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  • Office for Rent

    The first floor of our building is available for rent. Located at 961 Broad Street, the 2,400 Sq. Ft. offices are located in the heart of downtown Augusta. For more information, please visit the listing page on Blanchard & Calhoun.

  • Accessing the Basecamp API with Excel/VBA

    Accessing the Basecamp API with Excel/VBA. This could be an awesome way to generate weekly reports for clients… the sky’s the limit. Nice work, Chris.

  • Voltron to be adapted for film

    VOLTRON to be adapted for film.

  • The Price of Fuel

    phone.jpgI drive a lot. I commute 50+ miles a day, and I fill-up my GMC Sierra 1500 with gas at least once a week.

    Ever since Sidebar Creative’s MyMileMarker.com was released, I’ve been using it to keep track of my fuel usage. It is the first solution that I’ve stuck with to keep track of my mileage, fuel costs and average mpg. Prior to using MyMileMarker.com, I used various tracking methods, including spreadsheets, keeping receipts and marking mileage down on them, and keeping a log in my truck. None of these methods were easy to use, and I never kept up with them for more than a month or two.

    That’s why I’m loving MyMileMarker. It’s easy to use. I can input entries via my mobile phone or Twitter.

    Here’s my current status, with projections for the next year:

    Vehicle Miles Projected Miles Projected Costs Average MPG
    33087 51939 $3316.13 15.2

    What’s interesting to note is that since July 13th, 2007, when I paid $2.879, gas prices have dropped all the way down to $2.199 per gallon here in Augusta. That’s a 68-cent drop in under a month!

  • Webb Alert

    Morgan Webb has a new video podcast available covering the latest tech news and whatnot. It’s still in its infancy, but it’s short and to the point. If you’re not sure who Morgan Webb is, you’ve probably been living under a rock… and we seriously need to reevaluate your geek cred ;) (But seriously, she’s the co-host of G4’s X-Play, and formerly worked on TechTV’s “The Screen Savers”. Man, I miss that show.) Check out WebbAlert.com or subscribe via iTunes.

  • Testing Trillian Astra

    trillian_astraSo, I’ve been testing out the latest version of Trillian, Trillian Astra (v4), and I’m digging it so far. The interface is probably the most significant thing I’ve noticed, but I know there are lots and lots of other changes under the hood. Here are some of the key things that stand out to me so far:

    • You can change skins without restarting the app AND you can modify the color of skins, if supported by the skin, without restarting. Most people don’t change themes all that often, but this addition will end up saving users time AND save current chat sessions without any interruptions at all.
    • It’s much more stable than what I remember Trillian 3 Pro being. I stopped using it because it would crash everytime I got an IM from anyone who would IM from iChat. (You would think it wouldn’t matter… but it would crash Trillian nearly every time for me…)
    • It’s gorgeous. Seriously. The two default GUIs are slick without being obnoxious.
    • It has a fairly small memory footprint. I have been using AIM Lite and Google Talk, but both of them use about 13-15 Mb of memory at any given time. Trillian uses the same amount of memory as ONE of those clients and lets me stay connected to MSN, AIM, and Google Talk at the same time. I’d say that’s a win, wouldn’t you?

    Obviously, there are still some downsides…

    • It’s still in Alpha. Invites are limited. And they aren’t giving current testers invites to hand out to friends.
    • It doesn’t auto-update itself yet. (This is a planned feature, though.)
    • I have no clue when it’ll be available to the general public, either in a Beta or Final version. Your best bet is to check out information on the Cerulean Studios Blog for status updates and development news.

    All in all, I’m pretty happy with the new version. Once the final version is released, I’ll be sure to post something here.

  • Flickr Adds Improved Web Uploading

    Flickr Adds Improved Web Uploading. Personally, I’m a fan of the Flickr Uploadr for Windows… but the new upload interface could come in handy. What’re you waiting for? Go try it now.

  • Pardon the Dust (again)

    Sorry for the light posting, yet again. Between work and other things going on in my life, I’ve hardly had time to devote to the site.

    I’ve been fixing some longstanding issues with the site over the past couple of days. The site should now work fine in all modern browsers. I noticed some issues (caused primarily by some errant code I copied into a post) with the homepage that were causing the site to stop loading in Safari. That’s resolved. I’ve fixed some float issues with the main content area and the sidebar. I’ve also fixed some alignment issues here and there. It’s all pretty minor stuff that most people probably wouldn’t worry about, but it’s been bothering me and that’s cause enough to address and fix them.

    I recently upgraded to WordPress 2.2.2 and it has worked out pretty well. I would definitely recommend upgrading your site if you haven’t done so already.

    I’ve also been playing with Habari a bit lately, and I am really digging it. The 0.2 Developer Review release is pretty stable and cuts out a lot of feature bloat that exists in WordPress. I’m seriously considering a switch to it in the near future. I ran the WordPress import plugin that it comes with, and it pulled over everything without a hitch. My only issue is how it deals with permalinks. If I could get my URL structure to match what I currently have, I’d make the switch today.

    Anyhow… that’s all for now.

  • New Elements in HTML 5

    New Elements in HTML 5. As if we didn’t already have enough to learn…  With support coming from Apple, Opera the Mozilla Foundation, the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WhatWG), and – most recently – the W3C … HTML5 is catching some momentum. There’s no telling how long before they all agree on a standard spec… but I would definitely keep my eyes on how this develops.

  • Jeffrey Zeldman: King of Web Standards

    Jeffrey Zeldman: King of Web Standards. Excellent write-up on Zeldman. Because of him, I’m still in the field today. I was jaded with my job, didn’t have any real clear direction with what I wanted to do on the web anymore… and then I read “Designing with Web Standards” and it changed everything. I had the opportunity to meet him briefly in Atlanta at An Event Apart early last year and he’s the nicest guy you’d ever want to meet…