Posted on September 15, 2007
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Update: There is a new version of the PNG Optimizer now called PNG Thing. You can find it over at the Apple Fanboyz site.
PngOptimizer is powered by the OptiPNG library and built with Ruby and Platypus and don’t flame Nick over the icon… he doesn’t like it that much either. The application will optimize any PNG (or folder of PNGs) dropped onto it. Once the optimization is complete, PngOptimizer will notify you via Growl with the total number of images it has optimized and how many kilobytes you have saved. Check it out and leave a comment if you would like to let him know what you think.
Posted on September 2, 2007
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If you’ve been to this site before, you’ve probably noticed the new visual refresh. I wanted to organize things a little differently, and update the overall style to something a little more fresh and simple. The site is always a work in progress, so I hope to keep improving it in the near future. Any comments on the new look are appreciated.
Posted on June 22, 2007
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Jason Santa Maria talks about designing your way out of a paper bag on day 1
The An Event Apart conference has been particularly inspiring and eye-opening in many respects. It’s definatly one of best conference’s I’ve ever been to in terms of really relevant information presented by really qualified individuals. I have thoroughly enjoyed the pragmatic approach to web design and web standards discussed by the presenters. We’re half way through day 2… just 3 more sessions left and we’re done. I kind of find myself wishing there was more. I guess I’ll have to make sure and hit the event again next year sometime.
Posted on June 20, 2007
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I’m still sitting here in the Seattle airport waiting on my friend Carl to fly in from Virginia Beach. We’re doing some of the tourist things today and getting geared up for the An Event Apart Conference at the Bell Harbor Convention Center all day tomorrow and Friday. The presenter line-up is great and I know I’m going to pick up some really good information. The trip came at a great time too, I was way ready to get out of the office for a few days and go somewhere new.
Posted on June 14, 2007
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It’s not like I really have any love for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, but as a developer I am faced with making sure my sites work in all of the modern browsers. Microsoft, in their infinate wisdom built their browser to be so highly integrated into the operating system so it’s almost impossible to natively have 2 different versions of the application installed. The problem is that many people haven’t upgraded to IE7 so I needed to have a separate machine with IE6 (with automatic updates turned off) to be able to test for that sector of the market.
I ran across this page detailing how to install and run multiple instaces of IE on the same machine. Yes, you can run IE7 and IE6 at the same time this way. Mulitple versions of Internet Explorer… it sounds good but I somehow still feel dirty. If you just can’t bring yourself to install the others, maybe this handy web tool will bridge the gap.
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