Anyways here is the article about font resizing with css, inspired by a comment I left.

I’ve only just now learned about the importance of this topic (it relates almost solely to accessibility) and as such haven’t had a chance to integrate it into any of my projects. I imagine I’ll be spending my time trying to figure out how to create layouts that use em’s rather then pixels (hopefully not too much to wrap my head around) from here on out.

The reason it’s so difficult is the fact that everyone’s font size can be different (which is what em is. 1em = default font size) so if I made a 1em box in the page, it could render differently depending on what machine the user is on. Some browsers have their own default, some use the operating system default, and some users will manually change their default.

Anyways, further into the rabbit hole I go.

• I started grad school for my M.B.A. at University of Louisville
• I bought a house that needs quite a bit of work
• I have finally made a serious effort at learning the guitar
• I’ve taken on 2 freelance projects that have taken up some of my time
• Other general time wasters such as: large amounts of drinking and watching lots of tv
• I’m also trying to work out as much as possible (very difficult it seems)

I have gotten some work done however. All the forms in my project site that create database entries are done, however, I still have to write all the display pages and all the edit pages. Once that’s done it’s just on to marketing. Initially I was just going to create this project for Louisville use only as a way to learn php. I’ve since decided to expand my horizions and make it function nationally, and hopefully even turn a tiny (and I do mean tiny) profit. I’ve also brought back the tutorials from the old site, but they’re all in the archives so you probably won’t find them on the front page or in rss.

I do intend on updating the SEO and marketing article as I’ve learned a lot more since I’ve written that article.

Anyways content will again become regular.

Here are the steps I took to design santashotline.com

Now that a lot of my work is complete here are some examples of my work santshotline.com (all work done by myself, except the characters) holidaylighting.com santasjukebox.com santaproof.com greetingsfromsanta.com lettersfromstanclaus.com (all artwork was done by someone else, I just turned it into a html page, and did all the custom coding)

We also have two other sites that I’ve just been doing upkeep on santasornamentshop.com and santas-depot.com We’re doing complete redesigns on both, of which santa’s ornament shop is going to be my complete creation minus the shopping cart software.

I just bought an xbox 360 ($400 yikes!) and am thoroughly enjoying it, as my computer is currently broken. It seems I’m having the worst luck with anything mechanical this year, hopefully that will change next year. Also this new year, I’ll be moving out again in march, so look to have some parties if you live in the louisville area. I plan on renting a house with some friends so there won’t be any worry about the neighbors. That’s about all for now, have a happy new year!

Ok gang, time to upgrade this season. We’re gonna try and run a gigabit ethernet network this time around, so you’ll need some new hardware. You’ll need a new cable, perferably Cat 6, but cat 5e will work (just not as fast). You can buy these at Tigerdirect.com or newegg.com for 3-5 dollars depending. Next you’ll need a new card if yours isn’t rated at 10/100/1000. Check your card manual, or your mobo manual if your card is onboard. Both (onboard and pci) will run at relatively the same speed, but you may notice some speed increases with the pci card linked below, as it seems to have extremely low processor overhead. If you’re blessed to have pci express slots check either of the two links below(it’s the fastest).

I’m planning on ordering quite a bit of stuff, so if you want to save on shipping email me (or call 812-736-1313) with your order and I’ll bring it to the party. You will owe me for the product, and I’ll cover the shipping. Just get the order to me by Nov 16th, so I can test the equipment to make sure it all works.

Pci Express Card 1 – $32.99

Pci Express Card 2 – $39.99

Pci Card 1 (I wouldn’t reccomend any others based on it’s reviews/price) – $12.99

This article pretty much explains why you’d rather have pci express over pci. Just remember that onboard cards are attached pci devices, so they share the pci bus speed.

I’ve added a link to the webmail I’m providing to my users, in addition I added a link to the user portal for them as well. I think I may have a breakthough on the job search… stay tuned for more info.