For those who read this by RSS or LiveJournal feed… which is most of you, I think… check the newish sideblog for quick links. It's been there for a few weeks but I forgot to mention it here. Right. Back to my drug-induced stupor. … [Read more...] about … and sidelined
Web Design
Morning ramble
Inspired by Favourite Favicons and new support in Camino 0.8, I spent the morning learning how to make cross-browser favicons work. Yay. A 16-by-16 graphic should not require three hours of research and code work, but hey, you can see the finished products here and at sueto.net. … [Read more...] about Morning ramble
Layout deconstruction
Someone I've been chatting with in the Textpattern support forum asked how I'd done this layout. I thought I'd post my response here… First I did a Photoshop mockup to get the layered look the way I wanted it. I put the branch in the upper right corner and then did a … [Read more...] about Layout deconstruction
For Writers
I think I forgot to announce here that the writing and publishing resources I dig up are now simulcast on For Writers. If by any chance you're reading for those posts and don't want to hear about my wedding adventures or web design punditry, you might want to sidle on over there. … [Read more...] about For Writers
Another attempt to rehabilitate Jakob Nielsen
Design Eye for the Usability Guy is not the first attempt to redesign the Alertbox, but it's the funniest. … [Read more...] about Another attempt to rehabilitate Jakob Nielsen
Good for a giggle
Via Mariann, what happens when books use Six Apart's licensing scheme: And there will still be the free version, from libraries. Only anyone who reads the book from a library won't be able to make their own notes in it, and won't be able to ask me questions about it. Like if … [Read more...] about Good for a giggle
Blog stuff
Reading the 300-odd comments on Mena's MT 3.0 post has led me to a lot of new blogs. Among other things, I learned how to include TrackBacks inline with the comments on individual post archives. Step 1: Grab and install Adam Kalsey's SimpleComments plugin. Step 2: Follow Phil … [Read more...] about Blog stuff
MT 3.0
Movable Type 3 is out, and in order to maintain what most of us have built with it, we have to pay. There's really very little to say that others haven't already said "better":http://www.megacity.org/blog/archives/001733.php; already there are 91 annoyed Trackbacks to Mena's post … [Read more...] about MT 3.0
The Nyquil post
I'm getting over a nasty cold. While I regain coherence, check these out: Digital photo hacks Including the simple yet brilliant idea of using the camera strap and your foot for a makeshift tripod, and instructions on using Photoshop's well-hidden Extract function to crop out … [Read more...] about The Nyquil post
Breadcrumbs plugin for Textpattern
I've turned my really simple PHP breadcrumbs into a Textpattern plugin. (updated June 18: v. 0.2) <txp:scl_crumbs /> Let me know how it goes. Don't forget to activate it in the Plugins panel before using. Check the documentation, too. … [Read more...] about Breadcrumbs plugin for Textpattern
