It suddenly occurred to me last night, CSS should include a state machine. In a subtle way, it already does with “:hover”. The hover state is triggered based on the mouse cursor’s position. This very basic state allows designers to produce some interesting results. Additionally, perhaps CSS should allow designers to create their own custom… Read more »
Year: 2005
SXSW, in review…
Introduction… It’s been a few days since I returned from SXSW. The trip as a whole was wonderful. I enjoy being in Austin no matter the reason; and this trip was particularly rewarding. However, the Interactive Festival itself was less than I had hoped for. I hoped I would find myself surrounded by scores of… Read more »
SXSW, here I come…
It snuck up on me a lot faster than I thought it would… I barely finished upgrading our forums to vBulletin in time to go… Tomorrow morning I’m off to the SXSW Interactive Festival. Many of the interactive panels have sparked my interest including: The New New Economy, Web Design 2010, Digital Convergence In Central… Read more »
Industry Talk: When it’s time to create new jargon.
Every industry has it’s own jargon. It follows that the Internet, and every industry built around it, has it’s own jargon. Jargon develops because early adopters of – something – have to find words to describe the new concepts they discover, learn, or create. I’ve just reached a point where I may need to create… Read more »
Introduction of a Community Manager
Understanding and developing online communities is, perhaps, the fastest growing concern among Internet professionals today. I’ve been working as Gearbox Software‘s community manager since July 12th, 2004. My job at Gearbox involves being a liaison between the developer and community as well as managing the development of the community itlsef. With the upcoming launch of… Read more »
Resort Review: Durango Mountain Resort, CO
In January of 2004, my first snowboarding adventure in Colorado took me to a place most commonly known as Purgatory. The park is now officially known by the more conservative name of Durango Mountain Resort. I prefer Purgatory.The town of Durango rests at 6,580 feet. The base elevation of the mountain is 8,793 and the… Read more »