October 2004

10 hours for water

Excuse me a moment while I fill the kettle to make some tea … Ah, that’s better. It only took a minute to cover the 20 steps to the kitchen and back, including a quick tummy rub for the cat. Luckily I’m not in Engalaoni, Tanzania, where every day from July to December each year [...]

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Which version of HTML?

In The XHTML Way Vlad Alexander offers a brief history of HTML from its infancy in 1990 through to XHTML 1.1 (2001). The article compares HTML and XHTML and explains why separating content from layout is important for its ability to repurpose content. Finally he provides some rules for future-proofing your data. [Via: WebAIM Newsletter [...]

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Cats abound

— The neighbourhood where I live abounds with well-loved cats. We contribute 3 black cats to the mix, but there are a couple of gingers, a beautiful newly-arrived grey and a tabby all nearby. Often when I walk the dog I take my camera along, just in case. The other day I caught two of [...]

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Macguide #18

Last week was a bit busy and I forgot to mention that Macguide Issue #18 is now available. My Newbies Guide article is about using the Services menu. If you’re a Kiwi and you’re not subscribing then you should be.

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Testing only

Brent will send trackbacks here. So, why isn’t this post working? Eh?

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this was a mistake

Weirdness abounds!

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