Monday, June 22, 2009

JUST SAY NO to dry web tech manuals!

For the past couple of years I've been suggesting to anyone who asks me if they wanted to set up a website what should they do. And for every inquiry I've recommended blog sites as an easy and cheap alternative. Well since I've been looking into updating my personal website myself, I've been doing extensive research and have stumbled on to a CMS and publishing platform that seems to blow the free bloggers out of the water!

The site is called squarespace. An all in one inclusive site that is reasonable priced and has all the tools you need at your fingertips. Even non geeks with no coding background can set a website easily with this online web application/solution. It's super customizable and cuts developing time down to a minimum so that designers can focus more on design and not on the techy stuff or waste money with hiring a programmer. Seems like technology is getting easier and easier these days with the end user in mind. That being said I wanted to share my discovery with others in order to make this world a better place. Generally I don't like to advertise for companies or products but because I find the services this website offers so amazing I thought I would just put it out there for everyone to share.

Monday, June 8, 2009

I love Legos

When I was a kid I would spend hours playing with my lego sets, mostly building houses and what not. One of my dreams then was when I grew up i would buy every lego set ever made and assemble them and display in a room dedicated to my collection. Well I've since lived out 16 years of my adult life and still no lego collection room. But soon I may start! They're planning to come out with an Architecture series that will feature 6 iconic buildings including a Frank Lloyd Wright version. AWESOME!