September 2006
Posted by on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
On Bullets
Posted by on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 in - 1 comment
Me: “bullet lists are awesome” • Me: “they are the new paragraph” • Friend: “they take up so much space with so few words”
Gaim Needs You
Posted by on Monday, September 18, 2006 in - 3 comments
The fabulous instant messaging client, Gaim, could use your help. That is, you’re a talented and generous web designer. • With the impending release of Gaim 2.0.0, the Gaim website is in need of an update to be as slick as the application it represents. If you are a web designer that is …
MySpace is Rock and Roll
Posted by on Saturday, September 16, 2006 in - 19 comments
I’ve never understood MySpace. Apparently the kids love it, but it has always seemed like noise to me. • Then it dawned on me. • MySpace is rock-and-roll and I’m a middle-aged parent in the 50s.
WebTwenny Wobbly Windows Video - featuring the president of the internet!
Posted by on Thursday, September 14, 2006
I'm selling a new IBM / Lenovo USB Travel Keyboard with UltraNav on eBay. Buy it.
Posted by on Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Lyrics: White & Nerdy by Weird Al Yankovic
Posted by on Friday, September 8, 2006 in - 62 comments
“Escher is my favorite MC”. • Truly this is Weird Al’s greatest work since he rhymed “brain-dead AOL-er” with “jpegs to Hellen Keller” in It's All About The Pentiums (video). The audio is available from Digg. Here are the lyrics (source) - listen and read them. It’s worth it. • “ • White …
Bounty for Previewing Photoshop files in Evince: $100
Posted by on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 - 6 comments
Using PDF documents on Linux used to be quite unpleasant. The PDF viewing apps were ancient and ugly and the quality of the rendering was nasty. • Today, though, the picture is much better. OpenOffice.org does a great job of creating PDFs and a relatively new viewing application called Evince …
Cable Not Included
Posted by on Tuesday, September 5, 2006 in - 3 comments
When did it become acceptable to sell printers without the cable to connect them to your computer? I’m not only talking about those crazy-cheap practically-disposable ink-jets either. I’m talking about $400 color-laser printers with no cable. Isn’t that like selling a toaster without a power-cable …
The Human Workplace
Posted by on Monday, September 4, 2006 in - 3 comments
Our friend Robert Patterson is working on a theory about how successful modern workplaces organize themselves as tribes. He interviewed Dan, Nathan, and I about how this theory holds up in the world of silverorange (short answer: pretty well). • Read the full interview at Robert’s weblog: The …
silverorange looking for designer
Posted by on Friday, September 1, 2006 in - 4 comments
Over at silverorange, where I am Director of Irrational Upgrading, we’re looking for a new designer to join our team. • See the full details of the position. Please read the description carefully. Don’t call. Don’t call. Don’t call.