Just wanted to let everyone know that the site is now running on the latest version of WordPress, bringing mostly new features to the backend administration area. So far, I’m actually fairly impressed with a lot of the updates, and I’m really digging the administrative face-lift!

If you find any bugs throughout the site, which will most likely happen, please send me a quick email so I can get it sorted out. Thanks!

Just a heads up, Sebastiaan from Cocoia has a wonderful article detailing his frustration with poor interface decisions and the state of the Aqua theme in Mac OS.

Read Article.

I’m a huge fan of Mint, the god send of stats and site monitoring packages.

My simple question is whether I should upgrade to the v2.0 release that’s been out for quite awhile now? It has a few features, mainly an iPhone pepper, which I would like, but is there any other compelling reason to fork over the money?

I’d just like to hear some thoughts from other Mint users out there. 1.x seems to be suiting me just fine as it is.

I have finally put my semester’s work online for everyone to enjoy and critique.

My friends and I came up with a new game this past summer and this semester I’ve created a 2-player online version. It’s a ton of fun and I would appreciate any feedback you have. I do have a few more ideas in the works, as well as expanded documentation, but all in good time. I plan to officially release it into the wild this July.

Quick overview of the game:

• You’re dealt 9 cards, 3 of which you don’t see
• Then you pick 3 cards to save for the end of the game
• You can only play cards of equal or greater value each turn
• 2’s, 8’s, and Joker’s are wild
• Aces are high
• First player to completely go out of cards wins.

Start playing now!

I had to spend a few minutes thinking about this situation. Last month, March 2008, has been the best month for the site, since it launched over two years ago. The funny part is, I didn’t really publish anything that should call for that. But, I think I might have a reason: two years worth of stuff is on the site.

It seems pretty obvious, doesn’t it? Someone is referred to the site because of a Google search every couple minutes. I spend time looking at the stats to see what you are searching for and where you end up once you are on the site. All important information.

Any thoughts?

Today saw the official release of a new kid on the FTP block: Flow, from Extended Mac Software .

Flow is exciting for a few reasons. First, it’s Leopard only. This means that the interface is super slick (lickable as the developer describes it). Views are animated and everything is simply gorgeous and simple to use. Leopard technologies such as Quicklook are also employed in the app. Quicklook files from your servers!

The first thing you’ll notice when launching Flow, is that it just feels right. It’s super responsive and fits in perfectly with the Leopard UI. Complete with tabs and a simplistic and intuitive interface, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.

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Here’s a bit of local news for all those in Knoxville, TN.

The Lambda Student Union of the University of Tennessee is holding an event in Market Square, on Sunday April 6th, from 1-10pm. Women bands will perform all afternoon and evening, benefiting local charities and organizations. The event is free and open to the public.

Hope to see you there!

For anyone interested in learning the ins and outs of icon design, you need to check out this newly launched site from Sebastiaan de With, founder of the Cocoia blog.

For a small fee, there is an extensive video series available detailing icon design.

Icon Resource.net