When you need to add those odd symbols — Use Alt Codes You know those little copyright and registered symbols, and how about those en-dash and em-dash symbols? Here’s how… Source: Alt-Codes You can also visit Penn State’s Alt Codes for Windows as a good reference, though limited. This PC World article has a ton […]
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The Price of “Free” Social Media Accounts like Facebook
Facebook and Cambridge Analytica and Your Facebook Data Worth checking out: “Facebook and Cambridge Analytica: What You Need to Know as Fallout Widens” by The New York Times and “How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions” by The New York Times. The issue of how a political firm hired by the Trump campaign […]
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Working with CSS Clip Path to replace background images in your theme?
I absolutely love the power of CSS, maybe more than a coconut flavored Mexican Paleta… maybe. I’ve been replacing background images whenever possible with Clip Path and CSS Gradients. It is so much fun… Use this for quickly creating Clip Paths of all sorts: CSS Clip-path Maker – http://bennettfeely.com/clippy/ Use this to generate sweet CSS background […]
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Adobe Max 2015
It was a very inspiring conference, learned a lot and experienced a ton. Experience as much of the conference as you can be watching it online: http://max.adobe.com/sessions/max-online/ The keynotes were the huge general assembly sessions, and were the most impressive to me, especially the first day’s “Create with Impact” keynotes. Many of the Breakout Sessions […]
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The QT Quart lives on!
Things come and go all the time, but every once in a while they stick around—like this very sharp QT Quart Fountain Drink! Don’t mind the tape, this classic Koolee serves us just as great now as it did with the first cold gulp.
Also posted in Design, Food
Tagged #TBT, Fountain drink, Koolee, QT, QT Quart, QuikTrip, Timeless
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Sears Kenmore Elite Trio Strikes Again!
7/8/2015 – Well, here’s the update as of last night:
Sears Kenmore Elite Trio finally fixed!
6/25/2015 Update: Oklahoma Appliance came through for us big time. $244 got our new frig back and running. If you live within 30 miles of Cushing, OK and have problems with an appliance, I highly recommend giving them a call! Very professional, knowledgeable and did great work!
American Pharoah wins Triple Crown!
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Tagged American Pharoah, Belmont Stakes, horse racing, horses, inspiration, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Triple Crown
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Mobile van or tiny house?… How about both!
Functional design with artistic flair…
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Tagged art, camper, carpentry, domestic design, functional design, mobile home, tiny house, van, wood working
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What color is this dress?
A Lesson in Accessibility – Vision can vary greatly: So this picture of a dress went viral, I looked at it after trying to figure out Cheryl’s stupid birthday. And brace yourself because when you compare it to a “better” picture of the dress (one that portray’s its true color) it might just have you […]
When Is Cheryl’s Birthday?
This question had me hating Cheryl for not just telling when her birthday is, yet loving how whity she is in her games of birthday secrecy. I was also disgusted with Albert and Bernard for their lack of communication.
Innocent man dies in police encounter
Before Eric Garner on July 17 and Michael Brown on Aug 9 there was Nair Rodriguez February 18, 2014.
Also posted in Civics, Living, Politics
Tagged civics, cops, death, excessive force, life, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, police
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In case you missed it: IPro Infographic Presentation
Say goodbye to the standard headline, picture, copy. The new boom in communication is the infographic where digital authors use vectors like writers use words and the speed of communication is measured in milliseconds.
Baby Robin Birds
Cleaning out the backyard flowerbeds…
Oklahoma’s OpenRange Brand Identity Design
Roam and graze freely on Oklahoma’s shared IT services and applications…
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Tagged Brand Identity Logo, OpenRange, Photography
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Fracking-related Water Contamination and EPA – Sign Petition Today
Sign the petition to tell the EPA to reopen investigations into fracking-related water contamination. Today is last day to sign it as they plan to turn it in tomorrow, Wednesday September 25, 2013.
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Tagged civics, contamination, environment, EPA, fracking, greed, pollution, water
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Lake McMurtry Bicycle Trails and Routes
Mountain bicycle trails at Lake McMurtry, Stillwater, OK View Lake McMurtry Bicycle Trails and Routes in a larger map
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Tagged bicycle, Lake McMurtry, outdoor, routes, stillwater, trails
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