Thoughts & Ideas on Design and Technology

Create a really simple fly-out menu

Recently I had a need to for a really simple menu to disclose some secondary options. There are a millions of flyout, drop down, suckerfish menu generators out there, but all of them are really complex. I just need to show a few options.

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2009 in photos

I’ve assembled some of my favorites for you to tell the story of a year filled with ups and downs (but, mostly ups). Please enjoy.

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Have your cake and eat it too

I don’t need all the functionality provide by Visual Studio and other Microsoft developer tools. So why deal with all the overhead (and remembering to alt-tab instead of cmd-tab)?

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Canon 5D Mark II: After the Honeymoon

I’ve already clicked away nearly 5,000 photos (4,525 as of this post) with my Canon 5D Mark II (5D MKII) since June. Is the honeymoon between the 5D MKII and this amateur photographer (okay, serious hobbyist) over? Read on.

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Blinksale.com Outtakes

After weeks of late nights sitting at my computer in the dark, the new Blinksale.com finally launched. I have to admit - I was (and am) extremely nervous to touch Blinksale. Josh & the Alamo Fire crew have such a distinct and recognizable style to everything that they touch. Who am I to try to follow their brand of design and style?

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