With the just fresh news of the W3C’s new Unicorn validator I thought I would jump right in and make myself a couple of new bookmaklets to utilize the new validation platform. I thought I could share them with you.

• The General Conformance Check (drag to bookmarks bar): Unicorn-GC
• The CSS Profile Validation (drag to bookmarks bar): Unicorn-CSS
• The MobileOK Checker (drag to bookmarks bar): Unicorn-MB
• The Feed Validator (drag to bookmarks bar): Unicorn-FD

• weekend consisted of 1 birthday, 1 sleepover and 1 family BBQ. Glad to be at work again so I can relax. #
• either my LCD screen is getting brighter or I am turning into a vampire. #
• @DEVi8 got the goodies, tnx. love them. in reply to DEVi8 #
• @mdenny hmm, yes, and I haven't seen my reflection in some time. in reply to mdenny #
• mmm… BBQ'd garlic sausage on a bun with onion, mustard and relish, washed down with a coffee… who wants a kiss? #
• @opensourcevegan we don't handle support via twitter. Twitter is our escape from work. plz see here: http://bit.ly/xBKxN in reply to opensourcevegan #
• Listening to 'I'm In The Mood' by John Lee Hooker. #Blues #
• Listening to 'I Ain't No Joke' by Eric B. & Rakim. #Hip Hop #
• Listening to 'Let's Ride' by Q-Tip. #Hip Hop #
• upcoming #rapidweaver theme has some of the most intelligent things built inside it. wish there was a way to highlight it all. #
• @zeebe I can't wait to show you all too. in reply to zeebe #
• just sent out beta 2 of the new #rapidweaver theme. beta 2… RC… GM… take your pick. I thinks it's as good as done. #
• @zeebe it was posted 2 fridays ago. in reply to zeebe #
• Intro movie for new #RapidWeaver theme is recorded and compressed. Demo site in progress. Looking REALLY good. #
• RT @ENBdavies: Happy Birthday to @soma__ happy birthday to you happy birthday dear @soma__ happy birthday to you. #
• kids all slept in after an evening out at my fishing buddies trailer. I really need to get me one of those. #
• dear @pixelmator; you feel like a mac app, smell like a mac app, taste like a mac app. I<3u #
• ROFL, Apple opens the "friend bar" http://onion.com/cEAlv1 #
• won't be long now. #rapidweaver theme #
• My wife isn't home yet. Clearly I am not going to make it to #dcg on time. #
• Heading to #dcg #
• Made it to #dcg Beer in hand. #
• #dcg iPhones be here #
• #dcg epic.io what you're doing, not what you haven't done yet. Like it. #
• Totally thrown off his game. Eager beaver reserveme.ca finished premature. #dcg #
• Hey ebar patrons, shhhhhhhhhh #dcg #
• Wow, lots of Xcode being flashed at #dcg #
• These guys are so cute, like pint size developers. #dcg #
• @mdenny rofl, me and @jrogers were teasing another guy about his girly pint. in reply to mdenny #
• @andrewphoenix @spellbunny it was good to finally meet in person. And twitterless exploding Ryan… High 5's. in reply to andrewphoenix #
• RT @elixirgraphics: Are you a RapidWeaver user? Then you should most DEFINITELY checkout RapidWeaver Classroom: http://bit.ly/9F0OgG Do it! #
• my departure from #dcg last night was hastened by problematic children at the homestead. curse you children… curse you. #
• @jschumann gypsies would never pay for my children would they? would they? hmm… you might be on to something. in reply to jschumann #
• @andrewphoenix cash-for-kids… sounds like a charity… or a TV game show like bowling-for-dollars! in reply to andrewphoenix #
• @jrodgers I threaten to drop my kids off at the orphanage. once when I dropped middle-child @ friends, littlest said, "Is dis du openage?" in reply to jrodgers #
• RT @jrodgers: @seyDoggy did you giggle madly? when you create kids you get the keys to your very own psyc experiment <== LOL. I mean muhaha. #
• RT @DEVi8: StarCraft 2 Ghosts of the Past Trailer – http://cl.ly/1jDP <== looks freaking awesome! #
• RT @nikf: Attention interface designers: the folks at @clearleft are hiring – http://clearleft.com/is/hiring/ #
• demo site being uploaded now. members can look for news in the member group soon. #
• hello IRC, I have missed you. #
• @therealjaypo freenode in the case of the rooms I follow. in reply to therealjaypo #
• @andrewphoenix cool, I made someones checklist. #dcg in reply to andrewphoenix #
• getting ready to send out the release candidate. #
• son and niece are headed off to do some fishing. *sigh* when did they grow up? was I sleeping for that? #
• oh great, a retweeting "beers" robot. block #
• @mdenny what are you some kind of "beers" fanboi? A "beers" pusher? Or maybe ur a robot lover? A robot loving "beers" pusher? #pffft #pshaw in reply to mdenny #
• @maplemuse because he has a beard. nuff said. #
• @maplemuse lol jk in reply to maplemuse #
• @andrewphoenix this no-beard is simply jealous that my best attempts could still be licked off by the cat. in reply to andrewphoenix #
• @andrewphoenix yes… well… uhh… I can't get lice on my face so there. :p in reply to andrewphoenix #
• ok, enough twitter foolishness. back to work. #
• ok seyDesign Members, you have mail. (new #rapidweaver theme) #
• I think it's driving my ex nuts that I won't congratulate/acknowledge her latest pregnancy… #
• Being as she took us to court and sued us during my wife's last pregnancy, I don't feel I really owe it to her. #amiright #
• @elixirgraphics damn! foiled again! in reply to elixirgraphics #
• srsly, there is a bot for everything I say today. getting tired of re-reading my tweets. #
• @garysimmons I was the bigger man for 9 years, a second mortgage and a spent college fund. I think I'm done being the bigger man. in reply to garysimmons #
• RT @chrissychrzan: RT @time Dead, Stuffed Animal Holds The World’s Strongest Beer – http://bit.ly/cYNiEe <== ew #
• @isaiah what do you use for your coca projects? in reply to isaiah #
• @isaiah vi to code and Xcode to compile? in reply to isaiah #
• @Magnet4Awesome yes I am and sure u can. in reply to Magnet4Awesome #
• @mdenny the beach? U on vacay? Where u at homes? in reply to mdenny #
• It's going to cost me how much to put two girls into gymnastics? Does that guarantee a spot in the olympics? Can't they just read a book? #
• Anyone else having a lot of trouble with hootsuite since iOS4? #
• @joeworkman lol, they might. Hope they don't want to take up hockey too. #
• I jumped with THAT thunder clap! wow. #
• dear twitter noobs, fill in your bio and tweet something before following dozens of people. #
• seyDesign news:: NEW THEME: Creami3 — The Legacy Continues http://bit.ly/cBqbb7 #
• I never know what to do after a product launch. #
• @Chronos sponge-bob-square-pants! in reply to Chronos #
• In case you missed it, we released a new #RapidWeaver theme this morning. blog: http://bit.ly/9n2Rsz forum: http://bit.ly/ddYuZz #
• Why tell on on twitter then? <= 140 RT @ENBdavies: angry at how apathetic and resolved to avoiding deep discussion has become so prevalent! #
• Getting the High Pass Filter Effect in @pixelmator: http://bit.ly/9xCbID #
• @ccarmichael @copywryter it's not the size of the bottle that counts, it's how many you drink. #humiliationneverstops in reply to ccarmichael #
• @isaiah Danny Michel and Peter Katz are two of my fav singer/songwriters. Give them a spin. in reply to isaiah #
• { rent HD movie on iTunes = $5.99 } { rent HD movie on Xbox = $8.64 } I think I need to buy an AppleTV #
• @DEVi8 mind if I post that desktop in the goodies section? in reply to DEVi8 #
• @elixirgraphics @DEVi8 if Rivet could just defeat the Apple DRM then all would be good. I'd buy from iTunes, watch on the xbox. Oh well. #
• @elixirgraphics @DEVi8 I see an AppleTV in my future. #
• @renjie all the best and good luck!! #Kitchener #Waterloo in reply to renjie #
• My Thoughts — Retouching with Pixelmator: http://bit.ly/ciIDSS #
• Little red head is fired up and ready to go: http://flic.kr/p/8miM1C #
• when was the last update to AppleTV? #
• @bartekci uhh… a sub? For an additional $490? wuchootalkinboutwillis? in reply to bartekci #
• @bartekci yeah I think I will wait for the AppleTV as well. in reply to bartekci #

