I'm a dork and still don't have an iPhone. I don't know what the experience is like with pop-ups there, and don't surf a lot with my Lotus Elite, which is obviously quite different from the iPhone. But, I do use my blessed Asus Eee Notebook all the time. In fact, I'm on it now. As a web designer (and a woman who likes having a solid note book (or netbook) on which to write), it is my goal to make the sites I accessible in all browsers and platforms (except ie6). It is one of the most important aspects of making your website available to all. I've noticed that a lot of times, on my netbook with a resolution of 1024x600, the pop-ups are geared to people with higher resolutions. The problem with that is that many of the... Read more

You've seen the commercials showing smart, attractive people who want to start their own business, but can't seem to figure out how to create a website overnight. Seems that all they need to do is use a service that will provide them with hosting and a professional looking website all for one low price, allowing their brilliant ideas to blossom online and take them from rags to riches in no time. So what's the problem with that? Why shouldn't you wait for the riches to start rolling in before investing in a professionally designed custom website? Here are three of the most important reasons to give up the cheap/free WYSIWYG site and invest in a quality, custom website. 1: Do it yourself websites are unprofessional - very few of the templates offered by DIY services look professional. Although some are... Read more

It started out great - connecting to old friends that I wondered about for years and being happy that they were alive and well, being in on the inside joke at work because I was Facebook friends with people there, finding out whether I was Ginger or Mary Ann. In the beginning, I loved Facebook. It was fun. Somewhere along the line though, it just got creepy. I got friend requests from people who used to punch me in the head in the hallway in high school because of my partially shaved head (it was the 80's), from co-workers that I never dealt with on a daily basis, and from people I had never even heard of. Then, I found myself sending requests to people I didn't really like, but because of close mutual ties, felt the need to just... Read more

In my last upgrade through Sprint, I chose a Blackberry Pearl. It was great at first - I always knew when I had email thanks to the never-ending blinkie, had gps etc. But, the bugger blew out and not in a good way. The ugly flip phone I had before at least didn't freaking lose all my numbers and info. As an anti-ATT person, I refuse to get an iPhone until I can do it through another carrier. I thought about getting one and hacking it for Sprint, but realized that not only am I not that technologically talented, but it's just wrong. Not wrong in the traditional sense, but wrong in the corporate I got you sense. Screw Apple and ATT. SO, I got an LG Lotus Elite, instead. While I thought there was no blinkie, there is a... Read more

When I first noticed the article about motorized shoes on Gizmodo, the first thought to pop into my head was, "are you kidding me?" The next thought was to wonder how this would fit into the national goal of getting kids (and adults) to be fit and exercise. Then I saw the video and thought about how awesome it would be to have these things the next time I'm caught in a last-minute gate change at the airport. Instead of running from one terminal to the next, cursing the broken or crowded conveyor belt, I could go up to ten miles an hour without looking like I'm running from the cops. And, even though I'm known for berating people who drive around a parking lot for half an hour looking for a parking spot closest to the door of the... Read more