3 Stations East

The Care and Feeding of Buttons

2006-12-21T17:27:02Z

I must admit, I get choked up over buttons. Good buttons. Nice buttons. Helpful buttons. I'm not talking about the buttons on the shirt I'm wearing, nor the ones on my coat. I'm of course talking about virtual buttons: buttons on websites and in i...

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The Element Chronicles: Three Month Report

2006-09-28T12:17:49Z

We've now had our 2003 Element for three months. That's it. But I tell you this is a great great car. Our likes so far: Comfortable. Yes, it has the whole utilitarian plain jane thing happening... but it doesn't forget that the little things ...

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Ducks to Trucks, or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned To Love Spending $30 on an FTP Client

2006-09-02T16:31:42Z

As I've been blogging recently, I've been in a state of flux when it comes to my FTP client. And when I posted "Dogs to Ducks", I had pretty much hung my hat on the coatrack that is Cyberduck, a great open source FTP client for the Mac. But then ...

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Ducks to Trucks

2006-08-26T01:05:40Z

Last month I wrote about my experiences with Mac FTP clients. I'm afraid time is of the essence right now and I can't provide another medium-shallow-depth analysis; instead I'll leave my opinion to my medium-shallow Photoshop skills.

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Webvisions: Day Two

2006-07-26T17:27:54Z

On Friday I attended: Building Better HTML Emails - Mark Wyner; About Interface: Designing for Lifestyle - Kelly Goto; Unleashing CSS: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love WinIE7 - Christopher Schmitt; Keynote: The Naked Interface - Luke W...

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Element Chronicles: Epilogue

2006-06-25T20:22:44Z

We have bought a lot of cars that we needed to part with, due to various circumstances. The PT, which we sold in October (just last year!), was starting to have some major mechanical problems. The Vibe, which we sold in March (just this year!),...

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Element Chronicles: Part 5

2006-06-25T16:41:45Z

When we last left our intrepid buying duo, their hopes were dashed. The orange Element was not only orange due to paint color, but to rust as well. And they had been given the cold shoulder by another dealer. Would they find the vehicle of their ...

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Element Chronicles: Part 4

2006-06-25T13:33:49Z

We had decided on Friday to check out the orange Element that was 35 miles away. When yesterday morning rolled around, I called the dealership and ensured they still had it. Yes, they did. Was it still $12,995? Yes, it was. Okay, we'll see you in...

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Element Chronicles: Part 3

2006-06-25T13:16:44Z

After work on Friday, I took the Metra down to Oak Park to meet up with Jeani in order for us to go see the green Element. It was a little surreal, since that was my commute for a year; it felt pretty normal in the end. I even needed to use the wa...

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WE HAVE SECURED A VEHICLE

2006-06-25T02:48:02Z

THE BIRD IS IN THE NEST. REPEAT. THE BIRD IS IN THE NEST.We got a car! Details later, o'course.

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