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Swinging on the monkey bars, originally uploaded by seyDoggy.

I’ve long since been displeased with Photoshop, so much so that my last version was from CS3. Until recently there hasn’t been any hopeful contenders to step in the ring, but the release of Pixelmator 1.6 has certainly got a lot of peoples hopes up.

I don’t work in photo editors all that much anymore and I don’t get much into graphics since working with Chris at DEVi8.design, so granted my needs are light. But still, I know what I want in an image and I want to be able to get it out. I want an editor that makes that process intuitive.

Yesterday I blogged about making a high pass filter in Pixelmator and honestly I had not done it the manual way in years, but I had no trouble at all finding what I was after in Pixelmator. I cannot say the same of Photoshop.

Well this is the image I was working on. All I wanted was a high pass filter to sharpen up the eyes, a little vignette (which I will blog about making a convincing vignette next week), some color pop and a little bit of exposure tweaking. I can honestly say that it took me no more time or effort then it would have in Photoshop. In fact, I’m convinced that it was far less stressful.

So how do I think Pixelmator will stack up in the pro world? It’s still a little light. Graphic designers used to making rich icons courtesy of Photoshops confused vector tools (yes that’s me) will be looking for a proper vector editor if they dropped Photoshop all together. And there is something to be said for Photoshops layers styles and smart filters which I haven’t been able to reproduce in Pixelmator (someone point them out if they exist please), but honestly those were nothing you couldn’t do with masks and a little know-how.

I think Pixelmator has a way to go before becoming every photographers sweetheart but it’s very exiting to see how far they have come in such a short time. I’m putting smart money on Pixelmator being a real thorn in Adobe’s side in 3 to 5 years.

EDIT: Before this tutorial even got cold, the Pixelmator Tutorial Podcast picked up the technique and improved on it! Be sure to check out their slightly different method which allows for greater control by allowing you to visualize the sharpening effect.

I recently canned Adobe Photoshop and switched to Pixelmator. No, Pixelmator is not yet everything that Photoshop is. It is missing key items like vector tools (one could argue that Photoshop should not have had them anyway), but Pixelmator is catching up really fast. Pixelmator might even have a leg up on Adobe in a number of areas — like that fact that is looks, smells and feels like a Mac app from this decade.

One thing I found missing that I use quite regularly in photo enhancement work is the high pass filter. A high pass filter is a great way to add some sharpness to your images if you find the edges a little fuzzy. You may not be aware, but the high pass filter in Photoshop is little more then an inverted, blurred copy of the original. It’s easy enough to create manually, but having the feature built into Photoshop made it quick and easy.

