Today the quintessential scent of summer greeted me along with the bright sun and soft breeze. Some people label themselves as “visual”, meaning they need to see something to truly understand it. Following along these lines, I would have to describe myself as an “olfactory” person. Certain scents have the power to immediately transport me to a certain time in my past, or clue me in to the changing of the seasons. I am fascinated by the sense of smell, and if Smell-O-Vision was really an option, I would see all my movies that way (and make fun of how...… →

Students have graduated and summer is upon us, so I thought it was a good time to take the imagination out for a spin. Here’s the scenario: For the course of one project, the University web site fairy godmother has granted you full control. You can manage the project any way you see fit, and staffing, money, politics, institutional inertia, technical resources, and any other common barriers are not an issue. The only stipulation is that the project must be for the University web site. What is the project that you would do? What is your dream project, that you...… →

A “musical baton” has been passed to me by Glenda the Goodwitch. Wow, this site’s first meme! Edit: I felt compelled to write more after I got home from work (ahem). Pacific time has its disadvantages. Total volume of music files on my computer: 3.88 GB (holy crap! That’s a lot for someone in a music rut.) The last CD I bought was: A Ghost is Born by Wilco Song playing right now: The Milkman of Human Kindness by Billy Bragg Five songs I listen to a lot, or that mean a lot to me: The Ghost in You by...… →

I am a little late to this conversation, but there has been some discussion lately about browser elitism, and how CSS may be dipping its toes into waters best reserved for DOM-based scripting. I can agree with some of these arguments, and I have been trying to find a good way to go about learning DOM-based scripting for several months now. I have to say that it’s very hard to figure out where to start. There are a wealth of great CSS books out there for folks at every level of expertise, as well as more articles and demonstrations than...… →

First, a note: I have recently created three RSS feeds so that those of you interested my professional articles but not my personal musings can subscribe just to the articles, and vice versa. The feed that combines all the content is still in place for those of you who want to get the whole picture. You don’t need to change anything to stay subscribed to the combined feed. More details are available here. …

Just when I’m feeling a little bit stable here, Andy comes out with this and makes me want to start all over. ——- … →