In the article Here’s What Is Limiting Twitter’s Mainstream Potential, Mills Baker makes an intriguing proposal: Twitter’s chronological fire-hose format is limiting its ability to reach a mainstream audience. He says bringing in an algorithm à la Facebook’s automatic timeline curation will bring joy and contentment to all twits worldwide. I respectfully disagree; I’m not up…
As usual, thoughts of Thanksgiving Day brought me to reflect upon all the things I have for which I am truly thankful. Drumroll, please — here’s my list: I’m thankful to God for my very life and everything in it. I’m thankful for salvation through Jesus Christ – God coming to Earth to die for…
I’m back! This journal has languished too long. The last few years have been busy, as usual, but perhaps one reason it took so long to get around to writing again was because I was focused only on Web-related issues. Life isn’t one-dimensional, and so I’m not going to restrict the journal in this way…
Here’s a sneak peak at the articles I expect to post in coming months: Painless Concrete5 CMS Installation Design 101: Contrast, Alignment, Repetition, Proximity (Robin Williams, The Non-Designer’s Design Book) Google Analytics Basics for Non-Nerds Google Analytics for Dataheads Code-Free Mobile App Creation Paid Web Advertising 101 Photo Optimization for the Web Where’s the Banana?…
We’ve all had troubles with our computers: malware, viruses, slow speeds, spyware, you name it. Here’s a link to a nifty set of free malware removal tools with detailed instructions for each of them. It may take a few hours to run through everything, but this handy resource should clean up your Windows system well,…
Star Trek the Next Generation: A Time to Sow ~by Dayton Ward Still reeling from the disastrous events that have rocked all of Starfleet and tarnished the career of one of the Federation’s most decorated captains, Picard and his crew must now endure the unthinkable: scandal, ostracism, and an uncertain future. But despite all that…
In the first book of Eleanor Updale’s excellent Montmorency series, an anonymous criminal hatches a plan to lead a double life. First, he takes the guise of Scarper, a low-class thief who uses the mazes of the sewers to steal from the homes of the rich. Then, as Montmorency, he enjoys the fruits of his…
Disturb Us, Lord by Sir Francis Drake Disturb us, Lord, when We are too well pleased with ourselves, When our dreams have come true Because we have dreamed too little, When we arrived safely Because we sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord, when With the abundance of things we possess We have…
Ah, Thanksgiving! You get a day off of work, stuff yourself to the gills on feasts of turkey and pumpkin pie, get together with friends and family for a party, and watch football games and parades on TV. What a great way to celebrate! Celebrate what? What’s the reason for all this festivity? What’s “Thanksgiving”…
Image via Wikipedia Sometimes you come across a random old game that’s actually pretty interesting and fun to play. I recently found Wazzal, a space pirate game which fits the bill nicely. It’s good for whiling away the time every so often when you’re not out looking for a cure for cancer, eliminating world hunger,…