Blog: June 2007

New on Alpie.net: "next 10" links

When I put blog categories into Alpie.net (the third box on the left sidebar from the home page, or on the right sidebar if you're looking at this post somewhere else), no category was extremely large. But now, some categories, like Politics and Photos have almost 100 posts - too many for one page.

Now, each category page only has ten posts, and if there are more, a link appears at the bottom of the page to see more. These also appear on the month archives, and at the bottom of the home page.

The other pages that have gotten too large are certain individual person pages. While most people appear in only a handful of pictures, some people appear much more often. Next on the list for Alpie.net is to paginate those as well.

posted on Jun 7, 2007 4:26 pm (comment)

Vineyard with Stefanie

Over Memorial Day weekend, Stefanie got to see my favorite vacation spot, the island of Martha's Vineyard, for the first time.

I also have been learning more advanced Photoshop color correction from this book. Unlike most Photoshop books, rather than simply giving recipes to follow and trying to use every new Photoshop command, this book delves into the basic theory of color, channels, and contrast, using curves, blending modes, sharpening, and other simple yet complex tools to make better images. It's really dense, and there's still a lot to learn, but you be the judge of whether these images are better than the last set I edited.

Ferry ride We all scream for ice cream Fountain at Hilly's Garden
Sun, sand, and sea The sweet life Me and Menemsha
Stef and Mememsha Gay Head cliffs and lighthouse

posted on Jun 7, 2007 12:57 pm (comment)

A guy walks into a bar...

I have an article in TomPaine.com, the progressive journal of ideas, talking about Drinking Liberally and its many sister projects and how they draw people into greater political activism, in a tradition dating back to George Washington, Sam Adams, John Hancock, and the site's inspiration, Tom Paine.

posted on Jun 1, 2007 12:22 pm (comment)

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