Wow it’s amazing how much press my little mixer project has received. Here is another mention of the Flameka.com site and my mixer is the one pictured.

According to John W. Dozier, Jr., the “Super Lawyer”, viewing his site’s HTML source, as in, “right-click - view page source” is illegal. They are trying to claim that viewing their page source is a copyright violation. Additionally they have an End User License Agreement, EULA prohibiting this behavior, as well as forbidding links to their site.

Now the interesting thing is that the code for the home page, as an example, is really poorly built. They still use tables for layout, and the JavaScript is embedded in the header. Worse still they are an internet law firm.

There are a few things that strike me as ludicrous from a developer’s standpoint. Continue Reading »

Finally an excuse to rant about an environmental issue. Blog Action Day has asked that bloggers around the world call attention to the global issue that affects everyone, the environment. Here’s the details:

Publish a post on their blog which relates to an issue of their own choice pertaining to the environment.

For example: A blog about money might write about how to save around the home by using environmentally friendly ideas. Similarly a blog about politics might examine what weight environmental policy holds in the political arena.

So here’s my take on what designers everywhere can do to help. Continue Reading »

I’ve add an RSS feed link in my main navigation, and tweaked my Google Analytics a bit.

I know some people are reading my blog…but no one but the spammers are making comments. I guess I’m not controversial enough. Stay tuned.

What is it with all the companies thinking that spamming blogs will get them traffic. Yeah, I’m an idiot and will host your comment with a link to your pharmaceutical, stock market gimmick or pyramid scheme because I don’t moderate my comments at all…

Have they not heard of the almighty delete key!

I just turned on Akismet, let’s see how that does.