The dreaded W3C standards; This is a topic I’ve been meaning to write about for a while now. With the official launch of Hotcakes New Media, it’s an issue that is once again at the forefront of my decision making process. What the hell is W3C? Why does it matter? And why does it annoy me so much? Read on.
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I promised you all something big, so here it is! I invite you to visit Hotcakes New Media, my new video production and design company. There is still a bit of organization left to do before I start taking contracts (getting a business bank account, setting up accounting, and awaiting delivery of my new lighting and chromakey kits) but everything is registered and well underway.

Today marks the official launch of Hotcakes New Media.

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Since getting laid off at work I’ve been thinking long and hard about what I should be doing. I’ve decided to take a chance and do something big.

The gears are in motion, and things are well underway. Stay tuned for more detailed news in a couple of days.

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With my recent job loss, I’ve had a little more time on my hands, so I thought it was about time I update this site a little more. Now, before you all freak out (if you hadn’t heard about my job situation yet), there’s no reason to panic… The company simply could not afford to pay me a full salary with benefits. I am still working for them on contract, and may have other contract work on the way shortly. I’m fine.

But enough about that, and onto my post. As of last month, I am officially a published artist, passing yet another milestone in my career.
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We recently had our very first official site visit for our new house. We were delighted to find out that construction was well ahead of schedule, and progressed much quicker than we had anticipated. As you can see from the pictures, the house is pretty well built already. All cabling, HVAC, rough-ins, framing, walls, roof, windows and doors are completed already. They even have most of the drywalling done. Very impressive! Looks like all is on schedule for a December 8th closing as expected.

It was interesting to see the house so bare without any of our design decisions in place yet. But you might be wondering what design decisions we made? Well here’s the list of upgrades and colour choices we made.
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Just thought I would let you all know that the article I wrote for CONFRONT Magazine is now live. Click here to read the article (with pictures).

After much deliberation, soul searching, suggestions (thanks to all who participated!) and great recommendations, I have made my decision. For the record, I was leaning towards version 3 (the blue one) and version 4 (the lighter blue and purple one) of my previous designs. At the recommendation of some tattoo artists I spoke to about my design, I’ve combined my two choices to create the look I was hoping for.
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How awesome is this?!? With the new iPhone 3G I can post messages to my blog, complete with live pictures taken right from the phone, from wherever I am.

There are a few features missing from the application, like the ability to add my “read more” link, but overall I am very impressed. Now next time I travel I can post pictures and messages as it happens.

Stay tuned for a review of the new iPhone and a comparison with the older model.

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Holy f’n crap. I think I just saw the single coolest thing ever.

You have to make the time to watch this right now! It will be taken offline at midnight on Sunday!

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

What do you get if you mix a musical, a rock opera, a sitcom, and a video blog? You get Dr. Horrible. And what do you get if you make it about the rise of an anti-hero/supervillain (and the thin line that separates the two), the struggles of good and evil within each of us, and get it written by Joss Whedon (quite possibly one of the greatest TV writers of our time), and acted by Neil Patrick Harris (who is a surprisingly amazing singer) and Nathan Fillion (who is always entertaining)? You get the single best bit of video I have ever seen in my life.

Go watch it now: http://www.drhorrible.com

Go. Now. Not kidding. Be late for work. Stay up late. Skip the workout. Just watch it.

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Edit: Moved from front page to general news. Sorry folks, you missed the free videos. Lucky for you, I liked it so much I bought it in iTunes. If you want to see it some time, let me know and I’ll play it for you.

I knew it was bound to happen at some point. I guess in the back of my mind, I still held out hope that my Hackintosh was indestructible. Well, it’s not. And this weekend, it “got sick”. I can’t say it died, because I was able to bring it back, but in updating to the latest 10.5.4 OSX update, my graphics went glitchy. In attempting to fix that by loading new graphics drivers, I temporarily killed my Mac.
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