Lets say you’re working on a web project and you only have a certain number of pixels wide for some text. Maybe you’re tired of the traditional greeking and want to do something different to show your designer flair. My friend have I got the site for you, blindtextgenerator.com blindtextgenerator.com does what similar sites do…
...Read MoreYahoo! Pulls the Plug on Flickr for AT&T and Verizon Subscribers
If you’re lucky enough to have been an SBC or Verizon internet subscriber who gets Flickr free then it’s time to dig out your wallet. Yahoo! (current owner of Flickr) has decided that one way out of it’s ailing monetary troubles is to begin charging people for Flickr who had previously been receiving it free…
...Read MoreThanks Google
After almost a year the red screen of death that warned everyone my site was purportedly an attack site has been removed. Thanks Google.
...Read MoreFlickr: Say What?
So Flickr has changed their deal with AT&T and Verizon for internet subscribers, no more free Flickr Pro accounts. Ok, I can deal with that. But the other day I got a Flickr mail saying my account was about to expire… in 2010! Seriously, is Yahoo! this desperate for money that they’re going to start…
...Read MoreColtrane
Just upgraded all my WordPress installations to the latest incarnation Coltrane and I must say, I’m very pleased. The whole new backend and UI for the first time makes me want to post directly from the browser rather than a 3rd party application.
...Read MoreBuilding Fences
It’s been my experience that lots of people will tell you how to build a fence, but very few will pick up a hammer to help you.
...Read MoreU.S. Pilots Ordered to Shoot Down UFO
On a rare note, files just recently released to the British Archive confirm reports that American pilots were ordered to shoot down UFO’s spotted over the English countryside during the height of the cold war. Yahoo! News: “One pilot said he was seconds away from firing 24 rockets at the object, which moved erratically and…
...Read MoreMichigan Man Arrested for Sex with Car Was Vacuum
A Michigan man was arrested for receiving “sexual favors” from a car wash vacuum. The Modesto Bee | Police arrest Mich. man for car wash vacuum sex: “The Saginaw News reports the 29-year-old Swan Creek Township man was arrested Thursday in Saginaw County’s Thomas Township, about 90 miles northwest of Detroit. Police Sgt. Gary Breidinger…
...Read MoreNew in Adobe Illustrator CS4: Multiple Art Boards
Creative Techs and Luminous Works have a pretty cool preview video up of one of the new features in Adobe’s Creative Suite 4. New to Adobe Illustrator is the ability to create multiple art boards and set bleed preferences. Using the new art board tool you can even resize the art boards using their handles…
...Read MoreDrug Manufacturers Ask Parents Not to Use OTC Meds for Kids
For almost 60 years drug makers have been touting the safety of their over-the-counter medicines for kids but now suddenly, when prescription medications are at their highest, they’re not safe anymore. washingtonpost.com: “The makers of cold and cough medications announced yesterday they are voluntarily warning parents not to give their products to children younger than…
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