So my plan is to write some AppleScript to make happen in Pixelmator. Unfortunately Pixelmator doesn’t yet have an AppleScript Dictionary, so such a script is going to have to be done with what we call menu scripting. Until I have time to sort that out though, here is how you manually emulate the high pass filter found in Photoshop.

1. Duplicate your original layer (⌘J)

2. Name the duplicate “high pass”

3. Remove the color

You want to remove the color but preserve the luminescence of the image, so the easiest way to do this is with Edit > Fill (⌥⌘F), then choose black, and the blending option color. Keep the opacity at 100% and click ok.

4. Duplicate “high pass” (⌘J) and Invert (⌘I)

5. Add Gaussian blur (Filter > Blur > Gaussian)

Add as much or as little Gaussian blur to the duplicate as you need. The radius will directly correlate to the number you would have used in your Photoshop high pass filter setting. I typically used between 4 and 20, depending on the amount of sharpening I was after, but you are welcome to go to any extreme you like.

6. Set Blending to Linear Light and Opacity to 50%

7. Merge “high pass” layers

8. Set the Blending of “high pass merged” to overlay and enjoy!

• I'm dropping my son off of a World Cup party later today… And I'm staying home? WTF? When did I get that kind of old? #
• Dear Spain; I hate watching players roll around rolling around on the pitch, grasping their knee looking for a foul. #
• Dutch can't seem to find a hole. #
• Wow, seeing yellow in this match. #
• This match has gotten better by the minute. #
• Heading out to watch #abattered get battered… I mean win! Yeah win! #
• RT @nilrog: I hate websites that starts to play music/sound automatically when you visit the website in question. <== we all do. #
• RT @dancounsell: still on the lookout for a UK based iPhone games developer, please get in touch – #iPhone #Games #Developer #UK #
• hoping to wrap up this theme and get it out for beta today. #rapidweaver #
• iOS 4 update is making me nervous. #
• iPhone update is taking a really long time. :S #
• thank you Apple, for iPhone Mail threading was long overdue. #
• @nilrog I got it eventually. Took about 2 hours. in reply to nilrog #
• @ickledot what's that, my phone? yep, finished hours ago. in reply to ickledot #
• iOS 4 is nice on my aging iPhone. Makes it feel new. #
• @RootCat well I know I'm new, but I was talking about my phone. in reply to RootCat #
• I'm about to drop a BOMB on the beta testers! It's going to blow their minds! #rapidweaver #
• Nice. the guys who take all my money are now following me (@NewEggCan). #
• just sent out a beta of our latest theme #rapidweaver #
• @NewEggCan tnx. in reply to NewEggCan #
• just rewrote a pile of stuff on http://rwupdates.com/ now rss works again. #
• found out earlier today that I will be presenting at the next #kwdm because someone else is a big wuss (@mdenny). #
• @jooliah don't worry, @mdenny likes it when I call him names. He's kind of freaky like that. in reply to jooliah #
• @juicywebdesign "working from home/remotely" in reply to juicywebdesign #
• Giving @pixelmator 1.6 a try: http://bit.ly/abOmrE #
• I use photoshop for one thing these days… transparent gradients… and I think @pixelmator might have just kicked their a$$ there. #
• @modsuperstar yeah, but I haven't owned AI in several years now (since CS maybe?). Trying to get away from Adobe. in reply to modsuperstar #
• @bcerasani just faster to set up, more logical. in reply to bcerasani #
• @elixirgraphics thank gawd someone let you out!! in reply to elixirgraphics #
• @linuxnewbie #Rapidweaver themes: http://bit.ly/dv8uMU tuts: http://bit.ly/4q01oe and http://bit.ly/cui2iM resources: http://bit.ly/can7pn in reply to linuxnewbie #
• @mdenny he won't hear you from behind the fiberglass and drywall. *muhahaha* #howrealmentakecareofbusiness in reply to mdenny #
• Dear lord, what is the Old Spice marketing budget worth? These @OldSpice youtube responses seem never ending. #
• Dear Photoshop, buh-bye. @pixelmator owns my heart now. #
• @elixirgraphics no not yet but everything else is better/faster/more intuitive (#disclaimer – for what I do) in reply to elixirgraphics #
• @elixirgraphics yes the vector tools is still my only desire for @pixelmator. everything else is brilliant though. in reply to elixirgraphics #
• @garysimmons lovin' it. fast. very very fast. in reply to garysimmons #
• @DEVi8 yes I have drawit as well. not bad either. in reply to DEVi8 #
• Bailed from work 1.5 hours early to take the girls to my moms for a dip in the splash pool. #selfemploymentrocks #
• Hehe, watching the 6yo try to submerge a beach ball is quite entertaining. #
• 6yo splashing about http://flic.kr/p/8iBWsv #
• @mdenny rofl, my Twilight collection beats your Star Trek Fan novel collection. in reply to mdenny #
• @kalmichael there are filters that can be applied to layers and their is a way to do so non-destructively but I haven't played with it much. in reply to kalmichael #
• Well I guess I'd better get the girls home and put to bed. #
• my 6yo wants to learn magic so she can turn her $10 bill into a $20 bill. That would be a neat trick. I hope she learns that one first. #
• I think I get 5 new followers every time @mdenny and I heckle each other. Coincidence? #
• RT @mdenny: How the @OldSpice Videos Are Being Made http://bit.ly/8YjF37 #
• just had butt massaged… not pleasant… in fact it was downright excruciating!! note to self: stretch more, renovate less. #
• stunning!! http://flic.kr/p/8ipvDF #
• most writing is done. need to put something together for @lillowen. then need art from @DEVi8 and we're almost there. #rapidweaver #theme #
• @CheriseIRL but trust me, it's not as fun as 'ass rub' might make it sound. and no, @blakestevenson was not touching my bum… this time. in reply to CheriseIRL #
• @CheriseIRL lol, that scares me. (@blakestevenson you'll take one for the team right?) LOL, ok enough of this debauchery and buggery. in reply to CheriseIRL #
• @millca rofl, no worries, it's a picture of a flower by the awesome Jimmy Su. in reply to millca #
• @blakestevenson lol in reply to blakestevenson #
• RT @Pj_MamaHippo: Congrats to our very own @cutegecko becoming the new chair of London's #Movember !! #
• Listening to 'The Movement' by Wu Tang Vs The Beatles. # #
• German opera can sound so angry and in your face. 'So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen & Chor-LaBt ihn!.' by Johann Sebastian Bach. #Classical #
• the @pixelmator team has clearly spent a LOT of time in photoshop to make sure the migration was smooth. loving this app. #
• @_RWT_ tell your daughter her check is in the mail. in reply to _RWT_ #
• @elixirgraphics That Jillian is a monster isn't she? in reply to elixirgraphics #
• I am completely unable to sync my photos with iOS 4. Anyone else with this issue? #
• How to Get iOS4 to Sync Your Photos: http://bit.ly/cTIlqK #
• Chris Pearson argues like a tool. #
• Lord Pearson, why does "premium wordpress themes" not yield #thesis in Googles first 10 pages? Why, oh great SEO master? #
• pretty girl came to the door… bible in hand… why does Gawd play these jokes on me? #
• @monsterfarm @modsuperstar it's not #thesiswp that I have issues with, it's @pearsonified bloated view of himself. #
• the iPhone 4 issue is exactly why Apple should launch products in Canada FIRST! You'd only have to recall a couple thousand, not millions. #
• hey, can anyone advise? Bell vs Rogers for my iPhone. #
• just saw the BEST seyDoggy card design by @DEVi8. Need a new corp site to match! #
• does declaring on object literal on the back of my business card certify me as a geek? #
• @TimTaylor_Sr lol in reply to TimTaylor_Sr #
• @TimTaylor_Sr you have a point in reply to TimTaylor_Sr #
• With all that is going on this weekend I think I am going to miss the #kwribfest for the first time in years. Being a grown up sucks. #
• @mdenny I was thinking #justsayOV in reply to mdenny #
• @mdenny my dad let me have half a #schooner when I was 10. It was rad. in reply to mdenny #
• Bday party went very well for the 7yo. I love her little friends, so sweet. #

