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Archive for March 2005

Baby Names with NameVoyager
March 16th, 2005 |

This is just too cool for words. Enter a letter, letters, or a name and watch the magic happen at The Baby Name Wizard’s NameVoyager.
Surviving PC Disasters, Mishaps, and Blunders
March 15th, 2005 | Tags: Books, Reviews, Tech

I’ve done stupid things to my computer, things I would never admit. But I’ve also saved its life and dealt with accidental reformatting (not my fault!). Every PC is different like our fingerprints. We customize options, install applications, remove default settings and do different things to it. So, a solution may not be the same [...]
Laptop Legs
March 14th, 2005 | Tags: Tech

Does your notebook need legs or feet? The latest product from LapWorks Inc. gives legs to PC notebooks and feet to Mac notebooks for keeping them cool while throwing a curveball to carpal tunnel. All it takes to add the accessories to your notebook is to peel ‘n stick. Of course, make sure you put [...]
Mozilla Weirdness
March 13th, 2005 | Tags: Tech

I did a mass clean up of temp files and other garbage using CCleaner. It worked well. I hate to lose my cookies [insert joke here], but it was necessary. But then when I opened my blog admin page in Mozilla, instead of the MovableType logo, I got a sideways picture of a girl in [...]
Firefox beyond the Box
March 11th, 2005 | Tags: Tech

So, you’ve downloaded Firefox and love what you see. If you haven’t extended it or modified it in any way, “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” (to quote Al Jolson). Some of the more fun things you can do with Firefox are to extend it, customize it, and tweak it. Here are tips for taking Firefox [...]
Process Methodologies
March 8th, 2005 | Tags: Business

I’ve either been involved with or held a process-related role since 1994. It started in the government with TQM (Total Quality Management). Then before I left the government, I worked with ERWin and some process standard model—I’ve forgotten its official name. We had pages and pages of flows that were not easy to follow. In 1997, [...]
Plastic Surgery Aftermath
March 8th, 2005 | Tags: entertainment, plastic, surgery

In this ultra-vain country of mine, we’re obsessed with our looks. See what happens after plastic surgery. Hmm… still doesn’t change my mind about wanting to do something myself.
The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks, and Hacks
March 6th, 2005 | Tags: Books, Reviews, Tech

This book is for CSS haters, people frustrated with CSS, and those making the transition to CSS-based design. I fall under the frustrated crowd. My site has been using CSS for a few years now and yet, I still waste a full day trying to get something to look right. Other resources are better served [...]
Points
March 6th, 2005 | Tags: Marketing

Interestingly enough, I just wrote about Hard Times for Hard News when The Dallas Morning News debuted a new section today called Points. It’s encouraging readers to provide feedback. So far, I have not run into a registration-required page in the Points section. I have an account with The Dallas Morning News, but if the [...]
Hard Times for Hard News
March 2nd, 2005 |

I’ve seen articles like this one from The Washington Post (sign in required) proclaiming, “The venerable newspaper is in trouble. Under sustained assault from cable television, the Internet, all-news radio and lifestyles so cram-packed they leave little time for the daily paper, the industry is struggling to remake itself.” We do have many choices. My [...]