Mon, June 28, 2004 - 1:05:00 pm

Puppy Love

For some reason my coffee tasted better this morning. It may have something to do with this: http://4images.lastupdated.net/categories.php?cat_id=21

Thu, March 4, 2004 - 1:55:00 pm

Asia’s Work

Asia, my wife, will have selected pieces of her portfolio on display at the Art Directors Club as part of an exhibit on Advertising. The show begins on March 29th and will run for two weeks. If you have a chance to stop by and check it out, you should.

Wed, March 3, 2004 - 5:20:00 pm

Movable Type as An Events Calendar

As I've said in the past, Movable Type makes a great, small scale Content Management System (CMS) to manages articles, and in some cases, events. When used for events it is often useful to list upcoming events in ascending order and to limit the display for events in the future. Stagger Nation produces a number of great plugins for Movable Type, one of which is very useful for accomplishing the above mentioned tasks. Combined with a little PHP the result is a very flexible tool. Here is the DateTags Plugin

Thu, February 26, 2004 - 2:33:00 pm

FlipStart PC

If only it was made by Apple and running OS X. http://www.flipstartpc.com/

Wed, February 11, 2004 - 2:06:00 pm

Palm and Apple

So it appears that the next generation Palm Operating system, you know, those handheld devices, won't support Mac OS. More clearly, they will not be developing a new version of Palm Desktop for Mac. While they do cite certain reasons for this decision I believe they are making a huge mistake. This is not to say that third party developers cannot develop conduits but personally, I'm not willing to invest in a product which does not support my platform OEM.

Thu, February 5, 2004 - 3:56:00 pm

Janet Jacksons Breast

Personally, I don't see what the problem is. I understand that the "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl may have been too much for middle America to handle but the truth is, women have breasts. We've all seen them. They're there. Why Janet Jackson feels the need to show hers on national television, who knows, but really, what's the big deal. Aren't there other issues the FCC, television networks and press should be focusing on? Why was she at the Super Bowl in the first place? What ever happened to marching bands and cheerleaders? I guess that my real argument is not in Janet Jackson's breast but her involvement in the Super Bowl at all. If we as a country didn't spend so much time trying to cover up little mistakes and focused our energy on trying to educate and guide our youth maybe her breast-bearing incident wouldn't cause such a stir. Maybe if children were taught that the human body has parts to it, some of which are public and some of which are private, and those private parts should be respected and glorified rather than enlarged and objectified we would be in much better shape.

Wed, February 4, 2004 - 2:55:00 am

Form Elements

Ordinary-Life.net has a great Form Element Template.

Mon, January 26, 2004 - 4:09:00 pm

New G5’s.

I'm going to be upgrading my computer setup as soon as Apple releases the next round of G5 Powermacs. I've been putting off the upgrade since last Fall when my G4 400Mhz Powerbook started to become a little slower than I could handle. It's still fast for the most part but applications such as Flash and Illustrator give it some problems. I also think it's time to stop carrying all of my data around with me everywhere and start keeping everything home on the desktop. I've been reading Macintosh and Apple rumor sites for quite a few years now but I think I've logged more macrumors.com page views in the past month than all previous years. It's really hard to purchase Apple equipment and if not done properly can cost not only $$$ but bragging rights and pride. It's been my experience that Apple will release a new or upgraded product immediately after I make my purchase. After heeding the advice of Justin I will wait until they release the new G5's and buy one right away. That way I have the latest and greatest for at least a couple of months.

Fri, December 12, 2003 - 4:14:00 am

Moved, amost finally

So we've pretty much completed our move to Brooklyn. I have to say, it really is an advantage to simple walk out the door and hop in the car. We had a car in Manhattan but access to it was so limited due to the distance we had to park it from our apartment. And that's not all that rocks about Brooklyn. Within a few short weeks I'm already realizing that there is a great deal on this side of the river. Sure, it's a little slower, a little smaller and a little more low key overall. But to be completely honest with you, I was ready for that. We have much more space and are not so closely attached to the constant rush of Manhattan. That being said, I can get to Broadway/Lafayette in 15 minutes. =)

Thu, December 4, 2003 - 9:15:00 pm

Congratulations!

Photo: Sal Campo

Fri, November 21, 2003 - 12:57:00 am

My first Craigslist posting

Great studio apartment in soho available 12.1. Super cool brick wall and street view, sleeping loft will fit full size mattress and some more of your stuff. Thompson Street between Prince and Houston. $1575/month, 1 month security. You'll take over our lease after approval/credit check by Landlord. No brokers fee. This place really rocks. http://newyork.craigslist.org/abo/19673511.html

Wed, November 19, 2003 - 6:36:00 pm

Moving

OK, so I think it was yesterday that I posted about our exciting move to Brooklyn. Not that I want to dilute the excitement but the truth of the matter is that moving sucks. Aparently things are done a little differently in Brooklyn and we do not simply move into an apartment. Well, we do move into an apartment but the designations of apartments is a little confusing. We are moving to Apartment 3, which is on the 3rd floor of the building...if you count the garden apartment as a floor and apartment 1. The cable company seems to refer to our apartment as apartment 2, because they look at the garden floor as "Garden" or "Apartment A". That coupled with the fact that the tenants in apartment 4, 4th floor, have registered their cable as apartment 3 is making this a very taxing experience. Why is there not one central agency that all external companies refer to for your address...sort of like social security. If I could register my address with one centralized agency that all companies and organizations refer to in real time for sending correspondence I would be very excited. There are several agencies which coduct a similar service, but they are not centralized. Surprisingly enough, the easiest thing to change is the mailing address itself through the United States Post Office Movers Guide. You simply fill out the forms. You can pay $1 to process the form online or print it out and mail it for free. I took advantage of this service so let's see how it works out.

Tue, November 18, 2003 - 1:45:00 pm

Brooklyn, NY

So, after 3+ years living in trendy, downtown SOHO, Asia and I will be taking up new residence in Brooklyn. Boerum Hill to be exact. We'll be moving into a much more spacious, 2 bedroom apartment with working fireplace, outdoor terrace and dishwasher in a dog friendly building. These may sound like standard life elements but believe me, in New York City they are not.

Fri, November 7, 2003 - 12:38:00 am

A List Apart

A great reesource for learning about web technology, design and the like is available at A List Apart.