Why I won’t migrate to EE 2.0

by Gaston on March 2, 2010

Well I had said that I was moving my blog to EE 2.0. But that won’t be happening anytime soon. ExpressionEngine seems to be lacking an import utility.

Version 1.6 of EE used to at least have an MT (Movable Type) import utility which could be used. But for version 2 EE doesn’t even have that.

So I’m sticking with Wordpress. Which is probably the smart thing to do. I see myself telling friends “Use the right tool for the job”, and Wordpress is the right tool for blogging.

So that’s that. Gonna make myself a Carrington-Blueprint theme of my own.

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Thesis

by Gaston on February 10, 2010

Sheesh. I was just about to edit my Thesis Wordpress template and found out that it’s got it’s own very special way of handling template files and functions. Not sure I like that. I’m used to working with regular themes or the amazing Carrington Theme Framework.

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The best color tool for your Mac

January 25, 2010

ColorSchemer 2 is out. This is the best color tool I’ve ever used for the Mac. It has tons of features:

Color Picker
Let’s you create triads and harmonies
Integrates with ColourLovers.com

It’s pretty much a must for anyone working in any field of design. It’s quite handy.

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Switching to ExpressionEngine 2.0

January 20, 2010

The desicion
I’m moving this blog to ExpressionEngine. I’ll be using EE 2.0, which just came out about a month ago. I’ve had a personal license for quite some time and I’ve decided to use it and explore what it’s got in store.
Is there something wrong with Wordpress?
Absolutely not. I’m 100% sure that it’s the best [...]

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Music for sleeping

January 4, 2010

I love Slaapwel Records. They publish music to make you fall asleep. It’s just a beauty.

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Sticking with LaunchBar

December 26, 2009

To the LaunchBar vs Quicksilver debate I’ve got an answer: I’m sticking with LaunchBar.
During the last 3 years I’ve used Quicksilver, LaunchBar 4, Google Quick Search Box and now LaunchBar 5.
Right after I got my Mac people started suggesting I use Quicksilver and sure enough I fell in love with it. I had never had [...]

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TaskPaper and the Pomodoro Technique

December 2, 2009

I’ve been practicing the Pomodoro Technique for about 1 month now. It’s been an incredibly useful tool for me. It’s brought about changes on many levels. One of which is the kind of To-Do lists I create.
I’ve loved the GTD methodology since I found it 2 years ago. I’ve used many of the most popular [...]

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How to hire a programmer

December 1, 2009

A great post on how Aaron Swartz hires programmers. I love the way it’s written and I love the approach.

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Browser Testing in 2009

December 1, 2009

A great article written by Andy Clarke on how he handles browser testing for the sites he makes.
I like the fact that he relies on educating the client to cover his ass about older browsers. I just lived hell myself a few weeks ago when a project practically came to a halt due to [...]

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Transforming an image —Acorn gets it right

November 29, 2009

I’ve been integrating Acorn into my work-flow for about two months now. (Acorn is an image editor of OS X —an alternative to Photoshop or Fireworks). I’ve been using it for cropping images, creating transparent pngs, optimizing jpgs and basically any “small” task that would require me to open up the gigantic monster called Photoshop. [...]

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