August 06, 2003

New Weblog

Important: Five Acres With a View has replaced Coffee and Oranges as my primary weblog. Coffee and Oranges will remain as archives.

During the TypePad beta, I decided that I liked Movable Type so well that I would try and figure out how to intall it. Somewhat to my surprise I did so in about six hours on Saturday. I thought it would take me longer. However, it will take a while to get everything set up the way I like it.

I am using the same name that I did for my TypePad beta weblog for my new weblog, however it is now running under movable type.

Please bookmark (add to blogroll, etc) my new weblog. Thanks!

Posted by Elaine at 10:21 AM

August 02, 2003

Stormy Weather

We've entered our customary August weather pattern of afternoon storms. In this photo, you can see the veil of rain obscuring the Front Range north of Cheyenne Mountain.

Posted by Elaine at 07:13 AM

EBay Billing Scam

I just received a copy of EBay Billing Scam email. This senior sleuths website explains how the scam works. This government site gives additional details on how to protect against identity theft. Identity theft occurs when someone appropriates your personal information without your knowledge to commit fraud or theft.

Posted by Elaine at 06:59 AM

August 01, 2003

Squidfingers

Squidfingers has a lovely selection of tesselated patterns suitable for use as backgrounds. The patterns come in a range of colors and most are very subtle. I mostly try to generate my own graphics for my web pages, but these are very tempting. Terms of use: Feel free to use any of these patterns on your own site. If you do decide use one, a credit link back to my site is always appreciated.

Posted by Elaine at 06:43 AM

July 31, 2003

The Cappuccino Kaleidacolor Inkpad

Rubberstampingideas.com has eighteen different cards using the Cappuccino Kaleidacolor Inkpad. Another article at the site discusses ways to use block stamps, also known as shadow stamps.

Posted by Elaine at 10:34 AM

Name Statistics

Name Statistics tells me that my first name is 127th in popularity in the United States, and that my last name is very rare. I've always enjoyed having a unique name, especially one that is reasonably easy for people to spell and pronounce.

Posted by Elaine at 06:16 AM

Lightning

Lightning almost seems to vibrate with energy, even when he is sitting still. Despite this, he is a very easy dog to have around, because he is so eager to please. His biggest drawback is that it takes quite a while to pick burrs out of his coat after I walk the dogs.

Posted by Elaine at 05:40 AM

July 30, 2003

07/30/2003 18:42:00

I am beta testing the new TypePad application. TypePad is a new weblog host service based on Movable Type. Recently, I made the following posts to my Typepad weblog: Five Acres with a View.

Posted by Elaine at 06:42 PM

07/30/2003 18:41:00

Please view some of my most recent photos in Fotolog: Mirror in the sky , Rain and shine , Morning Glory , Smoke, up close , Close up of mountain mahogany

Posted by Elaine at 06:41 PM

Position is Everything

Position is Everything has the mission statement To explain some obtuse CSS bugs in modern browsers, provide demo examples of interesting CSS behaviors, and show how to 'make it work' without using tables for layout purposes. (via Simon Willison's Weblog )

Posted by Elaine at 06:53 AM