It isn’t a tragedy of Nano proportions (oxymoron intended), but VanPod II already has superficial scratches. The one that bugs me the most is the single hairline scratch, shaped like an eyelash, at the top left corner of my display. Yes, why couldn’t it have been anywhere else BUT the display. Strangely, rubbing at it …
Month: September 2005
I’ve never been tagged before, and am rather late in responding to Monoceros’ request. But here goes: List three random facts about yourself that your friends might not know. And then tag five other friends to do it. When I was young, I used to play with the garden hose. One day I decided to …
I tried to tidy up my Flickr badge but realised that the default script tags that we’re given, actually produces code which doesn’t validate. A quick Google search indicates that other web-standards aware users are facing similar issues. I did all I could – added the ‘amp;’s to the ‘&’s and stripped out all the …
[I’ve decided to use this post to add further insights and external links related to Mighty Mouse.] The Mighty Mouse feels great! I did expect a more robust grip for the 4-directional wheel, something like the rubber scrollers you get on other mice. However, Apple is Apple and they’ve leapfrogged over the competition in design …
After one night without VanPod’s music, and half a day of working in silence, I went out and bought the 4th generation 60gb iPod (Photo). And the new Apple mouse. I needed to console myself. And you probably don’t believe that.
Obituary VanPod (March 2004 to September 2005) "I have shone the blue light. I have run my course. I have kept the faith." VanPod displayed warning symptoms for many months. Despite a drastic increase in stamina (from 8hrs to just 30mins), it performed its duties faithfully. Yesterday afternoon, VanPod struggled to perform basic functions. It …
Saturday – played piano for church wedding of couple who got married. The couple that God brought together and told me about. Slept very little after preparing chord charts for each song. Attended wedding dinner, got home around midnight. Knocked out. Sunday – after church, spent whole day running errands and getting house ready for …
Eric Meyer’s latest article on how he improved on Alistapart’s print styles, is an excellent read for those interested in the technical aspects of printable web pages. When designing our organisation’s online newsletter, I decided to create a print stylesheet but kept it simple – display:none for the logo, nav bar, and mastheads. The only …
I generally agree with much of what web usability guru Jakob Nielsen says, but get the impression he’s pretty stubborn about applying his principles to his own website. Wouldn’t it be great if he could demonstrate how usable websites can still be beautiful? And I didn’t get the impression he was very forthcoming about suggestions, …
[Update: Shaun’s fixed the bug. It was something I hadn’t configured properly. Mint is working fine now. As I’m typing I’m refreshing the lovely stats window and noticed that in 10 minutes, 3 unique visitors (not counting myself) have come to this site. Welcome.] Shaun Inman will be checking my server today, to help figure …