Oink is gone and the record industry got back those 180,000 people, will we see sales increase over the next couple of weeks? I’m personally all for the argument that downloading music increases the chances of me making a purchase in the future. Wether it be opening my pocket to see the […]

October 23 2007

California is Burning

Here’s a map of one of the several fires that are burning in CA. Our apartment is the green thumbtack. It looks like the firemen are doing a good job of keeping it out of the populated areas.

Lucky for Susan and I as well, is that we just got the keys to our new apartment […]

October 19 2007

links for 2007-10-19

Google Maps Goes Social
Google Maps becomes social with the addition of user profiles.

DivX’s Apple TV, but smarter
The prototype presented was an efficient, low-cost, networked media player running at 720p resolution.

Man hacked into Orange County’s 9-1-1 system, leading to a SWAT response in Lake Forest CA

Safari doesn’t show line-heights defined in the shorthand font declaration
I’m just […]

October 17 2007

Downsizing

My cable bill has been a consistent $145 a month and I really think it’s time to scale back. I whipped up a little spreadsheet to see my potential savings over the next 7 months, my time frame for packing up & moving east.
The savings quickly adds up:

$93 a month allows me to squirrel away […]

October 13 2007

links for 2007-10-13

Child selectors, Adjacent sibling selectors, and the mighty mighty Attribute selectors.
Everyone now, take a moment to make sure you REALLY understand your selectors!

October 12 2007

links for 2007-10-12

The Arcade Fire presents
Finally, a good use of flash!

Sony BRAVIA
Neato navigation on this flash site, even if their commercials are a waste of money, energy, and time.

invisibleman
The savings is a lie!

The Future is unwritten
Joe Strummer documentary

Spotcovr v2!
Some updates on Spotcovr.com, get in there & add your spots!

We’re OK Malto’s OK
That warm fuzzy feeling skateboarding gives […]

October 5 2007

Sole Long

Today is the last of my final days at Sole Technology. I’ve left for a couple of different reasons, the main being the ironic twist that this skateboarding company is the most corporate of gigs I’ve ever experienced.
Our web department has had tons of freedom in guiding all the brands online, deciding what was […]

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