rachelandrew

where did that weekend go…?

“While visiting your mother to offer some tech-support, you find that she’s set the new world record for the number of system-tray icons, topping out at 217. She doesn’t even know what the “Start” button is for.” – Geek Horoscopes I need funny stuff on a Monday morning.

Wise words

The Web Standards Project replies to the misunderstandings and generally unresearched comments made by some people about the need for Standards in our authoring environment. My recent project – which will launch any day now – wound up being totally handcoded. Why? Dreamweaver couldn’t cope with the Standards Compliant CSS layout and XHTML. I eventually … Wise words

new site

edgeofmyseat.com This will be the new home of all my web development tutorials, Dreamweaver extensions and web development based articles and also the home of my Web Design and Development services. I have created redirects from all the pages on this site directly into the correct place on the new site, but if you do … new site

Mmmm Beer

BeerLog – marvellous. I’ve been too busy too post, working away on a secret project, well its not really secret but it isn’t finished yet.

clock watching

I’m sitting here waiting for today to end. I’m also watching a large digger, digging rather too closely for comfort just outside the office window. At least if they accidentally knock the wall down I’ll get to go home early, and I’m near a fire escape for quick a quick exit if needs be! Design … clock watching

eeeevil cat!

Lap Dance – requires Flash. Via the Women Designers list.

eek!

Great excitement at the place of employment today… its only lunchtime and we have already been struck by lightening and had a visit from the Fire Brigade. Now none of the phones in the office work – except mine – marvellous… the last thing i need is to be answering the phone all day.

Wednesday

It feels like it should be Friday. I’m in that weird timespan that is waiting to leave a job. I don’t want to get involved in projects that will be ongoing after I leave, so I’m spending my time working through a list I made of outstanding small jobs… dull but more useful to the … Wednesday

Useful site

Webmaster Base seems to have a whole range of useful tutorials in all aspects of web development. The Register informs us that IE6 will be launched on 15 August, I’ve been using the beta for the last few weeks and am really impressed with it, so looking forwrad to downloading the final version.

mmm … Beer …

Bad news for beer? Apparantly beer sales are declining. I shall drink my pint.. er.. pints this evening in the knowledge that I am doing my bit for the beer industry. These girlie drink drinkers just don’t know what they’re missing!