Multi-Safari

How to run multiple valid versions of Safari on one machine at the same time: Multi-Safari. Now, if only I could do this for IE/Windows…

(Yes, I know about the various hacks — see here, here, and here if you don't — the problem is that they're all hacks, and not guaranteed to actually, well, work like a real version.)

Who's Jealous Now?

Kathy Sierra writes:

And I try, every day, to not be jealous of Web Standards Mistress Dori Smith, whose frickin' office is this 1957 Airstream.

Me? I try, every day, to not be jealous of Kathy's brilliance in writing, speaking, and well, just plain tech in general.

My office is less than $500/month + having been in the right place at the right time. Brilliance? That's a little more difficult.

BTW, if you have a computer capable of receiving video chats, I do virtual office tours upon request.

Tab Dump Time

I've got five trillion tabs open which brings Safari to a crawl. So, for your viewing pleasure:

• New over at the Wise-Women's Web site: Study Groups. CSS and PHP are just starting up, so if you're interested in joining, hurry over. And for those who say, hey, isn't that the site you run? Yes, so this is also an experiment in me delegating responsibility and giving up control. Helping out here are three great women: Daisy, Chette, and Kate. And this is a demonstration of one of the things I like best about W-W: one is in the Philippines, one in the UK, and one in the US, and I've never met any of them — but it's working.

• I recently posted about how Lynn's been sick, and it sounds like she's been back in and out of the hospital again. Lynn, we hope you're feeling better soon. I was discussing her health via chat with Al and the subject of Tom's recent hospital stay came up. I said what I really wanted then was someone I could hire to run interference for us with the hospital; I didn't want to be taking up nursing and MD time, but I did want someone who was responsible for keeping me informed about what was going on. He pointed me towards this article: For when a doctor and a nurse just aren't enough from The Boston Globe. Turns out that there's an entirely new career choice, "patient advocate." If I'd been able to find someone like that back in February, it would have been a huge help.

• New from Six Apart is Vox, because Movable Type + TypePad + LiveJournal aren't enough blogging services from one company, I guess. If you're in the beta, and you've got a spare standard invitation, I'd appreciate it. Actually, what I'd really like is an LJ account; this one or this one, to be precise. Yes, that's being done without our approval or permission, and no, there's no need for two people to be squatting on both of them. Grump.

• We knew that making a decision on what notebook computer Sean would take to college would be a big deal, but we didn't think that it was going to be as long and drawn-out a process as it has turned out to be. Here's one more info bit: MacBook gaming: A graphics concern? from Macworld. Their advice seems to be that the best bang for the buck for gamers is to buy a MacBook + an XBox360.

• I still mean to write up some of my impressions about Webstock, which besides being an amazing conference was just an amazing experience overall. But if I can only say one thing, it's this: the best presentation, by far, was Darren Fittler talking on Web Accessibility - A User's Perspective. Every Web conference in the US should fly him out here to give that same talk, and the Web would be the better for it.

• So far, I've heard nothing back from Mr. Cox about his demands. I have no current plans to pull down anything, especially when I've been able to so thoroughly support my position. His deadline runs out on June 13, and I'm waiting to hear from his attorney.

Till next time…