After eleven years of SF conventions, RWA National was … different. Convention neepery follows; run away now if you don't care about this sort of thing. For starters, I'm more or less used to being in the minority at SF cons. (I haven't been to WisCon. I will.) RWA … [Read more...] about RWA National and SF cons, compare and contrast
Harry Potter Book Disguises
Harry Potter Book Disguises — Laughter. Hurting. OW. (via the Smart Bitches) … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Book Disguises
One piece of Harry Potter craziness I haven’t seen mentioned elsewhere…
My HP order doesn't show up on Amazon's recent order page. I can't track it via the website. Their emailed shipping notification told me that it's shipping via UPS, but doesn't give a tracking number. Are they afraid people will hunt down the UPS trucks? … you know, that … [Read more...] about One piece of Harry Potter craziness I haven’t seen mentioned elsewhere…
The World Needs More Dialog Boxes Like This
The World Needs More Dialog Boxes Like This — Yes. Yes, it does. … [Read more...] about The World Needs More Dialog Boxes Like This
Building a Web Site? Ask These 7 Questions First.
Building a Web Site? Ask These 7 Questions First. — I take a fair amount of heat for having written On hiring designers, FrontPage, and your 12-year-old nephew. It really is unbelievable how many people entrust their businesses to children. Kids know computers, right? And … [Read more...] about Building a Web Site? Ask These 7 Questions First.
iPhone availability map
iPhone availability map (via Daring Fireball) … [Read more...] about iPhone availability map
TeleMoose
TeleMoose — Amazon, optimized for the iPhone. Very slick. (via TUAW) … [Read more...] about TeleMoose
Never Use a Warning When you Mean Undo
Never Use a Warning When you Mean Undo — a very good tip for web and software developers. … [Read more...] about Never Use a Warning When you Mean Undo
The Ice Pack
Yes, yes, more about RWA later. For now, I just have to show you the ice pack I was given at the doctor's office this morning. … [Read more...] about The Ice Pack
Hot, tired, and home
Home from RWA National. Later this week, if I can pull my thoughts together, I'll write a bit about how I think RWA and SF cons could learn from one another. For now, I'm cataloguing all the free books I got (DEAR GOD, PEOPLE, ALL THE FREE BOOKS), unpacking, catching up on … [Read more...] about Hot, tired, and home