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Since I went through the arduous, two hour long process of upgrading my iPhone OS to iOS 4, I’ve been nothing but thrilled with what felt like a brand new iPhone 3G. There was just one exception; I couldn’t sync my photos.

I don’t store music on my iPhone. I have little in the way of apps. I don’t keep voice recordings. I use the bulk of my iPhone’s 8 GB of storage space to carry my photos — lots of them.

As an avid photographer I have tens of thousand of photos digitally stored on my Mac Pro going back as early as 2003 (when I started scanning my film onto disk), so I wouldn’t expect my iPhone 3G to carry all that, but prior to the update to iOS 4 I was at least able to sync the photos from 2009 and 2010 (just over 3000 images). Any attempts — 3 thus far — to get any photos on my iPhone resulted hours of, “Syncing seyDoggy’s iPhone” and a candy striped status bar with no progress to report. I literally left it run overnight and woke to no advance in the process.

Clearly something was amiss with iOS 4 so I sought to solve this mystery myself. It took one quick look into the Pictures library where I was drawing these two folders from (2009 and 2010) and noticed a folder called “iPod Photo Cache”. Trashed it. Quickly looked in any other folder I may have synced with my iPhone in the past and trashed them as well.

Back in iTunes I attempted another sync and without blinking an eye, iTunes and my iPhone ticked happily along syncing my photos to phone once again. A quick search on Google for delete “iPod Photo Cache” iOS4 turns up oodles of results of others with similar syncing problems, so I clearly was not alone.

Hopefully this helps you out.

