Some Blog Site

Now that I have accounts to make and sell T-shirts, I figured I’d create something else.

Green Programming

Make sure your functions and methods are environmentally responsible.

Go buy it at Printfection.

There are two types of people in the world: those who don’t really think about Comic Sans and those who disdain Comic Sans.

I was wondering why there are so many people against the poor font. I came up with the answer of “Sans”. Maybe the problem is that there are no serifs.

What if someone added serifs to Comic Sans?

What would it be called then? Sans means without. What is the opposite of sans? Con means with. I thought about Comic Con, but that name is already taken. Not for a font, but instantly recognizable to those who care about fonts. I guess the next best thing is the name Comic Serif.

So, here is Comic Serif. Go download it from fontgrill.com, if you want.

The nice thing about spoofing Comic Sans is that you can’t get it wrong. If you make a good font, people will be impressed. And if you do a poor job on the font, people will think you’re trying to be funny by mocking Comic Sans.

It’s March, the start of the spring quarter and therefore time for a change to my WordPress theme.

For this one, you either get it or you don’t.

Expect some tweaks in the days to come.

Side note:
The Commodore 64 started production in 1982.
The Nintendo 64 started production in 1997.
Windows XP 64 started production in 2001.

Which was ahead of its time?
That list is not only in chronological order, it is also in order of awesomeness (starting with the most and ending with the least).

(And don’t bother trying to explain the difference between bits of processor width and K of RAM – I’m talking just about the number 64 here.)

Many people follow the rule that you never buy something when it first comes out. For example, if you buy a car, don’t buy it the first year it is available. That’s when the problems get ironed out. If it’s “all-new” that means there are issues the car company hasn’t found yet. Buy that car the second or third year that it’s made.

That doesn’t seem to apply to Microsoft Windows. For one thing, no matter which version you buy, there will always be software updates and patches and such. But some versions are better than others. From what I can tell, you want to get every other version (e.g. buy one, skip one, buy, skip, etc.)

Windows 3.0 – okay
Windows 3.1 – better
Windows 95 – okay
Windows 98 – better
Windows 2000/Me – bad
Windows XP – fine
Windows Vista – bad
Windows 7 – fine
Windows 8 – ? (be wary)

I think Windows 3.1 is still my favorite.

It’s June, the start of the summer quarter. Time for me to update the theme on this blog.

As is usual, it’s not really a new theme – all I did was replace the images and reaarrange the sidebar. It’s supposed to look like sand on the beach.

Anyway, here’s a slightly new look. Expect some tweaks in the days to come.

One of the more ridiculous things in this modern age is the EULA. It is the subject of many a complaint and many a spoof, and some cartoons too.

I, on the other hand, have found a way around the EULA. This post is a photo-documentary of what happened when I got a software upgrade (identifying information has been scrubbed from the photos).

At first, I just thought it was a command to be followed:

Then I noticed that the sticker went around the CD case. It was no longer a command – it was a challenge. (more…)

There was a new font released at Font Grill over the weekend.

It’s called Font13 and it mixes up the letters according to the age-old encryption technique of Rotate-13. It might not be the most practical font, but you never know when someone might have need of it.

For those unfamiliar with rot-13, you could look it up on the internet.

But since you’re already here: remember those old plastic label makers? with the circle of 26 letters that you’d spin around and then press the thing to make the letter you wanted? Pretend the circle thingy was wrong – like someone spun the disc halfway around and the letter is showed was not the letter it made. That’s rot13 – press ‘A’ and get ‘N’, press ‘B’ and get ‘O’, press ‘C’ and get ‘P’, etc.

The font’s a little late for April Fool’s Day, but there’s always next year. Hint: install it on someone else’s computer and set it to the default font for their web browser. Or as the font for Windows’ active window text or menu text or anything else in Display Properties – Appearance – Advanced.

Go view the font page.