Web Performance, Branding, and Social Media
In: Life
20 Sep 2007The boys wanted a fire last night, so we fired up a pressed log, and all was well.
This morning, Samantha prepared the fireplace for a repeat tonight. We kept smelling the remnants of last nights fire smoldering, so we just lit the thing.
Guess the logs were lined up wrong.
Living Room full of smoke, billowing out [...]
In: GrabPERF
12 Aug 2007It has been at least a year since I last updated everyone on the state of GrabPERF. That’s because for most of the last year, the system has been rolling along without a hitch or a major systemic change. The last major change to the agent code was alomost exactly a year ago, when I [...]
If you use GrabPERF on a regular basis, the somewhat flaky navigation method has become second nature to you. In fact, to circumvent some of the idiosyncrasies, you have probably bookmarked your favourite pages.
Yesterday, I broke your links.
When I redesigned GrabPERF in February 2006, I had just discover the require function in PHP, and decided [...]
I have been playing with my personal site, Pierzchala.com, and finally set the re-design loose last night. The last time I touched the layout was 2002 (I think), and it was all done in tables. The new design uses CSS, and makes controlling the layout so easy.
And, thanks to Matt Mullenweg, the header logo rotates [...]
In: Blogging| Technology
19 Mar 2007Today, I want to talk about what happens when you aggressively adopt an online strategy, but leave your print subscribers behind.
I subscribe to a great architecture and design magazine, whose name I will exclude from this discussion, with a fantastic and informative online presence. The archive and articles available to subscribers are a fantastic resource [...]
I am spending most of my non-work time reading and discovering about modern design and architecture. As a result, I have started a new blog to isolate my thoughts and ideas on these topics.
Come over and join the conversation at blunderWERK Design Notes.
Tags: blunderwerkz, design, architecture, blog
In: Architecture / Design| Blogging| RANTING| Technology| Web Performance
22 Feb 2007Did we mention that the layout doesn’t work in Firefox or MSIE 7?
Oooops.
Technorati tags: Dwell, css, design, firefox, msie 7
I am fascinated by architecture and design. I have no idea how an architect does what an architect does. I can truly say that I have not knowingly met an architect in person.
How lame is that?
Technorati tags: architecture, architect
For some, it’s ether; others, mescaline.
For me, it’s modern design and architecture magazines on glossy paper.
Feel the silky smoothness — empty the mind — buy — it’s what everyone — strange rumors.
Technorati tags: Dwell, Metropolis, magazines, glossy paper, design, architecture
In: Life
6 Feb 2007This Moleskine hack is perhaps the best I have seen. [here]
Ninth Wave Designs has taken a Moleskine and turned it into an ancient alchemical tome. Cruise the Flickr stream to see all the fantastic designs.
Technorati tags: Moleskine, Ninth Wave Designs, alchemy