• @HelloMeetWorld I wouldn't discount it. in reply to HelloMeetWorld #
• As much as I appreciate [Girl Movie Here] I can't understand why my daughters can't just once watch Star Wars with me. #
• @DEVi8 re: star wars. Damn why didn't I think of that. in reply to DEVi8 #
• F#@K! I should never, ever, ever, never, never, ever, never, EV-AR do my own plumbing! Plumbing and lego, I hate them both! #
• @jrodgers re plumbing, drain is an inch off where I need it to be. in reply to jrodgers #
• @jrodgers had I put the drain in it wouldn't be in the wrong place (I would like to think, anyhow). drain was existing, sink was new. in reply to jrodgers #
• Dear 80's; I can forgive the hair and the cloths and maybe the music… but the compression fittings in household plumbing? You owe me big! #
• @mdenny yes flexi-p is what I'm thinking. in reply to mdenny #
• @jrodgers it's not the drain that bothers me. it's spending hours under the sink again, disconnecting/reconnecting the water again. in reply to jrodgers #
• New RapidWeaver theme is coming along well. #
• Just Introduced my 6yo to bananas in cream. She enjoyed a little slice of heaven. #
• @joeworkman re: testing. Beta testing will be announced in the member group in the coming weeks. in reply to joeworkman #
• @Magnet4Awesome hint? Revisiting a classic, with a twist. in reply to Magnet4Awesome #
• Forum titles I hate: "Noobie Question", "Help a noobie", "Noobie needs help".. Why not use a title that describes your problem instead??? #
• @iservice lol, clearly in reply to iservice #
• just had a fab lunch with @monsterfarm and got a tour of the beautiful treehaus facility http://www.treehaus.ca/ #
• @bartekci it's @dandyprod and and another woman who's Twitter handle escapes me at the moment. @monsterfarm or @dandyprod could tell you. in reply to bartekci #
• is the twitter API borked for everyone? #
• Wish I was going to Ignite Waterloo tonight, but will be moving furniture instead. #
• damn leons movers. hadrly tried to get the couch in. #
• something is working, and I don't know why. Don't you hate that? #
• @cdutson EXACTLY!! in reply to cdutson #
• RT @elixirgraphics: Read the product page *BEFORE* you purchase a product. <== had one of those yesterday. #
• What a tease to take delivery of my first panel TV and not be able to spend the rest of the day watching it. http://ow.ly/i/2th6 #
• despite my ranting from 3 years ago, I'm giving Time Machine another whirl. http://sh.orti.ca/i/8n #
• @monsterfarm *taps fingers together* star wars would be awesome on that beast. in reply to monsterfarm #
• @cdutson @jrodgers can't set up TV until couch downstairs. couch matches media stand, different couch different media stand. dilemma in reply to cdutson #
• Dear Leons, that couch your movers said wouldn't go? It went. Just me an my little wife got I in no problem. #
• Moving/building furniture when I should be at #ignitewaterloo Maybe I'll hit the after party. #
• I was up until 2am "testing" the new recroom. Definitely need an HDMI cable for the xbox. http://ow.ly/i/2udZ #
• ROFL ==> RT @cjdowner: Oh my god! A Double rainbow! What does this mean!!!? http://youtu.be/iG8zNSf0c9k It's so vivid!! (via @milend) #
• I love working on this new RapidWeaver theme. Love it. Most fun I've had since the last one. Much better then renovating. #
• @DEVi8 I have one of the later models that are supposed to be far less prone to rrod. plus I have my wife to answer to. in reply to DEVi8 #
• @CompostGuy your neighbors must think you're whacked, lol. in reply to CompostGuy #
• Considering buying a mac app, but would need some cocoa skills, which I lack atm. #
• @elixirgraphics I know, I have all the books. just no time to read them yet. still have a list of js and php books I've yet to read. in reply to elixirgraphics #
• @iservice dude, that's so bad it's good. your brother is the king of camp. in reply to iservice #
• just about ready to start another new theme beta session. #rapidweaver #
• @codeguy is pixelmator getting vector tools? that's what would sell me. #pixelmator in reply to codeguy #
• @codeguy that's enough for me, I'll be buying #pixelmator 1.6 next week. in reply to codeguy #
• sent out an early beta of the new RapidWeaver theme to @DEVi8 #
• Brilliant post, especially when I read it in your voice. RT @CuteGecko: How does chamber… fair in #KWAwesome http://bit.ly/98NHzD #
• Air is running full on and it's still 29 deg in here. #
• Aha! So it seems a filter change every 30 days isn't enough when your renovating. New filter = cold air. http://ow.ly/i/2uXT #
• brand new AC unit is pooched. #
• @cdutson there is an immensely helpful #jquery irc channel you might want to hop on. in reply to cdutson #
• A thread called "Feature Requests – The Ultimate Wish List of Themes" has been started on the seyDesign member group. I #> those guys. #
• my favorite new contextual menu trick of Safari Inspector? "Copy as HTML"! Being able to copy finally chunks of the DOM is awesome. #
• @cdutson example? in reply to cdutson #
• @cdutson what's it supposed to be doing vs what it's doing now? in reply to cdutson #
• @cdutson ahh I see it now in reply to cdutson #
• @cdutson it's your h tag css. a little grand. http://bit.ly/cWHgQd in reply to cdutson #
• @CheriseIRL pffft! Angry face? you? srsly? does it have the same effect as a puppies growl? in reply to CheriseIRL #
• @cdutson btw, iChat has is an IRC client. Also there is http://bit.ly/9jcBaT in reply to cdutson #
• @cdutson angon, let me do some tests here. in reply to cdutson #
• @cdutson because margins are not contained, padding is. Same would be true if the li's were divs. so change h3 margins to padding, OR… in reply to cdutson #
• @cdutson or set li height to $('li').height($('h3').outerHeight(true)); in reply to cdutson #
• @CheriseIRL RAWR!!! in reply to CheriseIRL #
• last.fm is giving me such an awesome mix this morning! #
• @_RWT_ ⌃Q and ⌃⌥Q in reply to _RWT_ #
• @cdutson just always remember margins are exactly what they sound like. in reply to cdutson #
• @cdutson http://bit.ly/sWjU2 box model illustrated in reply to cdutson #
• @cdutson dats du tickut! in reply to cdutson #
• @cdutson sorry, was away from puter. wha? you mean like if (accordion != "undefined") { forgetaboutit; } in reply to cdutson #
• AC is working again. seems it needed some time to dry out. the condensation pump doesn't appear to be working. #
• @BarrieConrod tnx in reply to BarrieConrod #
• @cdutson did you write the function or is it a plugin? in reply to cdutson #
• @isaiah damn fine music in that flick. killer sound track. in reply to isaiah #
• I can't wait until next month, 1 virtual machine to test 1 version of Internet Exploder. yeah! That'll give me 40Gb of HD space back. #
• @_RWT_ IE6 and IE7 in reply to _RWT_ #
• @cdutson you wrote the plugin and you are using .accordion? Don't you think there might be possible namespace conflicts there? in reply to cdutson #
• @cdutson ahh ok then. logic to test whether it's been defined already: if ($.ryaccordion == "undefined") { //some stuff } in reply to cdutson #
• @cdutson email me if you need some help. you have my card right? in reply to cdutson #
• ok, time to start counting myself in for community events and bar camps again. #
• 13yo is back from grandparents. He aproved of the 50" plasma. #

