A space for me to ramble on about web site design, music, movies, books and any other subjects that might pop into my head.
Work Smarter
Access Links Faster in Firefox
To get to your bookmarks quicker in Firefox, use the built-in Keywords feature. Basically, it works with a few keystrokes rather than mouse clicks. If you have to access the same pages several times a day, this will save you some time. Here's how to do it. read on...
Stripping Makes Your Code Sexy
You've probably run into it, especially if you use a WSYWIG editor of some sort. You copy text from a program, paste it into your editor, save it, and notice that it looks wrong in your browser. Lucky you - your OS just "helped" you. Here's a free utility that helps you say, "No thanks." read on...
Fangs for Firefox 2.0
A little late, perhaps (the extension came out in October) but a heads-up to all accessibility-conscious developers out there. Fangs, a screen reader emulator extension for Firefox, has a Firefox 2.0-compatible version available for your downloading pleasure. read on...
Notepad++ 3.9 Released
A new version of the excellent (and free, but the developer would surely appreciate a donation) Notepad++ text editor has been released. In addition to its tabbed interface, configurable syntax highlighting, syntax folding, line numbering, multi-view, bookmarks and regular expression search and replace, you get a few new improvements: read on...
What I'm Reading
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
Author: Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
Rating: 9 of 10
Legs McNeil, the "resident punk" in Punk magazine (a publication that predated the label for the new genre) has worked with Gillian McCain to compile an amazingly entertaining read. At times funny, scary, disgusting and inspiring, the book features (as the title says) transcriptions of interviews with many figures around when punk music was in it's noisy infancy. read on...
What I'm Listening To
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band at The Vogue
Artist: The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Rating: 10 of 10
Before I begin, let me put forth a disclaimer; I know the Reverend Peyton. I used to work with him at WFYI, the Indianapolis public radio/TV station. He's a helluva great guy to spend some time talking with. When the time would come to get away from the desk for a bit because work was too much (or too little, as was more often the case) I'd meet Chris Flood in Josh's office and, in between work, we'd shoot the breeze about just about anything.