So.. I was looking for a solution to make IE recognize the :hover pseudo-class in other elements besides “a” (links).. from what I understand (and somewhat remember), I believe it was actually Microsoft that created and first introduced :hover. If this is the case then why the fuck could they not manage letting […]

Hollister’s site currently really sucks. I’ve taken a screenshot of it to preserve it in case they should decide to remedy their usability issues.
Layout and looks-wise it’s a masterpiece. It looks great! There’s just one problem: Hollister’s site is a catalog/store. How do you get to the store? […]

I was using file_column today in Ruby on Rails and ended up with the error:
Do not know how to handle a string with value ‘my_fruity_graph.png’ that was passed to a file_column. Check if the form’s encoding has been set to ‘multipart/form-data’.
The problem is obvious.. enctype=”multipart/form-data” was not part of the form_tag.
Now how to get that […]

Too often do I see this. Ever been to a site where you’re looking for something in the navigation and just cannot find it only to find out that there’s some monstorous button that you can’t believe you missed that has exactly what you want?
Two examples

Uh oh. It’s a shot of the jEdit […]

it sucks.. there’s no support for upgrading and keeping your preferences. what a bitch.. makes me want to shoot someone.
gg foobar.

Executive Summary
Web2.0 has given birth to a lot of sites with very poor usability. They’re pretty! but they’re difficult to navigate and present way too much content in a manner that is confusing to many users.
What is the web2.0 of which I speak?
No I’m not talking about the technology. Forget AJAX.. forget the […]

There’s been a lot of talk about Ruby on Rails lately. Many people question the fanaticism, the language and of course the framework itself. Lot’s of people saying RoR isn’t going to make it bigtime; I’m here to tell you why they’re all wrong:
Ruby - The language
Ruby the language is a rather […]

Procrastinate today, procrastinate the next, procrastinate this way and too soon you’ll see your death.

why we fight

Tommorrow is National Jesse Allen Crouch Day. This will be the 20th annual, but the first time it will really be celebrated! Presently it is not an international holiday because of the lack of recognition by most people in other countries so far. Currently it is celebrated widely around the United States.
Guidelines […]