Odds & Sods

Notes from the shop — process, tools, and the occasional opinion.
December 28, 2011

Free Minimalist Desktop Wallpapers

Like many designers, I prefer my computer desktop to stay clean, organized, and clutter free. It's not a place to hold files or applications,…
December 28, 2011

Apple Keyboards – Wired vs Wireless

While most of the world is going wireless, I've recently switched back to my wired-up, fully extended keyboard. Here's a rundown of the pros,…
December 19, 2011

Email Etiquette Don’t: See Below

There are a ton of email etiquette rules out there that are good to know and follow. One that's rarely addressed is this See…
December 17, 2011

Shiny the Bearded Dragon

Our son Tory got to bring his preschool class' pet Bearded Dragon, Shiny, home for the Christmas break. Surprisingly cute. Eats mealworms and crickets.…
December 10, 2011

Total Lunar Eclipse

I woke up early this morning to find the moon looking a little funny. A quick search on the Google told me it was…
December 6, 2011

Reset Safari Bookmarks in iCloud

Overall, I really like Apple's iCloud service. Moving back to Apple after dropping MobileMe back in late 2009 has been relatively painless; The setup…
November 28, 2011

Boss Hog Canyoneering

Kari and I have been canyoneering for many years now, and it's one of the main reasons we decided to move back to Utah.…
November 24, 2011

Arting up the office with Susan Kare

It turns out my interior design sense is as clean and simple as my graphic design style. I prefer design that is modern and…
November 22, 2011

Text only StumbleUpon Stumble Link

After adding a text-based Facebook link to the site, it's seemed a sensible idea to add a similar text-only link for StumbleUpon. For WordPress,…
November 18, 2011

WordPress SEO, A Pre-Launch Checklist

[wpvideo 4ZB2FYEh w=620 h=360] I missed Mike Payne's WordPress SEO, A Comprehensive Pre-Launch Checklist presentation at this years WordCamp Salt Lake City, but thankfully…