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Change in Website Trends

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

A Photo Editor popped up on my radar again.  Seems this happens weekly.  This time it was just a quote, about how blogs will drive more business to photographers than websites.

This is certainly true, if not a bit obvious to many of us.  And as I alluded to in a comment there, it’s not a black-and-white cutoff: static pages are fine for static information.  Reference sheets, historicals – all good.  But the freshness of a blog?  Static sites can’t compete.

Something I’ve noticed, though – as the owner of my own business where I provide a certain amount of web-based services: a lot of my recent work has involved setting up blogs.  Not just for business clients, but for personal uses as well.

The future is here, which means it’s passé.  What next?

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Minor Flickr Favebrowsr update…

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

It now starts by loading my personal most recent favorites. After only a few days, I came to the conclusion that starting with a blank entry was… Um, lame.

So this is the new it. Such as it is.

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On Cats and Dogs

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Completely unrelated to anything photography, other than the source. A commenter on a lovely young lady’s photostream pointed out the difference between cats and dogs (in response to the idea of cats having delusions of grandeur):

if dogs were 5 times their size, they’d still lick us.
if cats were 5 times their size, they’d eat us.
it’s not so much delusion as a problem of proportion (but then that’s exactly a delusion of granduer)

I found the observation both witty and likely accurate.

Check out her pics – she’s doing some interesting things with self portraits!

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A List Apart Survey

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

For the third year in a row, A List Apart is doing a survey of those in the tech sector.  Are you a programmer, graphic designer, web guy, or similar?  If so, they’re asking for your participation.  In the end, they’ll publish the results, too – but they’re only valuable if you contribute.

For the record, one of the hats that I wear is that of a freelance all-purpose tech guy, and I filled it out, too.

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Staring at Goats

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Completely off topic: Jason watched THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS.  His comment:

“[I would like to] point out that Ewan McGregor has finally played a Jedi warrior in a good movie”

Zing!

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An image from Humpy’s Oktoberfest

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Just to share what Humpy’s looks like when the beer is flowing:

The Crowd at Humpy's

The Crowd at Humpy's

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Oktober

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

My favorite holiday of the year is Oktoberfest.  Mostly because I can eat & drink for nearly a month and I won’t be accused of being a pig.  This is legitimate reason enough, I feel.

However, I only really do one event: Oktoberfest at Humpy’s.  For two Sundays, the Alaska Blaskapelles toot their horns while you wend your way through a 5-course meal. With each course paired with a beer, and interspersed with hollering, hooting, and a symphony of other loud revelry.

This year’s event marks our 5th in a row, I believe. Click to continue »

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