Random and Opinionated Thoughts

by: Jennifer Zelazny

CSS jappler.com Web Development

more fun with css.

Well, here I am again, on style sheet #14 for WordPress. I have everything basically re-done, except for the right menus so that they mirror the menus on the left side. Yes, this is redesign #4 or so with my blog/web site, but I just could not handle a dark background color. More to come […]

Politics

Presidential Ties/Colors

Is it me or does anyone else wonder why every time we see President Bush, even while rhe was running for office in 1999, that he always wore and still wears the same color tie? You know the one…the light blue color. Who is the brain power behind this decision? Now, every once and awhile […]

Apple UNIX

unix/linux certification.

I have finally reached the point in my career where I need certification. Back in the Mac OS 7-9 days there was no certification programs for us Mac geeks, but now we face job competition with all the UNIX geeks too. Apple now offers certification, but after taking a class on Mac OS X Server […]

Music

Finally, The Prodigy Releases a New CD!

I still remember the day when a co-worker told me I would like this group called The Prodigy. Turns out she was right. That was back in 1997, today it is 2004…and it has been a long seven years since I had new material from them, but so far I really like the album. A […]

UNIX

geek tool.

Thanks to a friend that is always pointing out cool apps…I recently started using GeekTool. There are 3 modes to GeekTool…file mode, shell mode, and image mode. I use GeekTool for a few things…file mode to tail my web acces log on my web server, and image mode to load the gauge graphic for XGrid@Stanford. […]

Life

Project Rebirth

I enjo coming across great web sites that are well done, and here is the latest: http://www.projectrebirth.org/. This link was passed to me from my father-not-in-law who lives near NYC and always keeps me on top of all things 9/11. The time lapsed camera is awesome.

Standards

the mysterious b.o.

We are all aware of something called deoderant, right? Well, as I sat down next to an older woman on the train today, I thought all was well. I was coming home early, and had a seat next to someone who did not hog the seat nor talk loudly on her cell phone. A few […]

Apple UNIX

Apple knowledge base changes.

I like to keep my finger on the pulse with Apple products as well as with their documentation. Apple makes this easy with offering mailing lists that are dedicated to all their products. If you want to keep up specifically with all new and changed documentation, Apple has a great list for you: Daily Knowledge […]

Standards

thanks gop! (for ruining cnn.com for a week)

I am a CNN junky, but unfortunately for me, I have to cut back this week due to all the pictures of the GOP Convention. I like Laura Bush, I think she has great intensions, although I would have liked to see more of her in the last four years. I respect Giuliani, and well, […]

TV

Ahh, Saturday Morning Cartoons in the Eighties!

My sister and I would look forward to Saturday mornings every week (after exciting Friday nights with the Dukes of Hazzard) so much that we actually wrote out a schedule of what was on. I would get up early to set up my afghan fort under the coffee table, and my sister would eat dry […]

UNIX Web Development

ht://dig 3.1.6 installation/configuration

So you need to install a search engine on your site. Keeping with my open source solutions, I have decided to go with ht://Dig. As soon as Apple decided to go with UNIX as a back end to their OS, I was excited because I could finally use ht://Dig (and another classic program called Mailman) […]

Life

Wedding Registries

Well, it is that time again, a relative is getting married and has registered for gifts. While I think wedding registers are very helpful for people that actually want to get people what they want, I also find some of the items a bit much. Enter, the $45.00 nickel plated toilet brush. Yes, a nickel […]