Web 1.0 Web Design Lives on

Since creating my first website in 1996 on AOL and Geocities, website technology has evolved, bringing about new web design styles, techniques, and limitations have been resolved away. 14 years later what was once impossible is easily accomplished with CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, Flash and of course CSS. It has made the web a better [...]

Papyrus, The Font I Hate…

Papyrus has to be one to be one of the most overused fonts for design purposes. Not sure why it happens. I guess its a quick easy solution that you know users and your clients will like. Sadly I fell into that trap a few years back working on an acupuncture site. The design has [...]

Chargers Rebranding?

10 Chargers are heading to Hawaii for this Saturday’s Probowl, but talks around San Diego are about rebranding the Chargers. I guess with the extra exposure given to the Chargers this season, the ownership has taken a hard look at how the team’s brand is presented. Jim Steeg, Team COO, stated they were simply trying [...]

Blog Update: Tags!

So Blogger rolled out some interesting new features in for their latest roll out. They integrated it to your gmail account, supposeably sped up the publishing time, but the one I like is the use of Tags. WordPress and other Blogging tools have been using these for years. Its a quick way to clasify your [...]

The Bucks Gone Wild…

I always liked the fact that Starbuck’s logo was a mermaid. 98% of the connoisseurs of Seattle based coffee chain, couldn’t tell you that, But with their recent retro-throwback coffee cups, I’m sure more people are taking notice. As a part of their 35th anniversary, the bucks have changed the logo on their coffee cups [...]

First Web Banner Ad Revisited

Times have changed… Its not uncommon to spot web banners on your favorite websites from MySpace, to Yahoo, and CNN. Here is a look at the first ever made. Designed by AT&T; in 1994, it appeared on Hotwired.com. To be nice, the banner is nasty. No message, no purpose, no indication who its for. The [...]

Version 6.3 goes live…

Almost a year ago, I launched v5.0 of my website. It was time for a new look. Inspired by The Zen of CSS Design, I wanted my new site to have a strong foundation in CSS layout and maintain the cleanest coding possible. I was going to break free of tables, and complex image tables [...]

Dream Job for those who never grew up.

LEGOLAND California Model Builder Do you like to build with LEGO bricks? Ever thought it would be great to get paid to play??? On Monday February 20th from 3:00 pm to 7:00pm, LEGOLAND California will be hosting auditions for 1 open Model Builder position. Job responsibilities include designing & building models for the park, maintaining [...]

The bleeding edge of mail delivery (670M MPH)

“… explore just one of the things that can make a Apple Personal Computer meaningufl to you, personally. It’s called “electronic mail” A great concept, way before its time. Don’t forget to ‘put your computer on the phone’ to contact ‘electronic postal centers’ “For the six-dollars it costs to produce and mail a typical business [...]

Top 10 Advantages of ADD in a High Tech Career

Adult ADD Strengths – Top 10 Advantages of ADD in a High Tech Career Spotted this on Digg’s front page and it immediately grabbed my attention. ADD, High-Tech Jobs… yup thats me alright. The author takes a excellent positive perspective on ADD, that most overlook. ADD does have its advantages, just as it has its [...]

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