February 2006

Microsoft Redesigns the iPod Package.

Microsoft Redesigns the iPod Package.
Oh, man, how true. I spent the last hour at Best Buy looking at drives that all have the same design package philosophy. It gave me a headache.

Posted on February 28, 2006 5:09 PM | link to this entry

Apple's Ruby On Rails Tutorial.

Apple's Ruby On Rails Tutorial.
Hmmm.

Posted on February 28, 2006 8:35 AM | link to this entry

Online Billing System.

Online Billing System.
Hmm. I have one other timekeeping/billing system to check out first (one that actually sits on this machine) but apparently the billing app is still stuck in OS 9.

Posted on February 24, 2006 4:02 PM | link to this entry

Strange Perspective.

Strange Perspective.
I dig old planes, and plane graveyards. This weblog has lots of good info and pics from the Mojave airport, home of many old planes. This particular picture blows my mind—look at the size of the MD-80's in front compared to the (I'm guessing) Tristar in the background. Amazing!

Posted on February 22, 2006 6:03 PM | link to this entry

Yahoo UI Library.

Yahoo UI Library.
On the surface, this looks like some helpful stuff.

Posted on February 22, 2006 4:47 PM | link to this entry

Kottke Goes Back To Dayjob.

Kottke Goes Back To Dayjob.
Predictably, the trolls weigh in. Seriously, what a bunch of whining, jealous bitches. 39K/yr for writing about the internet (and, admittedly, posting a ton of New Yorker links) is not bad.

Posted on February 22, 2006 3:44 PM | link to this entry

Microsoft to Retire FrontPage.

Microsoft to Retire FrontPage.
The bane of many a web design professional ("I built this in FrontPage. Can you fix it?") to be phased out in Office 12.

Posted on February 20, 2006 10:33 AM | link to this entry

Tiki Fireplace.

Tiki Fireplace.
I'm so tempted to make this for our living room.

Posted on February 18, 2006 9:33 AM | link to this entry

How To Pick The Perfect Steak.

How To Pick The Perfect Steak.
This is good information, considering the number of crap-ass steaks I've brought home in the last five years. (via)

Posted on February 16, 2006 11:05 PM | link to this entry

Making a Better CMS

Making a Better CMS
I couldn't agree more. This was written in 2004. nothing has changed.

Posted on February 16, 2006 5:30 PM | link to this entry

Be A Design Group.

Be A Design Group.
Community design blog (that is, a blog about design by a community of designers.) Good reading. This one goes in the favorites.

Posted on February 15, 2006 10:57 AM | link to this entry

Woodworking Tools.

Woodworking Tools.
This site has a ton of nice products, but the stuff we're looking at is the veneer.

Posted on February 8, 2006 3:08 PM | link to this entry

PR Flack Resigns From NASA

PR Flack Resigns From NASA
Dude was a 24-year-old Bush appointee, and was trying to squash NASA's global warming scientists. Oh, and he never graduated college. (via)