Archives for November, 2006

Zero sugar…


…and zero taste. At least, that’s my impression of Coke Zero (aka “bloke Coke”).
As Monty Python’s Australian philosophers (the Bruces) might say, it’s like making love in a canoe…
I’ll let you fill in the punchline yourselves.

IE’s (lack of) PNG support


Grrr… Sometimes, I really hate Internet Explorer.
All I want to do is use a .png image as the background to a link, then change it on hover. I’ve searched high and low for a fix but nothing seems to cater for background images delivered by CSS.
I’ve been reduced to delivering GIFs to IE, which don’t [...]

Site announcement


Some of the more observant among you may have noticed a new section marked “Other Stuff”.
Yes, I’ve finally got round to adding a few extra pages to the site - not much at the moment, but remember those little acorns…

Messing about with Flickr and the GIMP


No, it’s not some tacky “Pulp Fiction” rip-off, just an open-source Ph*t*sh*p close equivalent.
I’ve been toying with Flickr badges for a short while and was convinced I could make them look better…
Here’s my first attempt - what d’you think?

I’ve tasted the future…


…and it’s maple flavour.