May 9, 2008

It was a long winter here in Saskatchewan, and it seemed like it took forever for the snow to disappear. Then when it did finally melt it keep coming back with a snow storm here and there. Almost like it was just not quite ready

May 5, 2008

I was not going to post anything today but I just got this great email from Aviary telling me that I now have access to their web-based image editor named Phoenix and to Peacock their pattern generator. Naturally I had to go and check it out. If you have not heard

May 3, 2008

I don't use my Facebook account very often. I do log into it a few times a week, but I really don't find it very interesting. Sure I have been able to connect with some friends that I have not seen since elementary or high school, but for the most

May 1, 2008

There are some companies that just make me shake my head. One is the Domain Registry of Canada. I have been trying to get a domain name transferred away from them for a client, not because they are a bad registrar, they are simply too expensive. It is common practise to

Apr 30, 2008

I am glad to say that I have finally finished and filed my taxes for 2007. I have been self-employed for just over 4 years now and the one thing I dislike the most about being self-employed is doing taxes. It always feels like I have

Apr 29, 2008

I have talked about how important it is for webmasters to test their work in other web browsers before. The service is not very different from BrowserCam except their pricing structure is not a subscription model, but rather a pay for what you use model. That is nice becuase I find

Apr 25, 2008

Image via WikipediaAccording to Google Analytics this post might not mean a lot to roughly 78% of you, since you are already using Firefox, for the 22% of you that are not using Firefox you need to keep reading. If you take your blogging seriously at all you need

Apr 22, 2008

I have talked about Lightbox and other Lightbox like Javascripts yesterday and almost clicked away as fast as I got there but something in the description caught my eye: "Standards". I then read a little further and discovered that not only is Shadowbox valid HTML is is also built so

Apr 21, 2008

I could go on at length about my dislike for Simply Accounting, but I will spare you my ranting about the product. It is enough to know that I have had clients that have had bad experiences with it, usually because their data file will go corrupt and something went

Apr 19, 2008

You might not have know that HP had launched an online backup service called HP Upline. I heard about it through TechCrunch. If you read my blog occasionally you know I am a MozyPro user and that I regularly post information about MozyHome, but I had to try the HP