February 2005 Entries
02.28.2005
Firefox Usage Gains Declining
Report from Web Side Story: Firefox's usage growth rate seems to be on the decline. Oh no! Say it ain't so :'(... [+]
02.28.2005
Mac's Interface Design Originator Dies at 61
Jeff Raskin, Apple's employee #31, died today. He is credited for designing the Mac's revolutionary graphical user interface. Thank you, Jeff, for your gift. Read the Wired story.... [+]
02.13.2005
Fontifier
A few folks have complimented my handwriting and have suggested that it would make a nice font. Enter Fontifier -- just download the template, scribble, upload ... a few internet winks later ... voila! Your own penmanship as a font!... [+]
02.12.2005
Address Book & Google Maps
From MacOSXHints: Applescripts that allow you to get the Google Map view of an address in your Mac Address Book.... [+]
02.12.2005
CSS Image Mapping
Nice implementation of image maps using CSS. Then again, I don't even remember the last time I used an image map...maybe 1999?... [+]
02.03.2005
A disclaimer worth reading
While vicariously traipsing through Douglas Bowman's photo galleries today, I happened upon this gem of a disclaimer from which I quote: If you're still using Internet Explorer 5.x -- for either Windows (5.0 and 5.5) or Macintosh (5.0 through 5.2... [+]
02.02.2005
Most Unusual Blog
Not your run-of-the-mill blog. I found myself flipping through the collections of ... oh, I don't even know what to call it. You'll just have to see for yourself! http://www.3580.com/... [+]
02.02.2005
Delicious Book on Type
New book from Ellen Lupton, Thinking with Type, set with my favorite type family, Thesis. (As an aside, I selected Thesis to be the official AOL typeface). With sections titled, "X-HEIGHTS 'Do I look fat in this paragraph?'," this promises... [+]
02.02.2005
Cute enough to eat?
Stumbled upon this photo gallery of Hello Kitty sushi. I don't know how I feel about eating Hello Kitty's head -- I'd probably just stick to yellowtail.... [+]
02.02.2005
Roadrunner & AOL Broadband
Time Warner recently announced that AOL and Time Warner Cable's Roadrunner service will join forces. Wait...how long ago was the merger officially completed? 2001? And they just realized this redundancy? I wonder how long it will take them to realize... [+]
02.02.2005
Pramulator
A Hummer of a pram made of hand-shaped aluminum. Uggh! It's like school in the summer: no class.... [+]
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