February 2007
Gravatar 2.0
February 27, 2007, 8:30 PM | 0 Comments
A few weeks back I was asked about the comment avatars that are displayed on my site and how to use them. Since August of 2006, I’ve been using a great service called Gravatar that allows users to have an avatar associated with their email address.
Unfortunately, Gravatar has been dealing with some growing pains over the past 6 months due to its increasing popularity. This caused a lot of people to give up on Gravatar (even temporarily) and sadly the Gravatar reputation was tainted. Well, I’m happy to say that on February 15th, Gravatar 2.0 was launched and it’s back better than ever.
Why do I blog?
February 19, 2007, 10:00 AM | 2 Comments
Fresh off my vacation I found out this morning that I’ve been tagged by Adrian with the latest blog meme that’s going around. Why do I blog?
I’m not quite sure how I feel about the whole meme thing and I know a lot of people find them annoying, but like Adrian said, this one is particularly relevant. It’s always good to state (or even question) why you do the things you do even if it’s only to justify them to yourself, so here are 5 reasons (in no particular order) why I still bother with this blog thing.
Web Directions North: Day 2
February 14, 2007, 8:44 PM | 0 Comments
Day 2 of Web Directions North picked up where day 1 left off and was another great day packed full of inspiring speakers and good times.
The opening keynote for day 2 was a great talk about designing for lifestyle by Kelly Goto (that’s pronounced ‘Go Toe’ in case you’re wondering). The main point Kelly talked about was design that mimics physical environments, such as the iPhone, touch screens and more.
To those I met at Web Directions North
February 9, 2007, 4:26 AM | 0 Comments
This goes out to all of those who I met at Web Directions North. It was great to meet so many really nice people but there’s just one problem… when you meet so many people all at once in such a short amount of time it’s really hard to keep everyone’s name straight.
So, for those of you who I met, gave my card to, or those who were there who I may not have met (and are finding your way to my site), please post a comment, use the contact form, or email me to remind me who you are, where you’re from, what you do, etc. Also, feel free to post your thoughts on the entire Web Directions North experience.
Web Directions North: Day 1
February 8, 2007, 9:37 PM | 2 Comments
The first day of Web Directions North turned out to be a pretty full day. First off, every session was great and I’ve definitely learned a lot, had old ideas resurface and I’ve definitely thought about things in new ways.
The opening keynote with Molly Holzschlag was both enjoyable and interactive. I’d never heard Molly speak live before, but she’s definitely a very talented presenter. Her session entitled ‘WSI:Vancouver - Crimes Against Web Standards’ was an interactive session where she both demonstrated some of her own crimes against web standards and also got the audience to open up on some of their crimes. It was almost like a geek therapy session.
Web Directions North: Day 0
February 7, 2007, 11:31 AM | 2 Comments
Yesterday was the unofficial start to Web Directions North, with 3 separate all-day workshops going on. The conference itself officially gets started in about an hour, but I wanted to sum up my thoughts from yesterday.
I was fortunate to attend the “Accessibility 2.0” workshop that Derek Featherstone put on and was really impressed by Derek and the material that he presented. If you’ve never had the privilege of hearing Derek speak before, you’re definitely missing out. Not only is he funny, but also he presents in a way that is very open to audience involvement.
Hello from Vancouver
February 6, 2007, 11:22 AM | 3 Comments
Well, I’m here in Vancouver and excited about the start of Web Directions North in a few hours. Flying over the mountains was probably one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I had seen mountains before, just never from that angle. My photos from out the window won’t do it justice, but here’s one anyways:
Switch Journal: the Apple Remote
February 3, 2007, 12:57 AM | 3 Comments
When I was waiting to buy my MacBook Pro I sort of thought that Front Row and the Apple Remote were neat features, but I honestly didn’t imagine myself using them as much as I do, particularly when it comes to the Apple Remote.
Back on the PC, I was using a Logitech MediaPlay mouse so I always had control of my media at the touch of a button. Unfortunately, the MediaPlay mouse is not really supported by OS X (although I’ve read about some hacks to get it to work), so I sort of lost that functionality… or so I assumed.