Mistaking Style for Design

“Many young web designers view their craft the way I used to view pop culture. It’s cool or it’s crap. They mistake Style for Design, when the two things are not the same at all. Design communicates on every level. It tells you where you are, cues you to what you can do, and facilitates…

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links for 2005-12-16

Really Getting Started in Rails A really great explanation inside Ruby on Rails and some of it’s idiosyncraies. (tags: design developer framework howto Information Rails Ruby rubyonrails web2.0 webdev programming tutorial web reference) Top 12 Ruby on Rails Tutorials A list of 12 great articles on RoR and where to find them. (tags: rubyonrails programming…

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IE7 Coming To XP In Early 2006

Here’s a little something I found over on the MS Internet Explorer teams blog. There’ll be a WindowsXP release of IE7 early next year. IE Blog: “We’ll post an updated pre-release build of IE7 for Windows XP publicly – no MSDN membership required – during the first calendar quarter of 2006.”

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USB Bluetooth 2.0 Adapters Available From IOGEAR

The Mac Observer is reporting that IOGEAR is offering new Bluetooth adapters that have a range of up to 330 feet. The Mac Observer: “IOGEAR announced the immediate availability of its new USB Bluetooth 2.0 adapters on Monday. The adapters connect to a standard USB port, allowing up to seven Bluetooth devices to connect at…

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links for 2005-12-13

complete web page tutorial with Photoshop A complete tutuorial on using Photoshop to construc a web page. (tags: design howto graphics photoshop tutorial webdesign)

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Tylenol #1 Cause of Liver Failure

Tylenol, the wonder drug pain reliever of the 1960’s and 70’s. is now the number 1 cause of liver failure an article in New Scientist is saying. New Scientist: A popular over-the-counter painkiller is now the leading cause of acute liver failure in the US – and almost half of those cases are accidental overdoses….

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How to Clean Ugg Boots

Got a pair of those UGG boots? If you do here’s something for you. eHow.com has a great article on How to Clean Ugg Boots. Did you know they’ll shrink if you don’t wash and dry them properly? Or that a mixture of baking soda and corn flower will help deoderize and soften the inside?…

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