2005 June

Jun 29 05

When it comes to CSS, I’m a hack. I know what little I know from peeking under the hood, cutting and pasting, or repurposing free templates (like the great examples available at francey.org). But after three or four completely different blog designs (and at least half a dozen site redesigns before I started blogging), I’ve […]

Stylin’ with CSS: A Designer’s Guide

Jun 26 05

Robert EllisEtc.No Comments

Interesting post on Slate by Daniel Engber about his attempt to win a “contagious media” contest by creating a site called Crying, While Eating. The site features videos of distraught individuals bawling about everything from failing to plan to always succumbing to temptation, while eating a smorgasbord of depressing food ranging from “Hokey Pokey” […]

Contagious Media: Crying, While Eating

Jun 22 05

Robert EllisBlogging MoneyNo Comments

Interesting story about Dennis Lloyd, founder of iPodLounge, on MacNewsWorld. iPodLounge started as a hobby. Now it’s ranked No.2, just under Apple, when you do a search for iPod on Google. The site gets over 10 million page views a month. The best part about this story: the whole thing began as a hobby, and […]

How iPodLounge Became No. 2

Jun 15 05

Robert EllisSoftwareNo Comments

I’ve written elsewhere about my wish for a Dashboard widget that would track my site stats, and I’m happy to report that someone has finally come up with one. The ShortStat Widget from Keegan Jones—drawing on stats from Shaun Inman’s ShortStat—lets you check your hits, uniques, and recent referrers at a glance. But setting it […]

Archives June 2005

Stylin’ with CSS: A Designer’s Guide

Contagious Media: Crying, While Eating

How iPodLounge Became No. 2

Dashboard Widget: ShortStat Widget