January 2007 Entries
If you're like most people on the planet, you don't have a Mac. Now before the Apple fanboys work themselves into a rage, just face the fact that you are in the minority. However, just because you're in the minority, doesn't mean that we shouldn't develop web pages that don't render well in Safari, Apple's default browser.
That's where Browser Camp comes into play. It's a 100% free website that will generate snapshots of what a website looks like in Safari. This gets us a good idea of how web pages look in the browser, without having...
I'm in a serious mood to buy a PC notebook before Vista comes out. Call me 'set in my ways' but every new version of a Microsoft operating system brings its own pains and angst that usually get worked out by the time Service Pack 12 comes out.
The one thing that is almost as intolerable are the 'craplets' that companies install on premade machines that you get from Dell, HP, Toshiba, etc. They come with all these 'free trial' or crippled versions of software that slow your brand new computer down and try to extort money out of you. But...
There are times in my life where I reflect back and really wonder what people did back in the days without computers, DVDs, iPods, cell phones, etc.
I had to show up at the Justice of the Peace to enter my plea for a supposed 'speeding ticket'. It was an interesting experience that offered a 'cross section' glimpse into the people of San Antonio. Everyone gets tickets: The rich, poor, black, white, old, young--we all get 'em.
Well, when I got there this morning (at 8:45), it was freezing cold, and because this Justice of the Peace rents a...