Nov 5, 2007
Although I first heard of the show with zefrank when it started, mostly thanks to Kottke, I never really watched any of it. So, I’m starting with the very first show, from March 17, 2006, and I’m planning on working my way through the entire year of “episodes” (mini-episodes?), all the way to the very last one, posted exactly one year later.
zefrank also made a special video (I think it was a special video) about …
Nov 4, 2007
It appears the previous design is still considered by some to be a ‘clone’ of Gruber’s Daring Fireball, despite sharing absolutely no similarities under the hood.
Whilst flattering, it is none-the-less a distraction that cannot possibly end up on a positive note.
Design regressed, the topic is now closed. Thank you. #
It’s not really so much what’s under the hood than what it looks like. I could make an Expression Engine or …
Nov 4, 2007
Right now, if this website were a building, it would have scaffolding around it and be marked off limits. Which means that [yet another] redesign is in progress, and while the biggest parts of the design are done, much of it is still broken. Feel free to give any opinions about the design as it progresses.
I tried to find an image of Han Solo from the fourth Star Wars movie, for the whole “sorry about …
Nov 4, 2007
I recently posted an AppleScript for X-Chat Aqua that displayed iTunes’ currently playing track. However, there were a few limitations and needed improvements, including:
- Complicated installation — made more so by the fact that X-Chat’s user commands menu kinda sucks.
- It’s not contained — you needed an AppleScript file lying around your system.
- Limited functionality — it was impossible to output the information in an action, for example.
I finally got around to digging a bit …
Nov 1, 2007
Ars Technica has an article up comparing the feature sets of Miro and Joost. The reason for this is because Miro has recently begun a campaign comparing Joost and Miro, but the Ars article seemed to have missed the biggest point.
But Joost’s partnerships with the big boys pick up where Miro leaves off—Joost carries a number of current broadcast shows such as CBS’s fall season of Kid Nation (which several Ars staffers are huge …