2009
08.28

Standards and Practices

2009
08.23

I was looking around for a good Open Source XML editor for Mac OS X (native or Java). I just want element and attribute auto-complete based on the document schema, and rational cursor control. I like the <oXygen/> XML Editor, but my license ran out at version 8.2, and I don’t have the cash to drop on the current version.

I saw a few WYSIWYG editors, which isn’t at all what I’m looking for. This product called Serna Visual XML Editor is interesting, but on the download page for the Open Source version, they have a bit of disclaimer text. That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

serna-xml-editor-download

2009
08.16

Amusing Meetup Spam

I just received an e-mail announcement from Meetup.com about a new hiking group.

meetup-mlm-hiking

Sure, I’ll join your Multi-Level Marketing group!

2009
08.05

SHENANIGANS!

I just spoke with Heather about my rant at the misuse of an American flag on product packaging. She claims that the A 100% American-owned Company text is perfectly legible, and that it was not a deceptive marketing tactic. To that, I say SHENANIGANS!

2009
08.05

Awesome Error Message

I happened to catch blip.fm doing maintenance to their site before they replaced the normal error message with a more boring version. The text in the following screenshot appears in sequence, much like a POST and boot. I tried to record a video screen capture, but I didn’t catch it in time — when I reloaded, I got the proper home page. Boo.

blip.fm error message screen