by steve | Oct 6, 2011 | Culture
I picked up this print in a Longview, WA thrift store around 1997 for about $2.40. She’s followed me from dwelling to dwelling ever since, ever a mystery. Why is she sad? And why is she green? My houseguests have been pondering this for years. Now the lost...
by steve | Sep 27, 2011 | News, Technology
Lifehacker recently released the results of their Web browser speed tests. The results, fastest to slowest: Opera 11.51 Firefox 7 Internet Explorer 9 Chrome 14 Interestingly enough, while Chrome came in last overall, it’s the fastest at processing Javascript....
by steve | Aug 29, 2011 | Design, Technology
Those of you who keep your toes in the web-news have probably heard rumors about how HTML5 and CSS3 are likely to replace many of the things that are currently done in Adobe’s Flash. Flash has a number of drawbacks, including being opaque to search engines and...
by steve | Jul 15, 2011 | News, Technology
Sometimes an update pushed from the Apple mothership will break something. Recently the OS X 10.6.8 update broke printing for many people, including me. You have this problem if your previously works-fine printer is perpetually “paused” and won’t...
by steve | Jul 12, 2011 | Events
Every year we host the Mondo Croquet World Championships and Mad Hatter Picnic. We’ve been doing this since 1996 and along the way we’ve been chosen as Best of Portland by Willamette Week! What is Mondo Croquet? Simple – Croquet, American style with...
