Archive for July, 2007

mobile browsing with Minimo

Published at July 27, 2007 in Mobile. 1 Comment

Today I rediscovered Mozilla’s mobile web browser, Minimo (version 0.2). This version is a big improvement over version 0.1.

I really like how they’ve brought the tab browsing experience from the desktop — to mobile devices. Great job guys!

Somehow AT&T managed to cripple my data plan and currently blocks pocket IE and Opera Mini from accessing the internet, but Minimo seems to be unaffected.

So until they figure it out, I’ll be using Minimo exclusively.

 


2 types of open source users

Published at July 23, 2007 in Open Source. 0 Comments

I just got done watching Sarah Ford’s Lessons from OSCON: The Power Toys Team Learns How To Go “Open” presentation on Port25.

In her discussion, she brings up that there are 2 types of users in the open source community. There are active users who get involved in the community in one way or another, and there are passive users. “Passive users simply add +1 to your download counter.”

This last comment really struck a cord with me, because as much I hate to admit, I don’t participate much with online communities. I am a passive user.

Of course, this is a journey into open source for me, which means that I get to learn from my mistakes, so going forward, I’m going to try to increase my involvement with open source communities; this also includes commenting on other peoples blogs whenever I see something of value or potential.

My aim is to be part of the open source community and also to give back to it.


digital portfolio

Published at July 22, 2007 in Web Design. 0 Comments

My digital portfolio is currently unavailable; this is mostly due to the fact that my portfolio website (exposedElements.com) was designed to run on a Windows web server — and as of today, I’ve canceled my Windows hosting account.

The way I see it, I have several options.

  • Move my portfolio to another Windows hosting account
  • Use Microsoft FrontPage Server Extension on Linux
  • Create a new portfolio website that runs on Linux

I haven’t decided yet, so I’ll be thinking about my options. If anyone has a thought or suggestion, I’d like to hear it.

Mario Seijo
web developer
openElements.info


blog migration complete

Published at July 22, 2007 in Linux. 0 Comments

If you can read this, it means that all is well again.

I just finished moving my blog from my home server to an ultra fast production server. The new server has tons of bandwidth available, so the overall experience should improve.

I just need to make a few more tweaks to the URL schema, so that each post is more ’search engine’ friendly. More on that later.


Open Source Toolbox for web designers

Published at July 19, 2007 in Web Design and Open Source. 1 Comment

Rich McIver emailed me about a blog post that should be of interest to anyone that creates content for the web.

The Open Source Web Design Toolbox: 100 Tools, Resources, and Template Sources

His list is loaded with quick blurbs on some of the most popular open source projects.
It’s a great blog post — and rumor has it that it has made it to the frontpage of digg.

Mario Seijo
web developer
www.openelements.info


Microsoft iPod - Package design (comedy)

Published at July 18, 2007 in Design. 0 Comments

youTube is great for finding these little gems.