Monthly Archives: July 2007

links for 2007-08-01

What Makes a Content Management System?
an interesting description of the basic feature of CMS vs. homebrew “relational database with an admin section”
(tags: cms_research intranet)

Getting Clueful: Seven Things the CIO Should Know About Telecommuting
Lots of good tips, but this line rang true from previous experience: “Coworkers can develop envy or mistrust in an employment environment where [...]

links for 2007-07-31

Caveat Lector ยป To curry favor, favor curry
just remembering my old PDQ Bach tapes. I haven’t heard The Seasonings since I was in high school. ::sigh::
(tags: arts personal)

Metroblogging Seattle: The Whiniest Week Of The Year Is Here
Dylan continues to be f’ing funny, tho not on his own blog. As for Seafair, it’s [...]

links for 2007-07-30

Serious Eats: Recipes: Cook the Book: Tuesday Fried Chicken
that sounds nummy.
(tags: food recipes chicken)

links for 2007-07-29

ikea hacker: diy a captain’s bed
there. that’s what I want.
(tags: home bed)

simplesparrow: towel patchwork
neat! If I had a sewing machine…and knew how to sew…I’d love to make something like it.
(tags: crafty)

links for 2007-07-28

Tax Report - WSJ.com
WTF? “When asked, Mr. Korb hides his head in his hands and replies: ‘Please, whatever you do, don’t ask me that question.’”
(tags: weird politics society)

How do I check modem stats, synch rates & speeds at NID
connection has been weirdly intermittent. need to figure out WTF is wrong.
(tags: home misc_tech to-do)

How to [...]

links for 2007-07-27

Transactional emails and marketing
a wealth of info here, for later.
(tags: marketing email-newsletter email)

IT Conservative: 10 Years of XML: Global Warming
I hope he’s joking….
(tags: weird misc_tech funny eco)

The Challenge of Dashboards and Portals
not really into this right this second, but I probably should read it relatively soon.
(tags: information_architecture web_dev intranet)

BarCampBankSeattle (BCBS) and the need for tattoos [...]