Posts by Bryan Hoffman
DRM Free iTunes
I’ve never been much of a fan of purchasing music off of iTunes because of, and only because of, the DRM issue. Thankfully the DRM dark ages are over, and I’ve just upgraded my entire library. It cost me all of $15.
Read MoreWhat’s wrong with RSS
What’s right with RSS Maybe I should start out by mentioning what’s right about RSS. After all, for those who have adopted the technology, there really isn’t much wrong with it. It keeps us updated on the latest content coming from the weblogs and sites we care about the most. It’s beautifully simple and flexible,…
Read MoreRethinking Flickr and MobileMe
Cause I still haven’t found what I’m looking for It’s been an on-again off-again search for me, but Dan Benjamin’s article Is Flickr Still “The Place” For Online Photos? got me thinking about finding the perfect online photo gallery solution again… the one that has thus far eluded me.
Read MoreHistoric Day
What a difference 8 years make. 8 years ago, I and much of the country was feeling down and depressed and fearful of the future. Eggs were thrown. Today is a different story. The sight of all those people on the Washington D.C. Mall was breathtaking. I’m now hopeful again.
Read MoreHarvest feature updates before end of ’08
The holiday season was not just for egg nog quaffing and loitering under the mistletoe for the folks over at Iridesco. They managed to push out a new set of minor features to their Harvest time tracking app. Here’s the rundown: Estimate by people hours. Duplicate invoice. Quarterly recurring invoice. Optional project notes. Department for…
Read MoreWeb design business tools
How SD gets the day to day business done. When asked what I do for a living, my response is generally, “I’m a web designer.” And while it’s certainly true that I spend the majority of the time building websites, I also spend a lot of time running my business. I don’t have a full…
Read MoreGiving MarsEdit a test drive
I find that the WordPress Admin window for adding a new post is much too small. Yes, I know you can make it bigger by dragging the form window open, but it messes with the layout of the site and feels more like a band-aid solution than a robust answer. Add the fact that I…
Read MoreAn open letter to Iridesco
Dear Iridesco, Let me start by saying that I love Harvest. It has saved me a ton of time in billing for projects and tracking how much time each aspect of a project takes. I agree completely when you say it’s the ‘worlds best time tracking application.’ It’s worth every cent of the subscription costs.
Read MoreDropping future support for IE6
Checking the stats for spigotdesign.com today revealed that less than 10% of the visitors here are using Internet Explorer 6. This is great news! This means we can now officially drop support for this outdated browser, at least on this site. Now that I’ve reached the vaunted 10%, and with newer browsers continuing to improve…
Read MoreNew Spigot Design logo unveiled
While not a new logo per se, we’re proud to announce a cleaner, smoother version of our logo. The old version was drawn in one quick motion and was meant to be a playful representation of the company. It’s served us well for the last 4 years, but we decided it was time to clean…
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