I've just come across a series of regular expressions that will remove smart tags, o tags, and other Microsoft XML cruft from HTML documents. Jonathan Snook is my hero du jour. With one minor modification, it'll catch the closing smart tags too: </?st1:.*?>. … [Read more...] about Strip Microsoft smart tags with regex
Techy Goodness
Why a Mac tablet from Apple does make sense
The Unofficial Apple Weblog posted Why a Mac tablet from Apple doesn't make sense earlier today. I commented briefly there, but this seems as good a time as any to spout my theory of the Apple tablet. (I bored several of you with this in person a few months ago. If you're one … [Read more...] about Why a Mac tablet from Apple does make sense
Zune
This whole Zune thing is just a train wreck. Granted, the only reason I know anything about the Zune is that I read a fair number of Apple-related publications, many of which have been taking potshots at the Zune for months now. But now that the thing is in stores, I'm seeing … [Read more...] about Zune
Having a geek girl moment
I discovered last night that isbn.nu has RSS feeds for books. I can track prices for the books I'm looking for! O how I love you, isbn.nu. I'm also (finally) making myself switch from Camino to Firefox. Sorry, Camino, I just can't live without the extensions anymore. Also, you … [Read more...] about Having a geek girl moment
Automator script for Word HTML cleanup
So, the other Steph and I were kvetching earlier about the lousy Word HTML we have to clean up all day… and I remembered something. A long time ago, I'd tried to use AppleScript to make the Word Unmunger's batch mode easier to use. At the time, AppleScript defeated … [Read more...] about Automator script for Word HTML cleanup
Keeping up with stuff
I've talked to several people lately who are having trouble keeping up with stuff — email, mainly, and they wonder how on earth I have time to read all these fabulous websites that let me stay on top of developments in web design. In talking to one perpetually-behind … [Read more...] about Keeping up with stuff
Yahoo groups alternative
Help. I run a Yahoo group at work. I inherited it from the creator, who presumably set us up there because while the university offers Listserv, it doesn't provide us with the other goodies Yahoo offers—calendars, polls, file repositories, etc. However, one … [Read more...] about Yahoo groups alternative
He who hath no sin
If it's true that these rumors are flying around in Austin, I can tell you that they haven't flown over here. Yet. (Via Charlie Stross, of all people. Not that I don't expect him to find stories like this, but he lives very, very far from here.) Update: Via Particles, a very … [Read more...] about He who hath no sin
The Long-Promised Word Style/Templates Piece
Styles and templates in Word are nothing at all like CSS and Dreamweaver templates. For one thing, styles in Word aren't kept completely separate from the document; instead they're associated with a specific template. You can copy styles to other templates, or you can change the … [Read more...] about The Long-Promised Word Style/Templates Piece
Styles in Word
I sat down with the Office 2001 Bible today and I think I've mostly figured out how to do stylesheets and templates in Word. I'll write it up in detail this weekend. In the meantime, here's a great FAQ/tutorial site by the Word gurus of the Office newsgroups. UPDATE: Done. … [Read more...] about Styles in Word
