sometimes a blog by Dan Greene
Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources
There’s plenty of good information and links here. Some of these resources I knew about, but there are plenty on this list that I didn’t.
Google is great for the quick fact check or the shotgun approach to just see what’s out there. But when you need more in depth info it’s hard to beat a specialized database.
I use Sizer on the Windows side of things quite a bit. It’s freeware that allows you to resize any window to an exact, predefined size. It can also tell you how large a window is.
Anybody know of a utility like this for the Mac?
36 Greatest Bill Gates quotes, just for Apple fanboys
No idea if Bill actually said all these or not but I like;
“I have 100 billion dollars… You realize I could spend 3 million dollars a day, every day, for the next 100 years? And that’s if I don’t make another dime. Tell you what-I’ll buy your right arm for a million dollars. I give you a million bucks, and I get to sever your arm right here.”
A little too violent I think. 🙂
This Macworld article led me to a nice utility called Virtue Desktops. Makes switching between Win XP and OS X really simple.
Well it’s been 3 years since the wreck. And I think life is just now stabilizing. Since the wreck I’ve gotten engaged, married, and welcomed my daughter into the world. I’ve dropped out of 2 Ph.D programs and gotten a full time job. I’ve moved several times and will hopefully move for a last time next month. To quote Indiana Jones “It’s not the years, honey, it’s the mileage.”
And speaking of years, I’m now 28. Funny, I feel like I should be about 58.
So I needed to figure out the hex values for a color a few minutes ago. OS X has a built in color app but it’s a bit hard to get to. Thanks to this blog post, I found out all I need to do is fire up Applescript and type “choose color” and save that as an application. Add in the free HexColorPicker and away I go.
Makes my day in library land a little easier. On another note, I may get back to posting on a more regular basis eventually. 🙂
Update: Another good (and free) color app to have, exColor.
The battle is here. With Dreamweaver and GoLive now both owned by Adobe, what will get included in Creative Suite? The answer is… both.
CS Premium will include both GoLive and Dreamweaver. I wonder how long that will last? And I guess Fireworks will disappear which is sad. I’ve never felt that Photoshop was that great for web graphics.
I’ve used Dreamweaver/Fireworks since version 2. I started using it because it intergated nicely with HomeSite, the HTML editor I’ve used since Nick Bradbury (a UT alumni) still owned it.
Sadly Homesite appears to be another neglected product. Allaire kept developing it, and Macromedia kept it current, but I doubt Adobe sees a need for it. I’m mostly using a Mac this days anyway, so no more Homesite for me.
I mainly use Dreamweaver in code view since it doesn’t display CSS layouts as well as i would like. I’ve never used GoLive that much. Hopefully Adobe will take the best features from GoLive and Dreamweaver and make a great product. The chances of that are probably pretty slim…
Blogging has slowed down because life is still busy and I haven’t had much time to think, let alone post anything. I’m settling in to a new office and am beginning to figure out my job. Right now I’m waiting on computers and software so I can debug a new site design…
Well I’m starting to get settled in at Hodges. Still waiting on keys to my office, which may not matter since I may be moving offices anyway. Still don’t know quite what I’m doing yet, but I do know I’m the only person in Hodges whose sole job is designing web sites. That probably means I’m going to be staying busy.