Monthly Archives: August 2007

Thought: Ben Gray - Openswitch

Ben Gray can do a live redesign on even change to another CMS faster than I have ever seen. - openswitch

Graphic Design Blog » Why Is It So Difficult to Design for Yourself?

Maybe it’s just me, but I think designing for yourself is one of the hardest things to do.

Graphic Design Blog » Why is it So Difficult to Design for Yourself?

I know designing for yourself is one of the hardest things to do as a designer. I always feel like I could do something to make it better.

Heck, even Brian Gardner suffers from the same disorder.

What Do You Think of the Current Site Design?

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Would you like to elaborate? Please do so in the comments.

Friendly Search URLs | alexking.org

Friendly Search URLs | alexking.org - Use .htaccess file to make more functional and friendly URLs. 

Welcome to the IAMWW Tumble-Hybrid

I posted a few days ago about the tumble-hybrid being the perfect personal website format. This lead me to build my own theme for my family website (and now here) to utilize this publishing format.

I don’t believe I will be doing too much micropublishing. However, I hope this will free me up to post better content more frequently and make some more themes too.

Have a look around and let me know what you think. There may still be some things that look a little out of place. I am still ironing out some wrinkles, but feel free to let me know if you see any issues.

New Theme From Upstart Blogger - Maybe 2

Robert Ellis has redesigned Upstart Blogger and is making the theme that previously covered the site available to his subscribers.  The design is beautiful (both new and old).  However, if you are interested in the theme, take note that it will require a good bit of editing to get the theme ready for your site.

Robert also recently created a new theme for Futurosity and is now considering releasing it.  The design of the Futurosity theme really steps out of the boundaries of your typical WordPress site designs.  I think Robert should be charging for the theme.

9 Tips for Processing E-Mail More Efficiently

A great article on how to be more productive in the processing of your emails: 9 Tips For Better E-Mail Productivity.

At my work email address, I can get upwards of 200 emails in a day. Setting up rules, descriptive subjects, keeping things short and creating a simplistic archiving system have been crucial in my daily routine.