Normally Dreamweaver makes my life easier. It has lots of nice things, like snippets and synchronization and stuff. Today is not normal. Today I have discovered that Dreamweaver is rewriting my PHP code without my permission. The pages in question are in PHP, but are … [Read more...] about How Dreamweaver is pissing me off today
*zzzzzzzzzz*
Damn Daylight Savings Time. … [Read more...] about *zzzzzzzzzz*
Use the Force, Wes
Just saw some publicity photos from an upcoming Angel episode. What the hell is Wesley holding here, and why does it glow lightsaber-blue? … [Read more...] about Use the Force, Wes
Fixing TV
Caitln Kiernan offers up a plot for a Star Trek series I'd actually watch. Also in this post is a link to Sci-Fi's show development plans, which are somehow even more depressing than Tremors: the Series, Dream Team, and that icky thing with Shannen Doherty. … [Read more...] about Fixing TV
Shut your mouth
"I Should Not Be Allowed To Say the Following Things About America" deserves to be printed in mainstream newspapers, but once again it's the Onion that pulls through with the responsible journalism. (via Making Light) … [Read more...] about Shut your mouth
TiVo is our friend
Cringely has a fine piece on how the TiVo is changing television. (Like most of us, he's using "tivo" as a generic term for PVRs, thus adding to the list of words that will confound copyeditors for years to come.) Mark, who led me to that link, notes that TiVo is great for small … [Read more...] about TiVo is our friend
April fools
Two universities are having some fun with their home pages today: Valparaiso and Monmouth. ThinkGeek has some lovely items, including the Shrinter (combination printer and shredder). And last but funniest of all (if you're a web designer), Safari to drop table support in next … [Read more...] about April fools
Woman triumphs over tech; film at 11
I have finally gotten my Tivo doing everything I want it to. It's been in pieces on the floor for months; it's a relief to put the lid back on and be done with it—without giving up any of the functionality I wanted. One piece that I needed was just released today, so I … [Read more...] about Woman triumphs over tech; film at 11
Outlines kill.
Caitln R. Kiernan has the best description of writing an outline I have ever seen, involving Daffy Duck, dynamite, and golems. No, really. … [Read more...] about Outlines kill.
Gotta have Sneaker Pimps
I need to figure out how to make iTunes play Six Underground for me at least once a day. I don't know why it cheers me up, but it does. … [Read more...] about Gotta have Sneaker Pimps