So, this site has undergone minor surgery. I modified my k2 theme and worked on some customization. It’s a far cry from what I have in my mind, but it’s a change and change is good. I also took the liberty of giving Jen’s site a revamp. I used this little program called CSSEdit, which is Mac only (unfortunately). I can say beyond doubt that it is the best and easiest CSS editor I’ve ever come across. Dreamweaver is nice but cumbersome, the webdev toolbar is handy but lacks some intuitiveness, and everything is just falls short.
It’s really been fun working things out and solving little issues…I’m looking forward to my next site already…
1. Amazon Prime - right before the holidays I read a post from some guy saying that he didn’t shop at any B&M (brick & mortar) stores, but did all of his shopping on “Amazon Prime”. Prime? Never heard of it. So I did a little digging and basically Amazon Prime is a subscription to free shipping. You pay $80 a year and for it you get unlimited free TWO DAY shipping on any item that comes directly from Amazon.com ($4 gets you overnight service). The only downside of this is that not all of the stuff on Amazon is actually from Amazon. They have partnerships with hundreds of companies and a lot of the stuff isn’t eligible. But there are still plenty of things and I’m pretty sure that I’ve already got my $80 worth and it’s not even February yet. The added bonus- I get to say that I’m an “Amazon Prime” member which makes me sound special.
2. Vimeo.com - For a while I’ve been looking into an upgrade on my church’s video camera (and partially curious for personal use as well). I did a search for some high def sample footage and ended out at this site called Vimeo. Essentially Vimeo is a youtube like site, only with a much smaller community and a much stronger focus on the artistry of film making. The real bonus from the site and what sets it apart from many others is that there are hundreds if not thousands of HD clips. I have a pretty big pipe to get this stuff, but I’m still amazed at how fast it buffers and plays at such incredible quality.
3. 24″ iMac - Yes, it’s true I’ve finally decided to switch and as we speak my new 24″ iMac is on it’s way here. I will admit that there is some hesitation and wonder as to how I’m going to like working in OS X all the time, but I have a feeling it’s going to be all good. The added bonus- the ability to watch and record true HD.
No exageration, I have spent probably 20-30 hours this week fighting with my stupid computer in an effort to get connected to the local wireless connection. Jen’s Macbook on the other hand has had no problems.
So…let’s work through this…
wireless adapter #1 - incompatible with Vista, crashes the system upon boot.
adapter #2 - works for 4-5 days before giving “local only” errors.
adapter #3 - works for 2 days and gives the same “local only” error.
Scouring the internet for solutions brought me back to find out there is no solution. Service Pack 1 Release…no help.
My current setup consist of a cat5 cable running from my computer into jen’s macbook and her sharing her wireless connection with me.
Anyone care to donate to the “Dave need’s a Mac Fund”? The moment I get a few extra bucks or get a job lined up after Radio City, I’m buying a Mac. I’m done with Vista.
Hey, I doubt that this will do much good considering the very limited audience that reads my blog, but I thought I would post a few things that I’m about to sell, just in case there is any interest-
Guitar- 1974 Guild Starfire IV, $1200 Pics here.
PDA - Dell Axim x51v + extra battery, $200
DVDs - CSI Season’s 1-5, $50
Also, I might be selling these two items:
iMac G4 (1ghz, 768mb RAM, 80GB HD), $500
Nikon F100, $250
if you’re interested, comment to this post or email me silentfool [at] gmail.com