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whirr .. whirr .. whirr

This is the noise my Linux box is making as I install Apache, MySQL and PHP in order to have a play with the PHAkt server model for Dreamweaver UltraDev. whirr.. whirr… crunch crunch…

strange things happen here…

…on the way home from work yesterday I saw an old style Renault 5 embedded in a bush, with windows broken. Walking a little further towards the train station a youngish bloke was cycling towards me, he got to within a couple of feet of me and promptly fell of his bike – for no … strange things happen here…

wretched errors

After a brief respite from the RPC errors, they seem to be becoming more frequent again. They either manifest as a message saying ‘The RPC Server is unavailable’ or just a blank page is displayed, on refreshing the page they go away so if you see that – hit refresh. It’s an error seen on … wretched errors

another tableless wonder

Mo Morgan (dot com) goes tableless on his site’s default (blue dot) skin. Its Sunday, I’m trying to work and am thoroughly uninspired by the task at hand… ah well, the sooner I do this the sooner it will be finished and I’ll have time for more fun stuff.

new navigation

The more observant of my readers may have noticed the new ‘non mystery-meat’ navigation on the right. Enjoy your new found freedom to roam this vast expanse of purple, happy in the knowledge that you will always be able to get back again… If it breaks in your (W3C DOM supporting) browser, you know the … new navigation

Why web clients settle for less

Today’s article on A List Apart talks about why your prospective client might have gone for a cheap and tatty option for their site, rather than your well thought out idea. An excellent read for any freelance developer out there pitching for clients.

Dogs in Elk

Dogs in Elk – I am laughing so much my stomach hurts. How weird is this story? Thanks to Not So Soft for pointing me to this one.

various CSS grooviness

Glish.com has a funky new entry page. Very cool… if you haven’t found them already check out the css layouts on the site. Eric Meyer, the author of ‘Cascading Style Sheets, the Definitive Guide’ has some useful links to css info on his site.

working too hard

… not much time for blogging today. Work and my own freelance clients keeping me on my toes, I should have a bit more time for my own projects soon. I found this site after the designer sent me an email. Interesting and pretty, I see things like this and wish I was a better … working too hard