Charlie Weis grants a Mishawaka boys last wish
This is a touching story about how Charlie Weis granted a last wish to a young Mishawaka boy dying from an inoperable brain tumor.
I now have a new found respect for Coach Weis.
Archive for September, 2005
Typo or Freudian Slip
And here I thought I knew what CD-R stood for.
What’s more is that this is a repost from another site (references www.noritsu.com but I could not find the original article), and neither site caught it. People, you’ve got to proofread better.
If you read the rest of the article you’ll find many other typos and grammar mistakes like “humidly leaks in”.
Hilarious.
Review - BulletProof Web Design
I just finished reading Bulletproof Web Design by Dan Cederholm of Simplebits last night, and I must say I’m very pleased. The book was very well written as a series of examples of poorly structured solutions rebuilt into “bulletproof” solutions. All of the examples are of very relevant design scenarios based on some popular web trends. This book only covers the semantic markup and styling aspects of a site. It does not get into the visual design aspects of a site, although it does cover some of the basics of how to correctly construct background images for use in making a “bulletproof” site.
Overall, this is one of the best-written books on web design that I have read in quite a while. Congratulations to Dan. I hope he keeps ‘em coming.
Talk about scary TV
I don’t even like watching TV during the day at home because all of the news scares me (really it just makes me sad). But, imagine watching the news and your on it. Live.
Evidently, yesterday, a JetBlue flight leaving L.A. had front wheel problems that were identified immediately after takeoff. This problem forced an emergency landing with the front wheels locked sideways. After several hours circling the airport to burn off fuel to make for a safer landing, the plane was landed safely even though the front wheels burst into flames when they made contact with the ground. Pretty scary stuff for the people on board. But, here’s the kicker. JetBlue has live DirectTV for the passengers in the plane. So, all of the people on board the plane were watching live news coverage of their own plane about to crash land. Pretty horrific.
Take a look at the CNN coverage.
Another storm’s a brewing
Holy crap. It certainly looks like the Gulf Coast is about to get hammered again. This time it looks like Texas is going to take the brunt of the force from Hurricane Rita. Here I sit in my own little world; a thousand miles away; not knowing what’s going on across the country. Then, blam! it hits you in the face. I really feel for the people of the Gulf Coast. I’m praying for a miracle that spares them more pain. Good luck Texas. Get prepared!
My absolute favorite T-shirt
I found this shirt a long time back and still laugh my ass off everytime I see it. This has to be my absolute favorite T-shirt of all time. Simply hilarious.
Blingo keyword blocks Google ads
After experimenting with Blingo for a while I noticed a little something interesting. If your search includes the word Blingo, none of the normal ads from Google AdSense come up. Instead they are replaced with a little “About Blingo” bar that contains a few links to more information about Blingo.
Now, this isn’t super interesting unless you are looking for a way to exclude the sponsored links from your results. If you wanted to, you could simply add “-blingo” (without the quotes) to the end of any search in Blingo and voila! No sponsored ads.
Personally, I don’t mind the ads in Blingo. They are limited to 3 (max) versus the standard Google 10 or so for popular keywords. Also, this is how Blingo is able to offer prizes (not to mention make a buttload of cash). But, nonetheless, if you don’t want adds and don’t mind the Blingo bar, by all means include a “-blingo” in your searches.
PS: If you’re interested in joining Blingo, you can sign up as a friend so that we can both win. Simply click on the “Win with me on Blingo” button on the left and sign up. Thanks!
How To Nail A Sexy Layout
Great article from another Michiananite (someone from Michiana [close to the border of Michigan and Indiana]; whatever, you get it!). This is the first part in a series on how to build a great table-less design, standards compliant site. John is also involved in some great work over at Notre Dame. Go Irish!
Embrace your bottom - Great idea: I think I will!
This is a great article from Derek Powazek. I whole-heartedly agree that you should not try to sway a user from their path until they have reached their intended destination and are ready to try another one. Derek implements this same idea by moving the majority of his swaying links to the bottom of his site (where the user will be once they are done reading, which is what you want them to do!) Go get ‘em Derek. Fantastic idea.
Yet another use for a Wiki
I have often told my larger clients that Wikis work great for corporate communications, and that they should really get comfortable with them. Here is yet another use of a Wiki that is a prime example of the power and flexibility of this class of technology. Bravo!