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The advantage of having a total geek for a husband is that he got in on the first group of people in the developer sandbox when wave opened. I had to wait two weeks to get my invite from him. It looks like they’re running this the same way as the early Gmail invites, so I find myself with a few extras that I can give away.
So here’s the deal. Leave me a comment, giving me the best reason why you should get a wave invite and I’ll randomly pick one person each day until my invites run out. This will require you using a valid email in the comment form so I have a way of contacting you. (people should know that, but as a mom, I have the need to state the obvious sometimes.) I believe I have around 10 to give out as of today.
When the invites arrive, you can start with this wave (This link is a wave, if you don’t have access you can check their site here as well). That’s Everything’s Shiny, the resource my hubby put together, it’s got all the basic questions and a load of information to get you started. Go there even if I didn’t send you an invite and you have access to waves, because there are a bunch of cool people there figuring out how this stuff works.
As the post below shows, I can nab live feeds on my phone. Yeah for ubergeekiness! I’m probably going to be making use of it during Dragon Con, as well as taking a ton of pics. I’m still partial to my camera vs the one in the phone, because of the quality, but I’m sure I’m going to be snapping both along the way.
Now I have to remember to carry my charger for the phone as well as all the other stuff I usually carry around with me, the knitting may have to take a back seat on this round. I’m hoping that taking the weekend away from the house is going to give my hand a rest. I’m still dealing with the pinched nerve, and yes I am still knitting and doing other stuff that I probably shouldn’t, but I have to get this stuff done.
The guys from Google are really cool (not just because they bought a round of drinks and had the meeting in a kick ass sushi bar).
Healthy competition in the market (regardless of what market) is a good thing. It encourages innovation and benefits everyone.
Sometimes people don’t have complex motives, they just want to simplify the way that we have to deal with things.
If someone gives you all the ingredients to make the world’s greatest cake, they shouldn’t be expected to advertise it for you. If you create something that is a good product, people will find it and use it.
Be honest about what you know. More importantly, be honest about what you don’t know, but point people in the right direction to find the answers they need.
There are times when doing something for the right reasons outweighs doing something for a profit.
Broadcasting how great you are can only get you so far. Engaging in a dialog and proving that you know what you’re talking about is much more valuable in the long run.
The net is going to change. Communication and sharing information is going to change. Get ready to deal with the future now, because it’s going to happen whether you’re ready or not.
I’ve gotten sucked into some conversations lately on social media and it’s triggering the idiot detector in full force. I’m working on some posts, it’s just taking a bit longer than I expected. It’s been a while since I’ve tried to do a bit more than just spew out what I’m doing in game or around the house. I’m also making a point of trying not to use my typical vocabulary (ya know…the f, s, d, c, and p words) because I would actually like to prove that I can converse with normal people occasionally.
It’s funny that I started getting back into the idea of building templates and throwing myself on the market for some basic work, and I find myself throwing my two cents in on a lot more than I had intended. I am still as passionate about coding as I’ve always been, and making something that is standards compliant is a goal that I’m sticking with. I’m learning the hard way that not everyone does this, as you can see by the lack of third party plugins that I am using. I’m also taking this time to learn some new things as well, and hopefully I’m going to start trying to get some things up here for others to use.
We’ve hit a tight spot here in regards to bills and cashflow, so we’re cutting back on just about everything, including games that have subscriptions. While I thought I would miss that socialization, I don’t, because I’m too busy working on other things right now and I’m seeing a better use of my time during the day. I’m actually getting things done more often than not, except for the yard, and that’s because it’s hot as hell and I’m not going out there.
What this all boils down to, is that the focus of things around here is probably going to change a bit as I get back into doing more web related posts instead of gaming and nose picking by my teenager. I’m sure it won’t stop altogether, because frankly, he’s not going to stop doing stupid things, and I’m not going to want to stop posting them. That’s the joy of being a parent.
Front page is done with just a few details and artsy bits to finish off. Working on the off pages tonight. I’m making extensive use of transparent png files. It really adds so much to what we can do with design now. I’m also using the new tags for rounded corners, granted only Mozilla/Firefox and Safari 3 users are going to be able to see them but I see that as incentive to get a standards compliant browser (IE I’m looking at your slack ass here) that is making the new CSS3 and HTML 5 tags available. More: Read the rest of this entry…