ISSN 1496-3221
July 20, 2000
An partial answer to Duane’s question regarding why Blogger appears to be encoding HTML entities for characters such as the ampersand literally as “& amp;” rather than “&”. I have only seen this happen when I use the Mac version of Internet Explorer. This double encoding does not happen when using the Mac version of … More
July 20, 2000
I’ve been here in Seattle for three and half days listening to web design and usability experts talk about the past, present, and future. I have gathered quite a few interesting nuggets of information from both evangelists and aggravators alike. Specifically, one common theme has emerged (or perhaps reared its ugly, throbbing head of reality) … More
July 19, 2000
I know it’s middle of the afternoon, but I needed to jot down this observation of something that occured this morning. Besides a cup of coffee, I had a nectarine, some red grapes, and a small container of yogurt for breakfast. After I finished eating, I noticed that my hands smelled distinctly like honey. Nothing … More
July 18, 2000
The Mac version of one of the stupidest products ever developed for consumers is now available. Run, don’t walk and get your copy of the DigiMarc MediaBridge software and start holding magazine pages up to your webcam like a complete moron today. Does DigiMarc actually believe that people are so lazy that they won’t take … More
July 18, 2000
Part of me wishes that I knew more people in the web design community beyond the transient links that we form via email and our weblogs. Back when I was in charge of developing new visual content products for one the previous iterations of the company I work for, I was a regular attendee of … More
July 17, 2000
Live and tired in Seattle. Mike missed the flight, but Rich and I are grooving to the upper-left coast mood. I’ve been sinking my geek-teeth into the content here at Web Design World after a way too early flight out of Calgary this morning. The highlight so far? An entertaining presentation by the cosmopolitan Mr. … More
July 16, 2000
Sort of like clockwork, but not really. Every eight weeks or so my hair length hits a wall where it suddenly becomes annoying. Last week the wall was hit, so yesterday I ambled down to the neighborhood First Choice franchise. Sitting down in the barber chair (or should that be stylist chair?), I started explaining … More
July 15, 2000
Bad analogies, software crashes, awkward moments, and bad vibes. Everything you ever wanted in a technology focused keynote address, and more. I think Steve Ballmer’s Ritalin finally kicked in.
July 13, 2000
This coming Tuesday is the fourth anniversary of splorp.com and by association, the grantcam. What am I doing to celebrate the blessed event? Since I’ll be in Seattle at the Web Design World conference all next week, I’ll probably be praying that this vintage server of mine simply stays up and running while I’m away. … More
July 12, 2000
Will small miracles never cease? SimCity for Palm is now available in color. Makes me almost want to break down and by a Visor. Almost. Until my will is broken and I end up purchasing yet another piece of pocket-sized hardware, I can still play RemoteTown on my Newton.