BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. Like the rest of the world, I’ve been exploring the tutorial and examples for the new Google Gears. I was particularly caught by the addition of SQLite for offline storage–I never imagined a day installing a relational database on your client’s machine via the browser on the fly. It’s remarkably easy […]
I swear, it took every ounce of strength I had to keep from running to the nearest souvenir stand, buying a giant fluffy Tweety tie, and beating that guy to death with it. Rob Rybarczyk at St. Louis Today.
From a story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that’s no longer online: Jennie Irene Hodgers was born in County Louth, Ireland, on Christmas Day in 1843 and later sailed to New York with her family. But she already was calling herself Albert D.J. Cashier when she turned up in Belvidere, Ill., and enlisted in the […]
It’s a bit surprising, at times, to look around and realize how many webloggers have been hired by big companies. For the most part, such hiring is based on the person’s skill, drive, and interest, and I celebrate their good fortune and the company’s good sense. There are occasions, though, where the hiring seems less […]
I’m testing a new plug-in that strips images from syndication feeds, and replaces the content with the ALT tag. The code is a modification of an existing WordPress plug-in. The original replaced the IMG tag with whatever static text you choose. I decided to go with the ALT text, instead. Download the Imageless with Tag Text […]