Besides some of the more popular blog enhancements, like a tag cloud, quicktags for comments, and instant page translation, I’ve had a few hidden gems that passing visitors might not be aware of. I like adding the small personal touches: CSS styled Text Selection Not many people change the selection (user-highlighted text) to match their… Continue reading Tiny Web Design Easter Eggs that Make this Site “Grade AA”
Month: February 2007
Reasons to Be Cautious of Google
Google is getting too powerful for the internet. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, and in fact use some Google services, but that doesn’t mean we should all turn a blind eye to what Google is and is capable of. Google has one of the best search engines, any they also have a wealth of knowledge.… Continue reading Reasons to Be Cautious of Google
The Ladder of Success & the Slide of Leeches
“The ones who love us best are the ones we’ll lay to rest†“The ones who love us least are the ones we’ll die to please†-The Replacements I’d love to play guitar, build something, or share stories with the failures, the desperate, or people who are just deprived for no reason. The underdog gets… Continue reading The Ladder of Success & the Slide of Leeches
Top 10 Reasons Why the #10 is Used
1. The major English speaking nations use a 10-base numbering system (0-9), rendering a new digit and decimal place as soon as you increase a single integer from nine. 2. We live in a binary world full of ones and zeros in this Age of Information. 3. Things like music and culture are often categorized… Continue reading Top 10 Reasons Why the #10 is Used
The Most Memorable Voices
In no particular order, some of the best voices I’ve heard are… Tony Clifton The amazing character devised by the genius Andy Kaufman. He’s a Las Vegas lounge singer whose hobby is being a rude and arrogant bad guy. If you’ve never heard what he sounds like, take an ear to him singing the Star-Spangled… Continue reading The Most Memorable Voices
SingingFish redirects to AOL? Yes and No.
There is little buzz going on about singingfish.com redirecting to AOL Search. If you are unfamiliar with singingfish, it is a multimedia search engine launched in 2000 that has one of the best databases of many mp3s and other audio and video formats. The only info I found about the domain redirection was that AOL… Continue reading SingingFish redirects to AOL? Yes and No.
Enable Download for All Myspace mp3s
I discovered a place where you can make any song on myspace downloadable. It works on Firefox and Opera, so if you haven’t yet- ditch Internet Explorer. You also have to download it within the timeframe. Ctrl+S will save the file if it comes up as a popup. [via gHacks] If the link is down,… Continue reading Enable Download for All Myspace mp3s
My Portfolio is Ready
I have held out long enough in designing a “showcase” section for my website. I decided to gather some goodies for everyone to check out. Portfolio sounds too businesslike, but regular old folks can see what things I created without being a prospective customer, employer, or venture capitalist. You’ll enjoy it if you like art,… Continue reading My Portfolio is Ready
Muppet Show Music mp3s
The last post I made was free downloads for Sesame Street songs. This time around, I’m offering songs from two other VHS tapes I own: Fozzie’s Muppet Scrapbook and Muppet Revue. These are Muppet Show skits and segments from the original Muppet Show. I only recorded the musical numbers to mp3 though. Again, you can… Continue reading Muppet Show Music mp3s