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Tuesday, April 23, 2002 |
I'm so going to figure out how to change the look of my weblog!!!
Jon is examining a lesson I learned a while ago: format sets you free.... Free to be creative. Free to focus on the thoughts. Free form design, layout, essay structure, etc takes away from true creativity: the art of communicating thoughts. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
6:12:46 PM 
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Smart designer!
dooce.com: "As of today, 22 April, 2002, I will no longer be updating this website, dooce.com. [EVHEAD]
In all of my web prowling, I've searched for someone who might be willing to do a set of Radio templates for me for a fee. While the brash writing style isn't one I'd necessarily relate to, this web site has shown some of the finest design talent I've seen on the web. If this is truly 'the end,' I consider it a loss.
Take a look at this tribute as well! These are two extremely gifted designers.
12:12:39 PM
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Perfect
Stop everything. Go here right now and read! Teaser: "For Microsoft to argue fairness is ridiculous. They are not qualified to argue about fairness."
11:20:38 AM
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Mark Pilgrim (no relation) clarifies and answers my themes questions
Clarification on themes. Steve Pilgrim (no relation) asks: "Am I correct in saying Mark Pilgrim has 11 MovableType themes?" No. I have 1 MovableType theme and a few lines of Javascript that dynamically swaps the CSS. The HTML never changes. This means I don't need to publish 11 copies of my site just to get 11 themes; I publish 1 copy, and let you decide how you want to read it.
Joe Gregorio has a similar CSS-based style switcher on his Radio site. There are one or two caveats to be aware of, but it's quite doable: he's doing it. Ask him for details. [diveintomark]
This may put me on the road to creating a theme for my site. Mark's links are a huge help. Thanks!
10:35:20 AM
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Cloud status!
61% of 20.0MB is free. After just 3 months. It appears to me that this means I need a hosting arrangement with at least 150MB-200MB of space to cover my "posting average" for the next five years!! Seriously, it's time to find a host and get on with it. I just wish Russ would tell me all I ever need to know about editing Radio templates! I want a new look at the same time that I change to a new domain name.
9:30:50 AM
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Level 3 increased revenue by 18.4% in sequential quarters
Times are tough for telecos - both old and new. While Williams Communications was announcing that it filed for bankruptcy this morning, Level 3 was announcing a solid performance in the face of incredibly difficult conditions. Here's a quote from Jim Crowe, the company's CEO:
""We are pleased to have completed our acquisition of Corporate Software during the first quarter," said Crowe. "This transaction affords a number of distinct advantages to Level 3. This acquisition will enable (i)Structure to attain scale and to leverage Corporate Software's customer base, worldwide presence and IT professional relationships as (i)Structure expands its portfolio of services. As communications technology continues to improve at unprecedented rates, we see an opportunity to change the way software is purchased and utilized. This evolution should be a longer-term benefit for both our communications and information services businesses."
And another:
"Our existing liquidity position, our ongoing cost management effort and our belief that we will turn Operating Cash Flow positive during the fourth quarter 2002, give us confidence in the strength of our financial position," said Crowe. "We have taken steps during the first quarter to further strengthen our financial position, and we continue to believe we are fully funded to free cash flow breakeven with an adequate cushion, in accordance with our business plan. We remain well positioned with our target customer base and believe we will continue to increase our market share of their transport, IP, colocation and dial-up access business needs."
9:00:18 AM
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RSS at Movable Type sites
Another round of thank you's go to the folks who posted comments when I asked about getting some Movable Type sites into my news aggregator:
7:30:32 AM
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More thanks are in order!
Last night I thanked Dave Winer for pointing to me (and my questions) from Scripting News.
This morning, a number of you have come through with comments or emails. Here are the details:
On my question about Audio, MP3 and audiophile (high-end) systems, Alwin Hawkins pointed me to a US Robotics device for wirelessly sending MP3 files from a PC or server to an audio system.
Then, I got a comment and an email from Dave Luebbert. He took the time to start my education in MP3's and high end audio systems. Take a look at his comment here. More importantly, take a look at SongTrellis. A great Manilla site.
7:20:24 AM
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Am I correct in saying...
Mark Pilgrim has 11 Movable Type themes? These themes could be downloaded by a user of MT and used, but these are not themes suited to Radio as I understand it. Here's what I'm reading from:
Author Beware. ...brings me up to 11 radically different CSS-based themes ("this one goes to 11"... [diveintomark]
6:22:19 AM
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© Copyright 2002 Steve Pilgrim.
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