Transparency use has, until now, been sketchy at best. The best way to do it was using flash . . . but that killed any chance of mobile browsing. Great CSS techniques abounded . . . but Internet Explorer  6 wouldn’t place nice. Read the rest of this entry »

I was searching through my faithful laptop bag and I found a gift certificate a friend had given me for Christmas this past year. I totally forgot about it, but between old receipts and expired coupons there was my Horizon Records gift certificate. If you haven’t been to Horizon, they have an eclectic variety of tunes, old vinyl records, books, movies, cds  and much more. Very cool place, and as a bonus if you go there mid-day you can enjoy the wafting of deliciousness from The Bohemian Cafe lunch menu (I recommend the Cuban sandwich, it’s magically delicious). Read the rest of this entry »

Last night, Stephan and I got together with some friends. The common link in these friendships is shared work history at a camp in California (well, everyone except for Stephan). After leaving, I reminisced about several memories I had from my time there, and this morning I remembered another story as I was preparing to write the blog: Read the rest of this entry »

I wrote this just 3 months ago regarding Web TV here:

If the decision comes within the next year or two for me to have either the Internet or DirectTV/Dish at home, I’m not so sure I’d be disappointed to just choose an ISP (probably AT&T) and spend the money I would “save” from a DirectTV/Dish subscription and spend it on a sweet-action HD monitor. (My current plan has me paying over $700 over the 18 month contract.)
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Remember in late 2003 and into 2004, when certain people started claiming their affiliation with “New Media.” Yeah, that was sooooooo 2004. New Media is done. Like a well-done steak with the gristle shriveled up. Yeah, it’s that done. Social media is the new hot news source. These past few weeks proved it. Read the rest of this entry »