Life As It Comes 

Site Features4 Comments

I wanted to write a post to highlight a couple features of this site in light of the recent re-launch.

The first feature is the “lifecast” link. As noted elsewhere, my lifecast is based on code by Jeremy Keith. I’ve cleaned up his code to make it validate and customized it to use my own feeds and styling. I use Last.fm to track my music listening, Tumblr to post short updates and interesting links, Twitter to post brief status about what I’m up to, Flickr to upload and display photos, and of course this blog for lengthier posts. The thing that is cool about the lifecast is that it lets you visualize what I do on the web and when, virtually as it happens (though the time-stamping on the Tumblr updates is a little off due to timezone conversions).

The second feature is the calendar. Sometimes when the posting becomes infrequent, people wonder what I’m up to or where I’ve gone. The calendar lets you know what I’m up to as much as I am aware of it myself. Some things have more or less detail, as appropriate, but it’s nice to have others “in the know” without me having to inform them.

I’ve got a few other ideas about things, and the photos are definitely a big item on the “to-do” list, but this highlights two of the current features which may prove interesting/useful to those that follow me on this site.

Wireless Bugs2 Comments

My webserver is wireless, and it’s in a corner of the house, which is good aesthetically but not so much for reliability of the site. Distance is not a problem, but there are a few bugs with the driver I’m using for the wireless adapter, so if the site goes down this weekend, it’s because the wireless stopped working.

I’ll be on a retreat until late Sunday night. Highlands 2006. Some of the Stillpoint RLG shepherds will be helping to lead small groups, so that includes yours truly.

Oh! And Go Boilers! And Hook ‘Em!

New Feature - Flickr Favorites?2 Comments

I’m one of those Flickr people. I repeatedly refresh that last 7 days interesting page over and over.

I definitely have my favorite all-time shots on the site, and it always makes me want to get a more professional camera.

Would it be interesting to anyone who reads if I post a few favorites every now and then? Keep in mind, these wouldn’t be my photos, but ones I admire. Let me know what you think.

Page Visualization4 Comments

I think this is neat. It parses the site you provide and then constructs a groovy-looking representation of the DOM graph. From a cursory glance, there is no crawling taking place - just a rendering of the URI you provide.

Here’s mine.

Blast From the PastNo Comments

Today I re-imported a lot of my old posts, dating all the way back to 2003. You can once again read such favorites as “My Hero” and “Excerpt” or read about things that impressed me or caught my attention like “Antipixel : What an Eye!.”

So be sure to check out the archives. Enjoy!