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Hate Internet Explorer? Take a stand against IE6 browser

One of the first posts I wrote on this blog was a tiny little script that detects whether your visitor is using a particular version (or less) of Internet Explorer and then redirects them to a page explaining that they should…

Filed under: CSS/HTML, Code & Scripts, Internet | Tags: , , , , , , | Written on September 18, 2008

Warning: Facebook ‘Virus’

Hey all – just wanted to let everyone know about what essentially amounts to a virus being spread via Facebook.
If you get a message on your wall reading:

“hi XXX, howdy?? lisen i got a new friend here..shex kinda new here..maybe…

Filed under: Internet | Tags: , , | Written on June 17, 2008

About Robots – Firefox 3 Beta 5 Easter Egg

Bored? Fire-up your copy of Firefox 3 Beta 5 and type about:robots in the address bar.

about:robots

Funny stuff – but I think the FF3 devs could be using their time more productively, namely, to get the damn thing out the door already!…

Filed under: Internet, Miscellaneous | Tags: , , | Written on May 16, 2008

Here Comes Another Bubble – Hilarious

One of the least satisfying bits about my job is watching would-be Internetpreneurs come up and attempt to pitch the Next Big Thing, which is just like the Last Big Thing, just renamed and re-domained – with a bit of…

Filed under: Internet, Miscellaneous | Tags: , , | Written on May 7, 2008

New site: Tip. Trick. Mod.

When I initially began this blog as an extension of my design business, I wanted a place where I could write about various tips and tricks I come across due to spending an overly large portion of my day online.

Recently…

Filed under: Internet | Tags: , , , | Written on April 4, 2008

Putting value into Social Networking, pay up Facebook

Great post on China Vortext regarding the Facebook Beacon service:

China Vortex: Facebook’s Beacon and Valuing Social Networks

Let me put it this way, I don’t think that there is a way to value social networks, even though this is what advertisers…

Filed under: Internet, Miscellaneous | Tags: , , | Written on December 6, 2007

Craigslist brings sweatshops online

I’ve recently started using Craigslist as a source for design job leads, and largely, I think it’s a great resource. With sites specific to 450+ cities around the world, it’s easy to target certain geographical locations, and as it’s the…

Filed under: Design, Internet, Money Making | | Written on September 22, 2007

Light a flame under Firefox’s memory usage

Much the anti-thesis of my “I hate IE” post, I love Firefox. From principle to practice, it just is what a browser should be.

That said, one of the things that’s been bugging me lately about Firefox is that it is just…

Filed under: Internet, Miscellaneous | | Written on September 7, 2007

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