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Archive: June, 2000

June 10, 2000

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The gang over at nublog explains why they hate portals.

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June 10, 2000

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Scripting News points to a new weblog dedicated specifically to the release and propagation of themes for Manila. “Themes change the way Manila sites are designed, allowing proficient designers to share designs with writers, techies and Manila newbies.” Although I’m glad that non-designers will at last be able to pick from a decent set of … More

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June 10, 2000

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More fun than a barrel of corporate branding directors. logotypes.ru has a stash of over 3,400 Adobe Illustrator format logos, previewable and of course, downloadable. Collect them all! Via xblog

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June 10, 2000

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Casual wear: Dressing for success or for stress? According to a survey completed by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, dressing casual is a source of workplace anxiety. Like people need another reason to be stressed. I can’t even begin to imagine having this level of restriction placed on my everyday clothing: “At … More

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June 10, 2000

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Today started out sunny and warm, but right now it’s overcast and I can hear thunder coming slowly from the southwest. I had planned on doing some yard work, but I’m thinking it might be a better day to clean up the home office. I have a teetering pile of hard drives and old PowerBooks … More

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June 8, 2000

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We’re back kids. After leaving work last night, my server decided to go into “I’m not going to restart after a crash” mode, even with continually prodding by the Rebound! extension I have installed. My FTP server was still running and accessible, so attempting to troubleshoot the sucker, I downloaded my web server and Rebound! … More

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June 7, 2000

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I just heard something go snap!

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June 7, 2000

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Sometimes you don’t even need the infamous Web Economy Bullshit Generator to come up with this stuff. Occasionally, it just magically appears in your corporate email. This is an honest to goodness paragraph from a message I received today. “With all of the great change and continuous improvement that has come to define our environment, … More

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June 7, 2000

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If you were trying to hit this site earlier today and kept getting connection errors, my apologies. For some strange reason, the server decided today would be a good day to begin spontaneously restarting every few minutes. Everything appears to be back to normal now. I guess it might be time to look at blowing … More

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June 6, 2000

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Tog expounds on the virtues of user testing, something which I wholeheartedly believe should be done well in advance of any public software release or site launch. User testing all well and good in theory, but I have spent a hell of a lot of time and energy attempting to convince marketing and development teams … More

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.