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PNG transparency in IE

I finally managed to get all of my PNG graphics working properly in IE. For those that don’t know, IE (Win) does not support transparency in PNG images. The welcome box on my home page and the “frosty” bar in the header are examples of a PNG with transparency – you can see the backgroundContinueContinue reading “PNG transparency in IE”

A Tin of Tea for Me

I am an avid tea drinker. Both my tongue and tummy do not like coffee very much but I go through a pot of tea every day. Between Colleen and I, we can easily down four or five pots on a rainy Saturday. Our standard tea for some time now has been Upton Tea‘s BlueContinueContinue reading “A Tin of Tea for Me”

Keep track of websites to read

So, I found a nice little tool to help me wade through the web called toread (via Lifehacker – one of my favorite “that’s a useful tool” sites.) Basically all you do is sign up at toread with your email and then add your own special bookmark to your browser. Whenever I come across aContinueContinue reading “Keep track of websites to read”

The Social Web meets Hermit

Let me start off by noting that while I spend most of my waking hours on a computer and many of them on the web, I am not necessarily “hip” in a web 2.0 way. The whole “social” trend on the web has been passing me by. I am vaguely aware of things like FlickrContinueContinue reading “The Social Web meets Hermit”

rocktreesky is a business!

Well, I’m officially a business now. I have my trade name registered with Maryland and have a new business bank account and credit card. At the beginning of the year I decided to do web design as a freelance side job. I’m keeping the day job working for the man, but I really enjoy workingContinueContinue reading “rocktreesky is a business!”

Cool toys for Geeks Like Us (TM)

So we went to a Holiday party 2 weeks ago that had one of those “bring a gift and we’ll play a game” things going on. This is that game where everyone picks a number and you sequentially pick a gift from the pile or steal someone else’s gift. Neither of us is a bigContinueContinue reading “Cool toys for Geeks Like Us (TM)”

My Sweet Baby Girl

Today we had to put my baby girl Capo to sleep due to kidney failure. She would have been 13 on Monday. I raised her from a tiny ball of fur that fit in my one hand. Taken from her mother too young, I weened her on corn flakes and milk. She was the queenContinueContinue reading “My Sweet Baby Girl”

My new $248 computer

On Sunday night I put together a new computer. I bought a barbones box, processor, memory and a hard drive for $248, including shipping. It took me under an hour to get it all set up. This is no top-of-the-line machine mind you, but it is better than all of the other old machines weContinueContinue reading “My new $248 computer”

An Interpretation

A spontaneous interpretation of a classic by my very self and Colleen around 6 a.m. this morning, inspired by Romeo (codename: Ro). Row, Row.Row your boat ashore.Hallelu, Hallelu. Michael.

Contrast and Sadness

Well, I have now moved to the Riverwalk Westin and have begun Linux Admin training for work. It feels pretty surreal. It almost makes last week feel like a dream. It is hard to go from helping people find food to eat to hanging out in a nice hotel with a feather bed and marbleContinueContinue reading “Contrast and Sadness”