It’s been quite some time since I posted something design or programming related. I need to change that. I’ve sort of lost focus about what I’ve wanted this blog to be about. O’Reilly has made a number of books freely available on the web at ebook911.com. This collection includes: “HTML: The Definitive Guide”, “Cascading Style…

A new updated on the IEBlog has revealed a new logo update for Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. It’s not too much of a departure from what IE currently has, but it’s not bad. (Hat tip: foO) Microsoft Internet Explorer

Last night, my dad, my father-in-law and I went to see Ron White at the Bell Auditorium. Damn, is that guy funny or what? It’s one thing to see him on DVD, Audio CD or on Comedy Central. Ron is genuinely funny in person. I really glad he came back to Augusta. Ron had a…

The Sprint Nextel merger went through yesterday. They’ve launched a new website and new identity for the merger. Visit Site Sprint Corporate Mergers

It looks like Network Solutions just launched a new look to their website. A quick glance at the code shows the layout is mostly done without tables… (and it almost validates as HTML 4.01 Transitional) …but I’m not sure I like the new direction. I liked the simplicity of the previous design. The new look…

Not sure when it was posted, but just saw that ActiveSync 3.8 is now available for download from the Windows Mobile website. Download ActiveSync 3.8 Microsoft Windows Mobile

Macromedia announced a new version of its Studio suite of application that will soon be available. This suite, which contains Dreamweaver, Flash Professional, Fireworks, Contribute and FlashPaper is available for preorder now, and will become available mid-September. “The new release improves workflow features and includes new video encoding tools, new CSS enhancements, visual authoring tools…

From CNN.com: Nearly four months to the day since he announced in a hoarse voice on his evening newscast that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer, longtime ABC “World News Tonight” anchor Peter Jennings died Sunday, according to the ABC News network. He was 67. Read more… Rest in peace, Peter. Peter Jennings Lung…

I mentioned last night that changes were coming. I wanted to show off a small glimpse of a design I am working on for a new version of cdharrison.com. It may be a while before it gets implemented, because I still need to work through some technology considerations before I take the plunge and invest…

Herzogenaurach / Canton, MA – The Boards of adidas-Salomon AG and Reebok International Ltd. decided that adidas will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Reebok for US$ 59.00 per share in cash. The offer price represents a premium of 34.2 percent over the closing price of Reebok’s stock on August 2, 2005. The transaction…