I’m a software tweaker, I admit it. I like digging in options dialogs – in many applications they’re chock full of extra functionality and cool time-saving techniques. Dreamweaver MX 2004’s Preferences dialog is no exception – it hides heaps of … Continue reading
Year: 2004
Rule Number One
Never write in your blog that you’re going to do something, in case you don’t get around to finishing it. In this case, self-inflicted peer pressure had no effect. I did not update my site layout and add new features … Continue reading
Today’s the day
Ouch. In a rare (yeah right!) moment of clutziness, I dropped a heavy bowl on my knee last night. The sequence of events might have been that I dropped the bowl and tried to catch it with my knee, but … Continue reading
Google Desktop Search Rocks
Can Google do no wrong? I downloaded and installed the beta version of Google Desktop Search, and I have to say I’m impressed. It’s been noted that it’s not doing anything that other desktop search apps haven’t already done – … Continue reading
Why I Validate
“Can a site claim to be web-standards-compliant if it doesn’t validate” seems to be the question of the moment. I think so, if it was built in the “spirit” of web standards. The real world intervenes, third party components and … Continue reading
No Posts
I haven’t posted much (or at all) during these last few weeks. The reason is, that I haven’t had the time or the heart. Four weeks ago this evening, we came home from work and our dog Scully was not … Continue reading
New Fusebox Forum App
The inimitable Aussie Lee Borkman has created a forum application ala Joel0nSoftware (which, by the way, is an absolute must-read – great stuff). It’s written in ColdFusion, in Fusebox 4 (although due to hosting constraints, a temporary Fusebox 3 version … Continue reading
A Gmail Epidemic
Want Gmail? It looks like pretty much everyone who wants one has one. I’ve got more invites, but no one to give them to. Holler if ya want one.