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• @isaiah lol, didn't read it as terse. My response asks some more newbie (lazy) questions. in reply to isaiah #
• Is this something I need to go to? Can someone take cliff notes for me? http://bit.ly/9u0vAY #
• with england out, here's rooting for a Portugal vs Brazil Final… wouldn't that be sweet? #
• @pilky well damn that's one confusing chart then. in reply to pilky #
• Anyone I know going to devhouse tomorrow? I'm really trying to make an effort to get out there this month. #
• @millca we don't handle support through twitter. Please follow the steps here: http://bit.ly/xBKxN in reply to millca #
• back behind the computer. feels good. Time to get cracking on some updates. #
• RT @ejunkie: We're about to offer payment processing for digital good merchants. http://bit.ly/afsaCC #
• Flavorite update is coming nicely. #
• RT @jeffbentley any developers in my network interested in full-time work at a branding & design firm in waterloo? get in touch #
• Shopping all day for recroom, furniture, TV, Dinning room, etc… Will be an all day affair I'm sure. #
• RT @isaiah: if you're a stack developer, you'll want to read this. it could mean some big changes. http://ke-we.net/1df #
• @_RWT_ I had to clear all my cookies and safari 5 worked great after that. in reply to _RWT_ #
• RT @jschumann: Help! I need 160 t-shirts printed for Saturday. Can pick them up in Guelph area. Any suggestions? Please forward. #
• Couch, love seat, coffee table, end table, dinning room set, media stand, 50" plasma tv… seyDoggy is working overtime now. #
• RT @modsuperstar: AT-AT Day Afternoon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CVYOCMpJRY #
• kids are going to an end-of-school party at my moms today. Hope they behave. #
• RT @jschumann: http://bit.ly/cqMlqA <== lol #
• wow, getting back to sitting at a computer is tougher then I thought. reno fatigue is replaced by back and shoulder aches. #
• @soma__ rock on girl in reply to soma__ #
• I am so loving these mandelbox models: http://bit.ly/9pPyy4 #
• just sent out Flavorite r4 beta 2. #
• @zeebe there is not much to the EC stack so it's not likely to break anytime soon. in reply to zeebe #
• @zeebe the EC stack is nothing more then a container with a number option. in reply to zeebe #
• @zeebe presumably it could be updated to utilize the new repeat method in 1.3 but I have yet to look into that. in reply to zeebe #
• @zeebe no not yet, I've been taking lots but I will likely wait until the furniture is in and I am moved into the office. in reply to zeebe #
• RT @tinyHippos: Happy Canada Day! Hope you enjoy the sunshine and have a fun and save day #
• @weaverthemes re forum for the same questions… I think an extensive FAQ would be better http://bit.ly/civ685 in reply to weaverthemes #
• @weaverthemes anytime I get the same question twice I write a new entry. in reply to weaverthemes #
• @isaiah ew yuck, mono. puts a damper on summer fun. in reply to isaiah #
• Rufus John was a bad mofo at #canadaday #columbia #lake Love that guy. #
• fireworks were well done tonight. Rufus John was awesome. great voice, great flow. #
• @willwoodgate RapidWeaved isn't mine anymore but I honestly can't remember who controls it now, @thor0128 maybe? in reply to willwoodgate #
• @monsterfarm where is the Monster Farm office. Thought the commute would have been more like walking down the stairs and past the kitchen. in reply to monsterfarm #
• @monsterfarm dude that's an awesome place. Good price too. Who runs that? Anyone we know? in reply to monsterfarm #
• @monsterfarm that is so seriously awesome. i definitely need to come by. in reply to monsterfarm #
• RT @_RWT_: RWT News about RWT branded stacks …. http://blog.rapidweaverthemes.com/ help spread the word… #
• Flavorite r4 Update — Smarter, Better, Faster, Stronger http://bit.ly/bD02Ay Get it now! #
• nifty idea from Sitepoint http://bit.ly/taVPi #
• @_RWT_ you sure? I'm here all day. in reply to _RWT_ #
• I hate it when people dub themselves "CEO" of their one man operation. Without a board you are just the "owner", or at best, "president". #
• @iservice lol in reply to iservice #
• @garysimmons principle, director, proprietor, owner, president… so many things can be true. CEO is not one of them. in reply to garysimmons #
• @_RWT_ well, I'm here if you want to talk. in reply to _RWT_ #
• @_RWT_ that sounded all emotional… but you know… anyway in reply to _RWT_ #
• @sundog lol in reply to sundog #
• @joeworkman @isaiah any wrap up blog posts on your RW meetup? Would love some pointers for when we run ours in Mississauga. #
• @joeworkman but really… I think parallels can be drawn between sadists and psychiatrists, don't you think? in reply to joeworkman #
• @_RWT_ well shoot me off an email anytime. you know me, I love code. in reply to _RWT_ #
• my favorite key combo, ⇧⌃⌥⌘T — opens selected item in TextMate (for me) #
• @realmacsoftware RMS has a new logo? Color me clueless: http://bit.ly/9sw28J in reply to realmacsoftware #
• @joeworkman same key combo for js as css in reply to joeworkman #
• @joeworkman what version of Opera? Make sure it's up to date. in reply to joeworkman #
• @joeworkman 10.60 is the most current. in reply to joeworkman #
• @joeworkman no, ur out of date, Opera/9.80 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X; U; en) Presto/2.6.30 Version/10.60 in reply to joeworkman #
• ARG 0 – 1 GER brilliant match so far. #
• Ggggggggggggggggg-goal!!!!!! #
• What???? GER is killing ARG!!! #
• RT @mandydennison: You CANNOT go wrong with a solid Huey Lewis & The News tune on a day like today. #serious #dontjudge #
• GER owns the field!! #
• Ginger 1 is being a doll. Ginger 2 is writing her own ticket to the orphanage. #
• RT @dancounsell: Received a RapidWeaver "support letter" this morning, yes letter, not email. <– odd #
• Had a bit of time to kill this evening so I started developing our next RapidWeaver theme. #

