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Posted in Technology on Feb 24th, 2010
Recently, I picked up the LWIS.NET CSS Dropdown Menu for a project that I’ve been working on. In my opinion, this is a great menu system with a few different templates (horizontal & vertical) for easy customization.
The one trick that I picked up when using this template is that you need to add some code [...]
Posted in Photos and Travels, Site Update, Technology on Feb 17th, 2010
During the past week, I’ve been busy revamping our photo gallery that’s contained on the Photo Albums link above. For the other nerds interested in web technologies out there, I’ve made the following changes:
Moved away from the terrible table-based design that the gallery has used since 2004. I’m now using a 2-column CSS template that [...]
Posted in Technology on Feb 11th, 2010
Recently, I started to replace our AA alkaline batteries with NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) rechargeable batteries. My main reasoning for the switch was the many remotes that use AA or AAA batteries (2 XBox Controllers, TV Remote, 2 DVD Remotes, and Stereo Remote) in the house.
After investigating NiMH technology, I found the following advantages:
Rechargeable – Less [...]
Posted in Technology on Feb 5th, 2010
After having a less than ideal experience with my Verizon line, I decided that I would try out a VOIP solution from Vonage. After 2 days of fairly heavy use, I’ve had a great experience with the Vonage system. If that changes, I’ll be sure to post a followup.
I decided to go with their World [...]
Posted in Technology on Jan 27th, 2010
For those of you that haven’t heard, Apple announced a new tablet today called the iPad. After reading the reviews and watching some videos, here is a quick list of thoughts that I have:
Pros:
Really nice looking screen. It runs a resolution of 1024 x 768 on a 10 inch screen.
Quick, custom processor running at 1 [...]
