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You want… FRAMES?

I’ve had it with this online magazine, which shall remain nameless. Brand new to my position since I got hired, was doing the web code for a certain publication’s online counterpart. I suggested we use wordpress, but no, they want to use Dreamweaver. I code the site templates with spiffy php headers and footer, css, everything that is good and holy (no tables, no frames, no bullshit), even download the php templates onto the “online art director’s” thumb drive. Yet somehow they end up with full html files all with broken navigation.

Using PHP will make it so the navigation can be updated globally by changing just one file, I’ve said over and over again. It’s never-ending frustration. They “designed” the site using InDesign, YIKES!

The straw that broke the camel’s back… today another one of the “designers” gave me 2 pages from his thumbdrive. They were built using Flash navigation, and FRAMES. Yes, FRAMES. I wanted to hurl. Welcome back to 1998.

And to start the day off right, I was high on benedryl most of the day, from the night before. Weirdness. And that wraps up my incoherent pissy rant for the day.

Edit: THE MORAL OF THE STORY: IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE DESIRE TO LEARN WEB CODE/MARKUP, YOU SHOULDN’T BE “DESIGNING” WEBPAGES. LEAVE THAT TO THE PROFESSIONALS, AND USE A MANAGED CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

Waterskiing like Mad

It’s mid-April, and it’s already mid-season for us collegiate skiers. I’ve got 2 tournaments under my belt, and sat this weekend out. This years Davis Opener fell on the tail-end of our Spring Break again. I scored 21st in Slalom with 2 buoys at 52k, and 25th in Trick with 80pts. After this event, we were able to start practicing regularly behind Chris’s boat. At the Chico Luau, I got 1.5 buoys at 52k for 14th place, and not much worth talking about in Tricks. We’ve made some major recruiting progress this spring. We drew in over 70 sign-ups in our “Boat-on-Campus” promotion!

Also at the Davis Opener, I bought $15 worth of raffle tickets. Close to the end of the raffle, Marcus Brown randomly threw in a Monza. I won it, but the Monza was too small for me, so he gave me a System-8 that had never been used.

On the water, I’ve been struggling to get back into my 36mph (58kph) form. My goal for last year was to start cutting line, but with an early season clinic, and not much practice, I kind of fell apart last year. Still striving to find my rhythm on a regular basis this spring. I’ve been pretty consistent at 30mph, but I fall way behind when I reach 34. It’s way frustrating, but now that we can practice regularly, I can have a boatload of fun working on it.

Clickety click: http://www.waterskimag.com/article.jsp?ID=44137

Quick Rave and Rant

Rave: I got the job! I’m in a transition period between the 2 jobs right now, as my old boss asked for 2 weeks notice, and my new boss wants me to get ramped up-to speed before the current webmaster leaves.

I’m the new webmaster for the UO School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC).
w00tage!

Rant: So the Sony PSP plays little discs called Universal Media Discs. What the hell is universal about it? SRSLY. Hey Sony, universal means it should work across a multitude of platforms across brands and such.