Category Archives: Technology

If you change it, they will come

An article on Poynter’s E-media tidbits confirmed a suspicion I’ve always had about Web design. “Every area is going to change frequently, even several times a day,” says Robinson. “That was a key point of fan feedback — that for … Continue reading

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Smart quotes are a good idea

My site now has smart quotes thanks to SmartyPants. It’s a plugin for Moveable Type, that takes the standard straight quotes and apostrophes and makes them the curly type. I think this not only looks really nice, but helps readers … Continue reading

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Eureka!

The site has gone from a custom PHP blogging system I was writing to Moveable Type. It’s survived a server change to Dreamhost, and an upgrade of Moveable Type. Now, I’ve finally gotten my CSS design to work. I wanted … Continue reading

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If Santa brings a computer, set it up with care

Editors note: This is one of several columns that I wrote for the Columbia Missourian. They were originally called Your Digital World With the gift-giving holiday season is upon us, you may be wondering what to do if you get … Continue reading

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MP3 players come in many forms

Editors note: This is one of several columns that I wrote for the Columbia Missourian. They were originally called Your Digital World I want my MP3s … and if you do too, there’s more than one way to listen to … Continue reading

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