August 4, 2008
I just participated in A List Apart’s Web Design Survey, 2008 and I was really impressed with its high quality compared with other surveys I’ve taken (e.g., tech support call surveys). It seemed like a great mix – and appropriate length – of relevant questions. I’m very excited to see the results and see how my experiences as an independent developer over the past year compare with the rest of the industry. If you’re involved in the web design and development industry, you might also enjoy taking the survey. In the original words of the folks at A List Apart upon completion of the survey:
“The information you’ve so generously shared with A List Apart will help us form a picture of the ways web design is practiced around the globe. We hope that making this data available will have a positive effect on best practices and employment, and will enhance public understanding of, and respect for, our profession.”
Sound like a good idea? Then head on over and take The Survey yourself!
Categories: Accessibility, General, Web Standards
April 17, 2008
I bought a grand piano from a friend of mine a while back and have been diligently re-learning everything I used to be able to play when I was much younger (plus a few more pieces I’ve recently learned). So I recently decided to be brave and make some simple homemade recordings and post them to my site.
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Categories: General
April 7, 2008
I was poking around the other day in my server logs and something caught my eye. There’s a considerable number of folks searching for a wedding and events photographer named Mike Gilbert… who isn’t me. As a fellow photographer (who appreciates someone who can handle the stress of wedding photography) I feel like it’s good karma to point people in the right direction. So, if you’re getting married and happen to live in the UK, here’s some helpful info you might be looking for…
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Categories: General, Photography
October 6, 2005
I’m exploring the functionality of a new Nucleus CMS plugin, called “FancyText” which converts things like quotes, smilies, and some HTML elements into more stylish versions.
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Categories: General
October 2, 2005
For the past 12 hours or so I’ve been debating about even adding a post about this. But I think it’s good to finally admit it… lately I have been suffering from iPod envy. You see, about a year and a half ago I bought a Creative Labs Jukebox Zen Xtra MP3 player. And I’ve been very happy with it. Well, I’ve mostly been happy with it–until I started learning more about podcasting. Then I broke out into a really bad case of jealousy for anyone who owns an iPod.
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Categories: General
September 25, 2005
Over the weekend, we were glued to the TV set keeping an eye on the path of Hurricane Rita. Fortunately, we didn’t experience much more in Dallas than some moderately high wind and ominous grey storm clouds. In the late afternoon on Saturday I went out on the patio with my camcorder to catch some of the action. View a 49 second video (QuickTime, 4 MB, no audio) of a cardinal, dove, and squirrel hanging on tightly while the wind whipped between the buildings.
Edit: I decided the video could use a fun soundtrack, so here’s another version with music (QuickTime, 6 MB, with music). The music is Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee. I don’t know… it just seemed to fit.
Categories: General
September 4, 2005
I had an interesting experience this afternoon. While I was shopping for produce at my local Whole Foods (health food store), my brother, who lives in Australia, called my mobile phone. He had some CSS coding questions.
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Categories: General
September 1, 2005
I was having some difficulties with the header throughout the site. If you increased the text size quite a bit (to simulate what a visually impaired user might experience), the main navigation links along the top-right of the window would cover up the logo on the left.
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Categories: General
August 28, 2005
…by no one in particular. I do hereby open this section of the site. I call it “Notes” and that’s pretty much what I intend it to include—thoughts, announcements, anything. I’d call it a blog… but I prefer “online journal.”
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Categories: General
