Have you ever been a regular at a coffee shop? The barista knows you by name, and every morning when you come by, she’s already got your Triple Non-Fat Sugar-Free Vanilla Latte waiting for you. That’s an intelligent default. She … Keep reading
Tag Archives: software
Why Aren’t You Using Fireworks to Compress Images?
I’m sure you’ve all heard the Fireworks vs. Photoshop debate. When I started at Pop Art, I was a Photoshop user. It was the application that we were taught in my graphic design program, and when I found out that … Keep reading
New Xbox Experience: One Paragraph Review
The new dashboard is really slick. The entire thing has been overhauled, to the point where it feels like a brand new console, rather than just a software upgrade. At first, it’s a little confusing if you’re used to the … Keep reading
Version Targeting and IE8 Followup
Hooray! The feedback from the web development community convinced the IE development team to change their minds about the default setting for version targeting in IE8 (as I discussed in a previous post). “In light of the Interoperability Principles, as … Keep reading
Version Targeting and IE8
Previously on Web Developer Controversies: Aaron Gustafson from the Internet Explorer development team announced that IE8 will use a META tag to kick the engine into standards mode by targeting a specific browser version, something that was previously done by … Keep reading
Skinning Community Server 2007
We recently upgraded the Pop Art Blog to Community Server 2007, and I was assigned to upgrade the templates. Dave produced a wonderful comp, and when I read about CS2007′s new Chameleon Theme Engine, I was pretty excited. The actual … Keep reading
Macintosh OS X Release
So I’m at The Computer Store. It’s 8:40 AM. Saturday. I’m behind the service counter eating Snak Pak Cheezy Bitz Peanut Butter Crackers. Wearing an “X… The Future Is Here” T-shirt. There are like 50 people in this small store … Keep reading
Here's What Sucks
“Here’s what sucks: writing software with the goal of producing something IT managers want to buy, rather than producing something that people want to use.” – Jamie Zawinski
The Great Thing about Crummy Software
“The great thing about crummy software is the amount of employment it generates.” – Jaron Lanier