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The ultimate webdesign usability checklist

A pretty good checklist to go through before you launch a new website. Much of this is old hat / common sense, but a good collection: Technical Did you validate your (X)HTML using W3C Markup Validation Service? Did you validate your CSS using W3C CSS Validation Service? Did you check your website in at least […]

Microsoft Aquires Firefox

Or so the site says! http://www.msfirefox.com/ I love funny parodies like this. Technorati Tags: Microsoft, Firefox, funny, humor, news, aquires, parody

Attention AVG Antivirus Users

FYI: GRISOFT is announcing a new version of the AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. This new 7.5 version with improved performance and user interface is available. Users that are using AVG Free 7.1 will be provided with a specific dialog, within the next few weeks, with the opportunity to choose the right option fulfilling their needs. […]

Halloween Treat!

Happy Halloween everyone! If you are looking for a good scare visit http://theshadowlands.net/places/ which will tell you where to find the un-dead in your area. I have always enjoyed the commentary on this site. Here are the places to look in my neck of the woods: http://www.theshadowlands.net/places/northdakota.htm I doubt we will be doing much ghost […]

Google OS not far off

Google announced today that they have aquired JotSpot, which is a great little wiki service. They also said they plan to make this part of thier hosted apps offering. Seems to me Google is building and online office suite. Not many people would disagree. I wonder how long until everything we need in our day […]

Great Article on Securing SSH

Not like SSH wasn’t pretty secure before, due to encryption, but every step towards security helps. I took note to his advice on moving SSH to a non-standard port: Security though obscurity you scoff? Perhaps. But it’s easy, causes no inconvenience, and might just reduce the number of attacks. That sounds like a winner to […]

Black Friday Sales at Sears

Looks like some more got leaked: Televisions GPX 7″ Under-the-Cabinet LCD Television / Radio – $99.99 Haier 20″ Color Television – $79.99 Hitachi 51″ CRT Projection Television – $849.99 Magnavox 20″ Flat Panel LCD Televisio – $349.99 Magnavox 42″ Widescreen LCD HDTV with ATSC Tuner – $1359.99 Panasonic 26″ LCD TV with ATSC Tuner – […]

Halloween Costume

Yeah, I did it!

Halloween Party pictures

I uploaded the Halloween party pictures from Uncle Jesse’s to my flickr account You can view them here We had a great time as you can tell!

Halloween Party in Driscoll Tonight

That’s right. It’s time for the 2nd annual Halloween party at Uncle Jesse’s in Driscoll tonight. I will once again be providing the musical entertainment starting at 9pm. Come dressed up as there will be a costume contest with prizes. What will I be dressed up as? You will have to come to find out! […]