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Archive for 2006

Apple Mail plug-ins and other helper apps

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

I didn’t mean to do it. I swear I didn’t. I just can’t help myself. I just really, you know, needed a fix.

I’m a software junkie.

A couple of days ago I discovered a fantastic page of Apple Mail plug-ins…

Is there room for another web editor from Adobe?

Saturday, February 4th, 2006

There has been much discussion by web professionals everywhere about the future of their favourite applications since Adobe acquired Macromedia last year. Recently, on the Webweavers discussion group, Lynn Grillo posed a question that sparked quite a discussion.

Lynn asked, “So do you folks think there is room for two web editors from Adobe? You know, aimed at different markets?”

Where are the women of the web?

Monday, January 30th, 2006

A recent conversation with a widely known and respected web designer friend in the U.S.A. raised the oft-asked question, “Where are the women in web design?”

My friend found herself in a situation where she was asked to fix the work of a relatively prominent male in the area of web standards.

Tagged! Four Things

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

How exciting! I got tagged! Have I finally made it into the stratosphere? Do I actually have a friend now? 😉

Thanks(?!) Lisa. Here are my “four things”.

WordPress 2.0

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

Happy New Year to all!

I thought I’d start off the New Year by upgrading to the new version of WordPress, my blogging software. I’d read some less-than-enthusiastic reviews and so didn’t do it immediately on its release. But over the New Year weekend, I didn’t want to actually work so I placated myself by doing something work-related instead. 🙂

Vicki