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• Beautiful goal Portugal. #
• RT @mdenny: Supplicant: "Dear God, Please stop the oil in the gulf." God: "I had it pretty well contained until someone poked a hole in it." #
• Worth noting that DPR Korea don't seem to act out injuries. They take a foul and hop right back up and attack the ball again. #
• Dear Portugal, you make the sexiest goals on the planet. #
• Portugal is shutting this match down! #
• Let's go Portugal! Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo! Let's go Portugal! #
• por 5 – 0 prk <– unreal! #
• @cdutson my affiliation only runs as deep as the fact that I've vacay'd in Portugal. in reply to cdutson #
• This is just sad now. por 6 – 0 prk #
• ouch. por 7 – 0 prk <– something tells me that the Korean players are going to have a tough go of it at home. #
• I want the new mac mini… no idea why… I need a laptop more then a mac mini… but it's so small… and sexy. #
• waiting impatiently for my son to wake up so we can watch Doctor Who. #
• I made pork tenderloin seasoned in Montreal steak spice, drenched in a white wine and mushroom sauce. Served with rice, carrots and beats. #
• Dear RapidWeaver theme reviewers, themes _are_ ipad ready by default. Non of them ever included flash to begin with. So please stop asking. #
• @elixirgraphics I had a TRS-80. Bought it with my own money too. Learned Basic on it. in reply to elixirgraphics #
• @elixirgraphics I had the TRS-80 CoCo 2, used to play tape deck games like a fool on that thing. in reply to elixirgraphics #
• @blakestevenson very cool #jetpacksandrollerskates in reply to blakestevenson #
• Dear Apple; your DRM on TV shows prevents me from streaming them to my TV. Your DRM can suck it. #
• anyone else get stuck in an infinite loop when trying to access Google Groups? #
• @isaiah we're putting on a RapidWeaver meetup in the Mississauga, Ontario area in a short while. in reply to isaiah #
• Carpet is installed. Taking a much needed day away from renovations. Getting a hair cut. Must look pretty for #kwdm tonight. #
• CSS Priming For Fun Part 2: CSSPrimer 0.1 http://j.mp/9xkBWD <– going to pick @brentlintner brain about this tonight at #kwdm #
• Did Kitchener srsly just have an earthquake? Didn't feel it myself. #
• RapidWeaver devs, looking for a quick way to generate your theme CSS files? http://bit.ly/9Z96GM (@brentlintner brilliant!) #
• I am in the process of making some pretty huge upgrades to our Flavorite theme. #
• Syd from Proganica Brand Development –good discussion on brand and marketing #kwdm #
• @ccarmichael I thought I saw you there with @mdenny in reply to ccarmichael #
• @mdenny it's ok, you can keep @ccarmichael. He has like 40 kids… I don't need that kind of luggage. in reply to mdenny #
• @mdenny what app am I getting? in reply to mdenny #
• srsly, Safari 5 and Google Groups won't play together. Why? #
• Why does 'Safari > Reset Safari > Remove all Cookies' not remove any cookies? #
• Instead u have 2 go 2 'Safari > Preferences > Security > Show Cookies > Remove all Cookies'. Complete UI fail if you ask me. #
• Today is our 10th wedding anniversary! WOW! Time flies. #
• Back from a nice dinner with Tanya, just uncorked our 10 year old wine from our wedding… And it's not horrible. It's actually not bad. #
• The new Flavorite is everything it should have been from the start. Need to do some browser testing now and beta next week. #
• Lots of wired kids at the park tonight. Glad their not mine. #
• 59 people registered for #dcg already and it's still a month away… and in the middle of cottage season! Impressive. #
• @brentlintner css_primer -s <– very good start tnx. in reply to brentlintner #
• RT @brentlintner: Released css_primer 0.2 http://met.al/3mn #
• Heading out to my brother in-laws house warming party. #
• My 13yo just slaughtered me repeatedly in MW2. Stupid snipper rifles. Can I ground him for that? #
• @myankelovich really nice view! Where is the new pad? in reply to myankelovich #

