Alex Burr's Website Feed http://www.alexburr.com/ Rochester Web Developer en-us Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:21:21 -0500 Poke Alex in the Eye: The Game: The Story http://www.alexburr.com/blog/article/128/poke-alex-in-the-eye-the-game-the-story Back in our early college days, around the year 1997, my friend <a href="http://www.mikethibault.com">Mike</a> had a vision: give everyone on the internet a chance to <a href="http://www.pokealexintheeye.com/">poke me in the eye</a>. Thus began an adventure from which my reputation has never recovered.<br />[<a href='/blog/article/128/poke-alex-in-the-eye-the-game-the-story'>Read complete entry...</a>] alex@alexburr.com Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:21:21 -0500 Contextual Dates http://www.alexburr.com/snips/ Added contextual dates to my Snips, courtesy of <a href="http://pkarl.com/articles/contextual-user-friendly-time-and-dates-php/">Pete Karl</a>. alex@alexburr.com Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:38:59 -0500 Star Trek http://www.alexburr.com/snips/ ... was awesome. Go see it! alex@alexburr.com Mon, 11 May 2009 09:43:35 -0500 Fixed my Snips http://www.alexburr.com/snips/ They're back online! alex@alexburr.com Mon, 4 May 2009 15:02:04 -0500 Rest In Peace Frankie http://www.alexburr.com/blog/article/124/rest-in-peace-frankie You gave us all something wonderful.<br />[<a href='/blog/article/124/rest-in-peace-frankie'>Read complete entry...</a>] alex@alexburr.com Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:57:58 -0500 New website layout http://www.alexburr.com/blog/article/123/new-website-layout My website has been getting old and crusty. After several months of false starts and half-developed ideas, I finally hit upon a new layout I can be comfortable with.<br />[<a href='/blog/article/123/new-website-layout'>Read complete entry...</a>] alex@alexburr.com Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:56:33 -0500 Flip the Bozo Bit http://www.alexburr.com/snips/ I am going to use that phrase constantly now, thanks to <a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2009/03/09.html">this article</a> by <a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/">Joel Spolsky</a>. alex@alexburr.com Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:32:52 -0500 Namaste http://www.alexburr.com/blog/article/121/namaste The fifth season of <em>Lost</em> is half over, so I figured this would be a good time to catch up on my reviewing. So far, so good: It's the best season yet, but not without its problems.<br />[<a href='/blog/article/121/namaste'>Read complete entry...</a>] alex@alexburr.com Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:49:28 -0500 Truer words... http://www.alexburr.com/snips/ Found <a href="http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/tony_collins/2009/02/top-tips-for-project-managers.html">this</a> today. Very apropos! alex@alexburr.com Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:44:44 -0600 Me on the web... http://www.alexburr.com/snips/ <a href="http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2009/02/17/wanted-layout-system/#comment-443453">My comment</a> on Eric Meyer's blog post "<a href="http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2009/02/17/wanted-layout-system/">Wanted: Layout System</a>" alex@alexburr.com Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:40:47 -0600