Posts filed under download day
thinktank affiliate buttons, vista experience, computer woes resolved, and other stuff
so we got a new client for thinktank. it’s a wordpress blog, and it’s mostly maintenance and updates, but it’s still pretty cool. our client wants to build/integrate a social networking component, so i did some researching and found KickApps Social Networking Software. the more i read into it and compared the alternatives, the cooler (and more KickAss) KickApps became. they run a SaaS — Software as a Service, an intriguing concept Wired wrote an article about a while back. what it means in this case is that the social networking software is provided by and hosted on KickApps’ servers. … { read more }
it’s still download day…
still haven’t downloaded firefox 3? /sigh okay, well my first impressions are — it’s supercool. i was always turned off by the default firefox look in 2.0. 3.0 installed and used the skin i was already using and it wasn’t until i installed it on erin’s computer that i saw how hot the new look was. additionally, it changes depending on the look of your operating system. i.e. i’ve got a crazy dark gray and black windows theme going on, so my firefox is gray, but erin’s is a lighter gray with a gradient which is what her windows theme… { read more }
he’s a half-blinker
just a quick update for those who care about my crazy eye issues… i went back for my followup appt. for my contacts. if you’re just joining us, previously i had talked about my keratoconus and that i will be wearing contacts for forever (or until it’s down to eye surgery or nothing) to counter the pointy-ness of my eyeballs. fast-forward >> i went in for my followup. my left eye had been bothering me when i was wearing the contacts, but overall, my vision seems better when i’m wearing them (read: when i can stand to wear them). i… { read more }
