Month: July 2008

RefreshAugusta

30 Jul 2008

I had the idea to start a local group for a while now. Having read about the success of Refresh in other cities, I was intrigued to try and do something like it here in Augusta, Georgia. It wasn’t until recently that I started to get serious with the idea. Tonight we’re holding our first…

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Mojave

30 Jul 2008

Microsoft’s “Mojave Experiment” is horribly misleading. Wil Shipley has some great thoughts on the matter: “The Mojave Experiment:” Bad Science, Bad Marketing. I recently upgraded to Vista. I’ve avoided it like the plague since its initial release. I bought into a lot of the negative reviews, and they helped fuel my desire to stay away…

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Take the Survey

29 Jul 2008

It’s that time of year again: The 2008 A List Apart: Survey for People Who Make Websites is here and it wants you to get in on the action. Calling all designers, developers, information architects, project managers, writers, editors, marketers, and everyone else who makes websites. It is time once again to pool our information…

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28 Jul 2008

Do Web Designers Need Degrees? A degree couldn’t hurt, but I think all of us – whether we have a degree or not – need to do what we can to raise the level of professionalism & quality of work.

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A gift from Zappos

23 Jul 2008

While browsing through Larry’s photos, I stumbled across one that had a Zappos shotglass in it. I asked Larry where he got it from, and he told me it was a giveaway at SXSW he had picked up. So, I did the most logical thing and sent Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh (@zappos) a tweet inquiring…

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WordPress for iPhone

22 Jul 2008

I’m typing this from the WordPress for iPhone app (http://iphone.wordpress.net). When I first heard about this app, I was excited. As good as some of the plugins are to make the WP admin more “iPhriendly”, they’re far from perfect. I think this app has a lot of potential, but it’s far from ideal.

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14 Jul 2008

Apple Sells One Million iPhone 3Gs in First Weekend. I for one, did not partake in the feeding frenzy. I did, however, opt to pay the $9.95 to upgrade my iPod touch.

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11 Jul 2008

WordPress for iPhone. It’s coming and it looks awesome.

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09 Jul 2008

The Day the Earth Stood Still. Like, woah… Even with Keanu in it, this looks like it might be decent.

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08 Jul 2008

What are web standards and why should you use them? That’s what Opera’s new Web Standards Curriculum hopes to answer. If you’re interested in learning more, visit: http://www.opera.com/wsc/ They’ve got 23 articles available already and an additional 30 planned.

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