Thursday, April 04, 2002

The look of stationery on a desk! Look at this page and notice the drop shadow around the edge. Then, look at Scripting News. You can see a similar effect at Dane's site - without the shadow. Meryl's is similar as is Mena's. Something tells me the shadow is not doable using CSS. No one said that - I just don't see any of the CSS sites with drop shadows. Don't know why - don't really care - it's just my "incurably inquisitive" state that makes me want to know! Anyhow, here's the crux of the matter. Beginning sometime tomorrow (without upstreaming) I'm going to try to use Paolo's Remote Edit Tool and create a new look (theme?) for this weblog by Monday. I can barely spell HTML though I've been diggin' deep. We'll see if I can figure out how to do this stuff. On one hand, I dread the agony of defeat if my meager HTML knowledge fails me. On the other, I'm looking forward to accomplishing this. All tips (i.e. suggestions) appreciated. 8:44:37 PM     Comments[]

...in all thy getting, get understanding That's from Proverbs. This is from The New York Times - "Cashmere, Rolexes and a Spiritual Rush. Like many an academic before him, Mr. Twitchell has gazed upon the materialistic excesses of contemporary American society and decided that he needs to give the matter further study. In "Living It Up: Our Love Affair With Luxury," this author (whose earlier works include "Lead Us Into Temptation: The Triumph of American Materialism" and "For Shame: The Loss of Common Decency in American Culture") postulates..." [New York Times - Books] 5:12:40 PM     Comments[]

Ya' think? Qwest Shareholders Question Leadership. DENVER (AP) -- Concerns about Qwest Communications International's accounting methods and business practices is causing shareholders and analysts to question whether the company needs a change in leadership. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology] 2:59:56 PM     Comments[]

The New Network David Isenberg's SMART letter #69 is worth your time. David's letters & articles these past several years have been excellent lenses through which to view the changes from a "teleco/bell-dominated" network to a next generation IP network. He has some interesting things to say about G.Gilder, though David is quite clear about his ties to Gilder. Gilder lost a bit with me when he sent a $100,000 invoice to Level 3 after asking Jim Crowe to speak at a Telecosm gathering. 2:47:03 PM     Comments[]

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