December 2007
25 posts
sean_mcgee: Wine + Star Trek Voyager = "7 of 9... →
Wine + Star Trek Voyager = “7 of 9 is hot!”
Apple’s Blogger Amnesty Program →
Fake Steve: In the wake of our devastating loss to Nick dePlume of Think Secret (photo) we are considering rolling out an amnesty program to other Apple bloggers in which they would accept a cash payment in return for a promise never to write another word about Apple for as long as they live. Naturally after this they too could claim victory and hail themselves as champions of the First...
sean_mcgee: So, TechCrunch is pondering if Pownce... →
So, TechCrunch is pondering if Pownce is in the deadpool. I don’t think so. In fact, if Pownce ever comes up with an SMS feature, it could take off even more so. What do you all think?
Writers Strike →
sean_mcgee: Anyone have any invites to the... →
Anyone have any invites to the GrandCentral beta?
sean_mcgee: Who's up for some grilled chicken? →
Who’s up for some grilled chicken?
sean_mcgee: Is there something wrong with Pownce's... →
Is there something wrong with Pownce’s File uploader? It’s taking forever for a 6 MB file. I’m on a T1 connection, so it’s not on my end.
Jackson to Produce `The Hobbit,' Prequel to `The... →
Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy “The Lord of the Rings.”
The Bureau of Communication →
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Audio available for my Webmaster Jam Session talk →
The kind folks at CoffeeCup Software have posted audio of all the Webmaster Jam Session talks from this past September, including my talk on web typography, and the Web Design Roundtable, on which I participated. The audio comes in the form of a podcast you can subscribe to in iTunes or your favorite podcast application.
I was pretty proud of my type talk in Dallas. I felt like it went over...
sean_mcgee: A Candy Stand at a Mexican Market near... →
A Candy Stand at a Mexican Market near Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.
sean_mcgee: The Alamo →
The Alamo
sean_mcgee: Downtown San Antonio, TX →
Downtown San Antonio, TX
sean_mcgee: Facebook removes the mandatory "is"... →
Facebook removes the mandatory “is” from Status updates.
sean_mcgee: man...that star rating is really close... →
man…that star rating is really close to the “post” button on replies. And there’s no way to cancel a rating. bummer.
sean_mcgee: A client asked me how to get the... →
A client asked me how to get the attention of Venture Capitalists. Aside from promoting your site, is there any other way? Like, how would a startup find funding in addition to traditional business loans?
Workaround found for three-play rule on Zune →
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Finding yourself unhealthily frustrated by that annoying “three-play rule” still included in the latest firmware update for the Zune? Fret not, as a solution easier than easy has been discovered. Apparently, users can simply accept a shared track, go into Windows and switch the genre to “Podcast,” and play the tune over as many...
SAFE Act won't turn mom-and-pop shops into WiFi... →
Despite hyperbole to the contrary, the SAFE Act that passed the House yesterday won’t force local coffee shops, libraries, and home users to monitor their network connections for child porn.
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Creating Sexy Stylesheets →
Lately, I have taken interest in discussing methods of creating sexy stylesheets. While CSS can be used to create sexy websites, writing CSS can actually be an artform by itself. The way in which CSS is created, structured, and maintained can be a thing of beauty.
So how does one create sexy stylesheets? What characteristics would your stylesheets have?
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to...
New Google iPhone Application: Prepping Us for... →
Google has officially released its new iPhone application, which you’ll be directed to if you point your iPhone web browser to http://www.google.com. The new application is very much the portal-style landing page you’d expect from Google. Still very simplistic in appearance, it merely offers tabs for quick access to most of its other applications–Gmail, YouTube, Maps, Docs, Reader, Picasa and...
