in which I write about stuff
Boingo’s been ill, was pretty bad the end of last week, but is gradually getting better. and now Piko has diarrhea too, so I’m guessing she’ll need a round of the same antibiotics and such that Boingo is taking. and won’t *that* be fun…since she’s still super-rambunctious kitten-bomb. that’s the other thing: even with Boingo [...]
Sometimes I wonder if I’m measuring my professional success on an entirely different scale than most of the people in my equivalent role. When I have that thought, I have to remind myself about HEWD experience, where I actually felt like I might be ahead of the curve in something… …for once in my life. [...]
back up for the time being.
when you hit alt-w instead of alt-tab when sifting through the tabs in the browser window, and then realize you don’t give a damn, then it’s time to turn off the computer.
I’m feeling numb and worn-out, although that may have as much to do with # 5 hrs sleep # many meetings # not eating lunch until 4 pm as anything else. more later, when I think I’m ready to start processing.
Last night I went to C’s nonprofit capstone (think senior project) class to talk weblogs, accessibility, and whatever. It turned out to be a fascinating experience, talking all over the map; lots of talk about syndication, which is still not being well expressed outside tech circles. One woman uses My Yahoo and had seen the [...]
I’m just demoing wordpress. UWT homepage
(riffing off of Tim Bray) I had a work PDA…well, I still have one, but it’s old and flaky, and I opted out of an upgrade this year. I discovered that I need my calendar at meetings less often that I thought, and the PDA isn’t as good for taking notes as I thought. We [...]
consider this a rough version of my thoughts on accessibility and the reasons why. hopefully will fill out as I go. The worst reason: lawyers The law in some countries is very clear on Web accessibility. (At least that it’s required, whatever the standard itself may look like.) The United States isn’t one of those [...]
(some notes/talking points) what is a weblog? * asterisk * eowyn797 * Talking Points Memo * Metafilter * Pierce College News * (this!) what services? (login where I have an account) big 4: * Blogger * LiveJournal * Movable Type * WordPress * lots more, including “home-grown” (missouri! but the about missouri link is broken) [...]