Most Popular Posts list for blogger

Last week I was looking for a way to have a “Most Popular Posts” widget here on blogger. The first and only true “widget” I found was Affiliate Brand’s Most Popular Posts Widget. The only problems: it has a default color scheme that doesn’t really go with that of my blog, and the [...]

Time for a redesign!

I chose the dark design for this blog from the default blogger themes…a looong time ago (or so it seems)! Since then, I’ve taken a usability course in school, read many things on the web concerning usability, and been active at Deviant Art.
I believe it is time for a fresh look
The testing [...]

CSS trick – two background images

While using what I’m sure is my own idea of progressive enhancement on a web page, I came across an interesting situation: I wanted two background images, rather than one. My first background would be a general tiled image, to give the site’s background a nice texture; the second a vertically-repeated image on the [...]

Slimming down OpenOffice.org Portable

Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that deleting any file from the OpenOffice.org Portable installation is not recommended by the portableapps.com website, as evidenced by their OOoP FAQ and support forum. By following the steps outlined in this article, in part or in whole, you agree that I am in no way responsible for messing [...]