ISSN 1496-3221
May 20, 2005
Hi, my name is Netscape 8. I’m based on Firefox. I’m Windows only. Why am I here? I’m kinda wondering that myself. Oh, wait a minute… my product information says… “Netscape began by trying to make an Internet that users found easy to use. Today we offer integrations of intuitive digital tools, innovative attractions and … More
May 19, 2005
I’m fairly selective when it comes to propagating memes, but this one tickled my fancy. I’ve been invited by Mark Simonson to accept this so-called ‘musical baton’ and then drag five more people into the lather. Since I rather enjoy music, seem to have quite a bit of it kicking around on my computer, and … More
May 13, 2005
A few weeks ago I was contacted by a freelance writer for Macworld magazine about doing an interview regarding my Newton fetish enthusiasm. The interview would be part of Macworld’s self-declared ‘experiment’ in podcasting, a sporadically produced audio version of the ‘Geek Factor’ column found in the regular publication. After several attempts at securing a … More
May 10, 2005
Here’s a quick and dirty little Favelet that let’s you search the Typophile forum archives using Google until the Punchcut boys get their integrated search engine out of the beta shop. Search Typophile Just drag and drop this link to your toolbar or bookmark bar and presto. It works for sure in Safari and Firefox, but should … More
April 22, 2005
I’d like to share a couple of snicker-encouraging tidbits found amidst the commentary and analysis of Adobe devouring embracing Macromedia. The excruciatingly witty Mr Gruber once again had me giggling like a schoolgirl with this wonderful translation of the requisite public relations spin. If you’ve seen this already, you know exactly what I mean. If … More
April 19, 2005
With Tiger growling on our doorstep and the two hundred or so new features to consider, did you happen to notice that Apple has also renamed Rendezvous in the process? Say bonjour to Bonjour? Pardon my French… but ce qui la baise? On some level, the new name makes sense. Like all good networking techniques, … More
April 13, 2005
As you get older, there are signs and occurrences that present themselves which make you realize that you are gradually becoming more and more like your parents. One of those signs plopped into our mailbox today. The Alberta Motor Association sent me a Quarter Century Member sticker in the mail. Apparently, I’ve had a driver’s … More
April 11, 2005
Neil Kandalgaonkar popped into my view last month through his intriguing 50 people see… image blending project. Apparently sitting on his laurels is difficult for Neil, because he has just unveiled Lickr, an experimental interface for Flickr that replaces the standard Flash-based image display you know and love with one implemented entirely through HTML and … More
April 5, 2005
Well, knock me over with a verbose markup validator. Our standard issue Jeffrey has been spotted dabbling in a very bloggish way. Please make a note of Apartness, Mr Zeldman’s alter ego digeratum. Gosh, he’s got comments and everything. I keep telling people that parenthood causes one to attempt things that have otherwise been avoided … More
April 5, 2005
Five years and just over 1,800 posts ago, I began to jot down bits and snippets in a weblog. This weblog, in fact. Reflecting on this anniversary, I’ve come to the stark realization that one hell of a lot of text (based on opinion, fact, self-reflectance, or what have you…) has been tapped out through … More