Thursday, May 15, 2003

Giving back to the Radio Community Here's an email I sent to Dave Winer: ---- Dave: Thanks for Radio and thanks for Frontier. Really. This is one of the few pieces of software I've pruchased as a luxury that's turned into a necessity. I made some changes to the Google box generator (google.macros.box) that I wanted to share with everyone. Normally, I'd post these in a discussion group, but one of the changes is fundamental. Here's the section where I made the change: (code from macro) Notice the link to the "Google" logo graphic. It comes direct from Google using a link they supply to webmasters who use the Google search engine on their site. That will ensure that the link stays active and is served on an appropriate level of bandwidth. Next, the file name of the logo "Logo_60gry.gif" infers that it has a grey background. It does! The grey color's hex code is BABABA, changeable in the first line of the macro. Default is white (same URL but file name is "Logo_60wht.gif") and optional is the grey that I'm using and black (same URL but file name is "Logo_60blk.gif"). The black version is the only one not anti-aliased. Now, here's where I need your help: how can the text colors be changed? I'm hoping that with your resources you can share this and retrieve an answer much faster than me. I've noticed that no one is reading my weblog (yet!) so mentioning this there won't provide much feedback. Most of all, Dave, like the proud son, I wanted to show you that I'm trying to contribute and give back. I've read your DaveNet columns and scripting.com for the last 6 years and now I have something of value to give back. I hope you find this information to have as much value as I do. Best regards, Steve Kirks http://radio.weblogs.com/0111853/ ----- Let's see if he can help us out! 4:03:26 PM    comments []

Site Update Added Ranchero Software's NetNewsWire badge at the bottom of the site... It's the program that hooked me on Radio and weblogs. Read at your own pace. Come back to later. Awesome! 3:45:17 PM    comments []

B.B. King and Shrine Mosque I went to the B.B. King concert last night at the Shrine Mosque. First and foremost, B.B. King is a master showman and a great musician. His backing band was phenomenal. On the otherhand, the Shrine Mosque is not the right place for a musician of this stature. For $45 per ticket (5th row, center section), I felt that I should get more than: --fighting with drunks --hard folding chairs --no airconditioning The Blues Society of the Ozarks was the presenting organization. Based on what I saw from it's membership, the primary reason for picking the Shrine Mosque was access to alcohol. While not a teetotaler, I believe there's a time and place for alcohol in an indoor public area. The drunk people in front and behind me made it much harder for me to see and enjoy the concert. As far as the band, B.B. and the performance: outstanding. This was the most professional group of musicians I've ever seen. I'd drive to the next city to see them again. 9:33:09 AM    comments []