onfocus.comA personal weblog by Paul Bausch, a web developer in Corvallis, ORLinks for 2008-06-23- (Found June 24, 2008 ) GigaOM: A Two-part Rule for Naming Your Startup The mullet strategy for naming a startup: one part business, one part party. via magnetbox filed under: marketing, startuphttp://www.onfocus.com/2008/06/4010 Analyzing Rockwell- (Found June 24, 2008 ) I recently read an entertaining book by Richard Halpern called Norman Rockwell: The Underside of Innocence. (Here's an excerpt from the book.) I heard about it last year in a segment on On The Media called Not So Innocent. Rockwell's illustrations are a...http://www.onfocus.com/2008/03/3995 kottke.org is ten- (Found June 24, 2008 ) I can't believe it, but kottke.org is ten years old today. I had a little fun at Jason's expense last week with a single serving site that lets you know whether or not Jason has a guest author or is posting himself, here. But the fact is, Jason's media...http://www.onfocus.com/2008/03/3997 McMuffin, McNuggets, and The Wire- (Found June 24, 2008 ) When I heard that Herb Peterson, inventor of the Egg McMuffin died recently, I couldn't help but think of this scene from The Wire (warning: language NSFW). In that scene D'Angelo is teaching his idealistic co-workers a more cynical view of business. He...http://www.onfocus.com/2008/03/3998 Gel 2008- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Last week I went to New York for Gel 2008, a conference about good experience. They invite people from varied disciplines to talk about their experience with providing experiences. The first day all attendees break into small groups for a direct...http://www.onfocus.com/2008/04/4000 Backyard Sounds- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Speaking of sounds, here's what my backyard sounds like around 5am. embedded MP3 at site Now that spring is here and I'm sleeping with the windows open I often wake up to this around 5. There's even one bird I call the alarm clock bird that I'd like to...http://www.onfocus.com/2008/05/4001 Chip Ross Sounds- (Found June 24, 2008 ) You're probably wondering what Chip Ross Park (view from above) sounds like in the afternoon. I can finally answer that for you. embedded MP3 at sitehttp://www.onfocus.com/2008/06/4002 Links for 2008-06-17- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The Big Picture: Mississippi Floodwaters in Iowa filed under: photography, iowa, weather massless.org: Four Firsts for Feeds Good thoughts for feed reader designers. filed under: design, google, rss, weblogs (This site continues to languish, so...http://www.onfocus.com/2008/06/4003 Links for 2008-06-18- (Found June 24, 2008 ) SocialHistory.js Some clever CSSJavaScript hacking that determines which sites on a list someone has visited. Used for questionable good here, but could be a privacy nightmare. via hackszine filed under: hacks, javascript, privacy, ethics ...http://www.onfocus.com/2008/06/4004 Links for 2008-06-19- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Design Stencils - Yahoo! Design Pattern Library This Yahoo! Stencil Kit looks like a good way to mock up iPhone apps in Illustrator. via CreativeTechs Tips filed under: design, development Floorplanner.com "Buying a new home, rearranging your room...http://www.onfocus.com/2008/06/4005 |