http://www.cathasite.com/blog managing my life - a real job Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:11:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just bought The Smashing Book, from the very awesome folks at, SmashingMagazine. I quote directly from page 30 (and you should too, to your not-web-design-knowledgeable client): In modern Web design, the craft of developing a website's layout requires patience, precision and a solid knowledge of CSS.... laying out a page is ... http://www.cathasite.com/blog/2010/07/13/web-developers-what-to-explain-to-your-clients/ Scribd http://www.cathasite.com/blog/2009/12/14/for-the-writer-in-all-of-us/ Dream, dream, dream. Waking up is inevitable. http://www.cathasite.com/blog/2009/12/14/288/ If you've moved and are struggling, like I did, with telling TiVo your new ZIP code so you can get your local updates, here's how: ‘Repeat Guided Setup’. This is found under: Read New TiVo Messages & System Settings - Restart or Reset System ... http://www.cathasite.com/blog/2009/10/28/tell-tivo-your-new-zip/ sometimes one just has to say wow. wow, wow, wow. http://www.cathasite.com/blog/2009/10/22/wow/ check out Topsy a really nifty search engine that listens to the tweet network. Very cool stuff. Just enter a search item you want to learn about from the twittersphere. http://www.cathasite.com/blog/2009/10/10/another-search-engine/ I used to be a really good Lotus Notes Domino developer. This was about five years ago, when I was laid off from an awesome company. They were closing their doors, and we all got canned. I took off on my own, as a web developer, developing in php. At first ... http://www.cathasite.com/blog/2009/09/14/i-feel-stupid/ A prize (maybe a certificate?) goes to the first one who can tell me what the dilly this is about? http://www.cathasite.com/blog/2009/07/16/huh/ If this is any indication of the services offered, I would hesitate to contact them! http://www.cathasite.com/blog/2009/06/29/spelling-anyone/ A sweet friend of mine, after exploring my blog, gifted me last week with a whole bunch of MICRON pens. I asked her how she knew about my penchant for pens, and she answered with an impish smile: "I read your blog, you said you had a pen fetish". Duh. Thank you! ... http://www.cathasite.com/blog/2009/06/28/sweet-friend/