Shallow Thoughts

A lot of posts in the first few days of January reflect on the year that passed and/or look toward the year ahead. That’s not my plan here. There’s nothing wrong with posts like that. I just don’t want to do one of those. I do, however, want to get back into writing. More specifically, engaging in conversations that may be more meaty than those we have on Twitter or Facebook. (more…)

If you are using Twitter as a means to communicate with other people, super. You’re not the only one. There are tons and tons of us out here using Twitter and as a means to make Twitter a useful service, I only see the tweets from those I follow. At least, that’s the theory.
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I’m attending An Event Apart, a great conference for people who make websites. My plan is to take notes during the presentations mainly so that I remember all the great stuff I heard, but also to share with my friends who couldn’t attend.

I also plan to create just two posts – Day One and Day Two. So, if you are one of the folks following along, I’ll publish the post section at the end of each presentation. All of Day One’s presentations will be contained in Day One, while Day Two will be in a post dedicated to day two. Hopefully, that is plain and obvious.

On to the meat of the posts… (more…)

I’m attending An Event Apart, a great conference for people who make websites. My plan is to take notes during the presentations mainly so that I remember all the great stuff I heard, but also to share with my friends who couldn’t attend.

I also plan to create just two posts – Day One and Day Two. So, if you are one of the folks following along, I’ll publish the post section at the end of each presentation. All of Day One’s presentations will be contained in Day One. Hopefully, that is plain and obvious.

On to the meat of the posts… (more…)

Ever stared at a blank Photoshop screen and just needed to “get started designing”? Ever been handed a 40 page spec sheet that you needed to build from? Ever wonder if this feature should even be built in the first place? (more…)

The Cleveland Web Standards Association will be gathering once again on Tuesday, August 5th from 6:30 – 8:00pm. We’ll be meeting at American Greetings Headquarters, 1 American Rd, Cleveland. (more…)

My latest round of articles here have been spawned as retorts, replies and general questions to the comments of others in the web community. I quote these folks so that they get the proper credit for what they said, but I fear that my latest posts could be construed in a manner in which I do not intend — as antagonizing. So, please allow me to state that I am not attempting to call out these brilliant minds to defend their declarations, per se. I’m seeking answers to the questions I have as a result of the things they have said regarding browser version targeting.

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So, I’ve talked to a few colleagues and had an additional 24 hours to mull this meta declaration proposition over — the browser version targeting idea. Did it help to change my mind? Am I convinced that version targeting is a good idea now? If you care about my surface level observations today as they compare to yesterday, you’ll have to click the link to read more.

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I read both articles at A List Apart today and all the comments that were there at the time of this writing (not the actual posting — I’m sure more were added). I think we need to buckle up. We might be in for a long and bumpy ride.

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