Off The Walt

Two revised sites
I updated WaltandTiffany.com and revised the gallery a bit… I took it out of Flash and just made a thumbnail gallery… this minimizes the load time and necessity for Flash. When I get some time, I’ll retheme the gallery to match the rest of the site, but for now it’s fine.

DigitalXaos.com was redone last month, I just never listed it. This is the first revision of the site ever… the original version lasted more than 11 years! The basic reason for the change was as we get older, our tastes change. I previously had a couple scantly-clad young ladies on the site and it’s just not my style any longer. I’ve done porn sites in the past, but that’s intentionally skin… this wasn’t. I like the way it looks now… not that I was ever dissatisfied with the old site.

4:3 vs. 16:9 [learn more ]
In other news, I’m noticing more widescreen displays around the area… I, myself, use 2 19" widescreen displays. When I build my next computer, I’m likely going to end up with a couple 32" screens, maybe even 3. Dell sells new machines with 19" displays, a widescreen upgrade is typically less than $20 (interesting how people are having to pay for LESS screen space, eh?) and a 22" widescreen display is less than $50. People are getting larger displays and they’re moving toward widescreens.

Here’s a question for ya… if you have a team of 19 cross-country runners and grandma, would you expect the 19 to wait for grams all day? Of course not. With all the new displays showing up on desks lately, I’m not designing for old-school 4:3 displays anymore. I’d designing larger pages and more wide than tall. I understand it’s nice to accommodate older technology, but in doing that, you’ll have to design several different versions of the same site, keep them all updated, etc… personally, if someone wants to pay me for multiple different sites, I’m game, but realistically, it’s not going to happen. Would you rather your video games look like Atari or PS3? That’s the difference. I’ve decided to keep up with the times.

WaltSnider.com Redesign
I’m redesigning WaltSnider.com. The site will retain it’s current flavor, but it’s going to be more of a standardized site with a fresh look for the front page. As I add sites to this blog, I’ll add them to my portfolio on the site… I’ve got 11 of my sites (out of more than two dozen that I otherwise run) slated for my portfolio. I will hopefully have it finished by Monday AM.

RPGUplink.com has been up since July 2006 providing secure forums for RPG players, and now it has a pretty front door! It very likely won’t more elaborate than the single page but I may update it slightly in the future.

The purpose of this blog will be to keep anyone interested updated with what I’m doing lately. I’m a freelance webdesigner, computer technician and more.