Category Archives: web design

The shift to mobile browsing means other shift happens

July 30, 2014 Yesterday I posted about how my various websites are a mix of hand-coded HTML and hosted free services. Google Sites offers an option to “Automatically adjust site to mobile phones” which will try to sort things into … Continue reading

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To HTML or not to HTML?

July 29, 2014 This post is a long history of my website development efforts in the school district where I work. I provide a thorough overview of the websites I maintain and how they are hosted and coded. This nerdy … Continue reading

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Unexpected Obsolescence

March 30, 2013 Planned obsolescence has been a driver of our consumer culture since the Great Depression. I tend to resist it with respect to durable goods: my car is 12 years old and has over 200,000 miles on it, … Continue reading

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I Request Nothing Beyond Soft Corinthian Leather

You may be wondering why the MEADOR.ORG website took on a leatherbound look in late March of 2011 (as in a leather binder, silly, not sadomasochism). I’m reminded of how Ricardo Montalban used to market the “Corinthian leather” of the … Continue reading

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A New Look

When I shaved off my beard on Halloween 2008, most people told me to stop frightening them and grow it back, which I promptly did for their sakes.  So I am cautious about altering my appearance, including my virtual one. … Continue reading

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