Monthly Archives: December 2005

Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Karl

And here’s to 2006!

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Anyone want to sponsor Philly Future’s hosting?

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Karl

Philly Future may have outgrown its hosting for the second time in six months. Now it is going to incur a far greater financial commitment from me. Dreamhost’s support has been fantastic, they have been very patient with us, but … Continue reading →

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A year in review

Posted on December 30, 2005 by Karl

I hate lists, I love lists. Ever see “High Fidelity”? There’s a little of that in all of us. So with that caveat, here goes what I thought was notable in the news of 2005… 1. From the Boxing Day … Continue reading →

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A picture…. of myself….

Posted on December 29, 2005 by Karl

I’m notoriously shy, so it’s with hesitation I put a thumbnail pic of my recent self up here in a spot where folks can see it. However, I think it’s become a kind of necessity. I’ve started to meet many … Continue reading →

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Black, grey, 1999 all over again

Posted on December 29, 2005 by Karl

Minimalist. I admit I am more than a little influenced by Black Flag’s logo. Add a 1k Flash widget for some wisdom, and remove the 100k header graphic for some speed. I think I’ll stick with this for a bit. … Continue reading →

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A new stripped down look

Posted on December 28, 2005 by Karl

Kinda ugly… but will do for now. I’ve incorpoated my quotes widget into my header. Let me know what you think.

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How to tell the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0

Posted on December 28, 2005 by Karl

The clearest post I’ve seen on the subject.

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Quoteview test…

Posted on December 28, 2005 by Karl

A test… this should show a different quote everytime you load the page:

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Liquid layouts in Flash

Posted on December 28, 2005 by Karl

They seem hard to do, since Flash has automatic scaling, which, in the case of a liquid layout, distorts your design in an undesirable fashion. It’s actually very simple to deal with: this tutorial explains how to turn off scaling … Continue reading →

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Big News: Google to offer feed API

Posted on December 27, 2005 by Karl

Niall Kennedy of Technorati: Exclusive: Google to offer feed API: Google plans to offer a feed reader API to allow third-party developers to build new views of feed data on top of Google’s backend. The new APIs will include synchronization, … Continue reading →

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