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• New floor in the office. http://ow.ly/i/23fE #
• @chrissychrzan isn't it awesome to grow your own salad? in reply to chrissychrzan #
• @sundog what's the shoot for? in reply to sundog #
• We're having a Summer Break Sale – 50% off! http://bit.ly/9MudbK #rapidweaver #themes #
• @yabdab forum thread for you: http://bit.ly/cDBTRj #
• RT @CuteGecko: …sites like this make me cry… http://bit.ly/bJAYUn <– with blinking gifs and all #
• DesignSnack is for sale. http://bit.ly/7jilX2 #
• Renovations begin for another day. Drinking my coffee while I wait for the compressor to charge. #
• My hope is to fill a foundation crack, rebuild some of the framing I tore out, insulate, raise two sheets of dry wall, mud by days end. #
• @_RWT_ Glad to hear about your dad. in reply to _RWT_ #
• today's renos brought me closer to a computer then I've been in weeks — I ran some rj45 and co-ax through a bulkhead for the office. #
• The announcement that started it all: http://bit.ly/b50WPy Happy 15th Birthday (June PHP!! #
• @janportfolio yes I am aware, hard to miss when you are telling all RW devs about it one by one in reply to janportfolio #
• Just discovered that I only killed half of the power comin into this outlet. I'm lucky I hadn't killed myself in the last week or so. #
• aside from the far left and right of this picture, this bulk head is completly empty… So why the different levels? http://ow.ly/i/25TI #
• Dear home depot, how much do I have to spend here before I own shares in the company? #renoscostalot #
• Just bought a voltage tester. I can't afoard to make any more mistakes. #
• http://ow.ly/i/262Y nice fit, eh? #
• To all electicians; why would a dual 15 amp breaker terminate here at a single outlet? http://ow.ly/i/263Z #
• @therealjaypo yes kitchen, and yes the recepticle is split, but why? Is that so you can run multiple appliances at once? in reply to therealjaypo #
• @ENBdavies @mdenny Can I replace this with a pair of duplex recepticals and run each off their own 15 amp then? in reply to ENBdavies #
• @ENBdavies @mdenny or I could do this: http://ow.ly/1qBLWO in reply to ENBdavies #
• @ENBdavies @mdenny maybe I should run some 14/3 to my office for the server/network closet. #
• @ENBdavies was a kitchen, but no more. in reply to ENBdavies #
• @ENBdavies so run one dup on red an one dup on black? in reply to ENBdavies #
• Well being as I don't need this 14/3 in the craft room I think I am going to run into the office where it makes more sense. #
• @ENBdavies maybe run 14/3 to office into a junction box then split it to 2 14/2, run floor receps off 1 and the server closet on other? in reply to ENBdavies #
• @mdenny nothing in particular, just trying to use what my panel has given me. in reply to mdenny #
• @ENBdavies junction box will always be exposed. in reply to ENBdavies #
• to avoid having to rewire my newly painted office, I think I will just pull the dual 15 circuit out for now until I find a use for it. #
• @mdenny I chose the smaller room, 7 x 12, so nothing to be jealous of. Figured that room would be too tight as a guest room. in reply to mdenny #
• @mdenny my wife wanted me to take the 12 x 14 room, but I think my son and guests would be far more comfortable in there. in reply to mdenny #
• Missing my computer and the easy life of code. #
• 52 people already signed up for #kwdm It's going to be another big one me thinks. http://bit.ly/avT5kR #
• lazy tweet, does one _need_ drywall tape when joining two full sheets? #
• @ENBdavies @mdenny well fortunately I have drywall tape, I was just too lazy to use it. #
• @mdenny paper in reply to mdenny #
• @mdenny I have corner paper too in reply to mdenny #
• @mdenny no I'm going to finger paint the mud on…. yeah I've got some tools, I should be good. in reply to mdenny #
• @mdenny lol in reply to mdenny #
• @mdenny my elbow fits most corners and leaves the kind or radius that cleans well. in reply to mdenny #
• @mdenny no corner trowel, but not corner in this situation. in reply to mdenny #
• crap, I do need a corner trowel… wall+ceiling=corner. curse you Home Depot, for taking all my money… one… day… at… a… time! #
• must regenerate my renovating brain cells. night. #
• Oh the evils that this electrical panel has been hiding. Removed 6 breakers of dead end wires (live) and repurposed two other breakers. #
• What does Ontario building code say about vapour retarder in finished basements? #
• @mdenny what about kraft face? in reply to mdenny #
• @ENBdavies no I mean do I need kraft face as well. Between foundation and studs. in reply to ENBdavies #
• @mdenny it's the stuff that looks like tar paper but isn't. It's currently on the lower 3 ft of my foundation. in reply to mdenny #
• My 6yo hums. She hums while she draws, eats, showers, watches tv… She even hums at school. She… Never… Stops… Humming! #
• I'm amazed. I show my 13yo a song on the guitar once an he takes the guitar and can pluck it back to me. Slowly, but still… #
• watching the NBA finals only because it brings me back to the first finals I ever watched… Johnson, Bird, Jabbar, Parish, Worthy, Ainge… #
• Lakers win. Couldn't ask for a tigger game then that. Glad I watched. #
• @xtralean is having their Father's Day Sale. 75% off ImageWell, DataLore and ShutterBug http://xtralean.com/ #
• RT @sundog: @seyDoggy what do you think of this? http://bit.ly/9QTI40 <– Don't think I've tried it but I will. #
• Getting closer. Will be able to move onto a new room next week. http://ow.ly/i/27Zv #
• Hanging drywall alone is not something I would do again. http://ow.ly/i/289a #
• Srsly England, WTF. #
• Carpet is coming 2 days ahead of schedule. I guess I am mudding through the weekend. #
• @charltan I hope you recover quickly. in reply to charltan #
• Thank god we have kids to clean the house while mom and dad continue to renovate the basement. #

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