I’ve been playing World of Warcraft off and on for about a year, and I recently joined up with a great group of people who I’ve been playing with for some time to form a new guild called Primal Might (after one of the in-game transmutations).
I have volunteered to do the website and it is now ready for its official launch. The site is powered by WordPress and phpBB which I have integrated and themed for continuity.
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It’s been some time since I’ve made an entry. I’ve been working for a small Steel Manufacturer for a couple of months now, and I’ve been working on one of my largest projects to date.
I’ve been working on an internal website to track blueprints and communications. I’ve done a small bit of PHP programming in the past, but this is a ground up project where all design decisions are my own. I’ve been working 12-14 hour days for almost two months and I am feeling great about it. I won’t have to work around design flaws and force accessibility and web standards, I can build them in from the get-go making sure everything passes validation.
I may do a public facing website for them at some point, but for now this is a great experience!
So, MovableType was a fun CMS to play with. I learned a lot about the set up and really enjoyed using it, but it is time to try something else out.
I should make the transition to WordPress sometime over the weekend.
One of the most common accessibility barriers I come across in my daily browsing is that of colors being only partially specified.
The W3C is doing a good job of spreading the word by including warnings in the CSS validator, and Tips of the Day in the HTML validator, but they seem to be ignored in many cases.
These warnings should be heeded, not necessarily to adjust your code so there are no warnings, but to realize there is a potential for conflict.
If you use the default color schemes for your operating system and browser, conflicts may not be apparent in a visual check.
Whetstone Fly Fishing Outfitters is an Ohio based Guide and Outfitter service dedicated to fly fishing in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Whetstone offers various types of fly fishing lessons like casting wet and dry flies, fly tying, and rod building, as well as lots of great fly fishing gear in their online store.
In celebration of the website launch, and new Pro Shop, Whetstone is running their Grand Opening sale with 10% off all goods in the online store, as well as some free lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
I’m installing MovableType on this server to see how well it performs as an accessible Content Management System (CMS).
Several Web Standards and Accessibility advocates use MovableType on their sites, so I believe that if it doesn’t do well out of the box, that it can be beaten into shape without too much trouble.
I think it’s time to spend a little more time on writing and not just on putting sites together.
A couple weeks back I spent quite a few hours in my pit playing Pacifc Fighters, the latest addition to Oleg Madox’ IL2 Sturmovic series and, to put it bluntly, my ass was sore from sitting in my pit all day. My Akers-Barnes pit has served me well for quite some time, but it’s time to do an upgrade on my seating.
My buddy J got a new APC Sport Seat from Jeggs this past X-mas and reworked the Akers-Barnes design to incorporate it.
I decided to pick up the same seat, but have been tossing around ideas on what to build around it. I think I’ve settled on using PVC pipe instead of plywood as it will be lighter overall, and won’t require as many tools, or time, to construct.
Last week I picked up a couple 10′ sections of 2″ PVC and an assortment of fittings to play with. I’ve played around with several different ways of constructing the pit, and have a general idea where I’m going, but I’m not quite done yet and will probably tweak the setup for a couple of weeks.
I’ll write more on my experience on working with the PVC once the pit is done.
Amy took a couple of great pictures a few days ago. I’m just posting them for some friends.
I’ve been working on a budget website for a friend of a friend. I was hesitant to post an announcement, as I am really not happy with the way the client wanted to do her logo. In the end it is my work and reflects my inability to convince the client in some aspect, so my failures, as well as successes, should be shared. I was given free reign on most of the layout and did try some new things.
The website is at http://www.fareat.com – Find a Real Estate Agent Today.