March 26, 2001
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…and then occasionally, you stumble across links that have Howie written all over them. Introducing Elliot the AstroCat and Julie for your viewing pleasure.
Archive: March, 2001
March 26, 2001
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I’m sorry, but something about this just isn’t right. How long has the Best of McSweeney’s been featured on comedycentral.com? It might just be me reacting perfunctorily, but I don’t think I can possibly enjoy it nearly as much now that it has been sullied by crossing over into the mainstream comedic media. Yes, it’s … More
March 26, 2001
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Well, that’s that. The other boot has been dropped. This morning, after several nervous weeks of preparation and a slightly fitful sleep last night, I officially announced that I will be leaving EyeWire next month. At some point, it became apparent to me that every year I go through a process of evaluating of my … More
March 25, 2001
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This was definitely a weekend for tinkering and geeking about with computery bits. I finally got around to setting up my new G4 tower with its pixeliciously immense Cinema Display. Yes, I admit I spoiled myself rotten with this particularly indulgent piece of technology, but holy crap… if you’ve ever had the pleasure of sitting … More
March 23, 2001
Got Fonts?
In the earlier releases of Mac OS X, there was a curious little fellow that lived in the Fonts panel called the “Buy Fonts” button. A few eyebrows were raised and collective mumblings were shared between onlookers of the typographic variety, and then the “Buy Fonts” button quietly slid out of view and out of … More
March 23, 2001
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Amazoning the NewsA great piece on the process of telling stories, relaying information, and ultimately being successful at engaging people in an experience via the web. It may seem obvious, but a significant number of companies and individuals lose sight of the fact that writing for the web requires you to approach things differently than … More
March 23, 2001
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What the heck happened to yesterday? Must have been an “a” day.
March 21, 2001
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Netscape Navigator 6 Compatibility for Adobe GoLive 5Help make GoLive a better dance partner at the Document Object Model Ball with a little help from this downloadable pile of modules, scripts, and tiny bottles of floor wax. However, given the complexity of the installation process for this “special extension”, it might be easier (and quicker) … More
March 21, 2001
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I’m trying to determine which of the following productivity related scenarios has the most impact (one way or the other) on my work ethic: an extremely busy day that not only flies past in a blur of clicks and drags, but is also so numbingly uninspiring that at the end of it all, you can’t … More
March 20, 2001
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The world is setting my log file all aflutter. The consistently, yet quietly, popular Available Domain Name of the Week page has simultaneously been Zeldman’d and k10k’d today. I hope the old Quadra doesn’t start breathing funny.