Saturday, April 21, 2007
Lately I have been working on Danny's website, Refresh SF. He's opening a salon on Nob Hill which will offer nail treatments and wax hair removal. They had signed up the domain with Microsoft Office Live which was not the way I would have done things, but what's done is done. It provides a web-based GUI html editor which makes it surprisingly easy to edit web pages. For example, there are some junky shapes in the header that we are unable to remove. Like all gooey HTML editors it has problems when you cut and paste too much or perform certain actions, and it never gives you as much control as you would like. The agreement they signed traps the domain for 60 days—after 60 days you can move it to somewhere else if you want. Danny's salon is opening this coming Thursday on April 26, so there's no time to make other arrangements anyhow. A graphic designer named Edwin S did the logo design, business cards, meatspace teaser banners to hang in the window, and announcement cards. Usual oatmeal breakfast. Patrick napped after martial arts practice. I cut my hair and did home computer administration: installed Flock 0.7.something for Patrick, Installed Java 6 Update 1 for all, other computer admin work. Patrick is starting a blog. I'll provide the link soon. He complained that he doesn't have any readers, and I asked him who he told he has a blog, and he said only me. He's been having me proofread his entries, and I have to educate him about blogging culture, not making (extensive) edits after posting, using strikeout and providing updates, etc. House chores: mail and other chores that our neighbors should have done but didn't. Dropped some clothes off at the tailor, stopped at the drug store. Checked in on Patrick—still sleeping. Went to a beach barbecue to which Tony A invited us, a GAPA and API Wellness Center event. There were about 40 men there. The weather was gloomy (cloudy, grey skies, about 55 degrees F) and minutes after I arrived (very late) and started biting into a cold hot dog (no complaints—it was free) it started raining lightly. It felt miserable simply to watch people attempt to barbecue in the rain. People chatted in groups, but it was definitely not an energetic or good vibe scene. Tony and I left about an hour after I arrived. He hadn't been there long before I arrived. Afterwards I drove him home to Nob Hill, then stopped in on Danny and Drew at Danny's salon. They were continuing prep work for the opening. Danny painted wooden planks for shelving, Drew cleaned out utility cart bins. We talked mostly about what remained to do for the salon. Two handymen arrived and fixed or attempted to fix assorted things: install a new sink faucet, repair a bathroom door that would not lock. I got the feeling that the salon will really be a great place once everything is done. I took some photos for Danny's website. I walked a few doors down and got a slice of pizza and a peach Snapple. Hung out with Drew and Danny a little longer. Home. House chores: cut back some vine that is attacking the house, cleaned in the bathroom. Dinner at home with Patrick: burgers and fries. Worked on Danny's website. Chris C recently taught me how to do a screen capture in Windows XP on Boot Camp. Normally one presses PrintScreen or Alt+PrintScreen, but a MacBook or MacBook Pro doesn't have these keys. One solution is to open the Windows On-Screen Keyboard: Start > All Programs > Accessories > Accessibility > On-Screen Keyboard. Select the psc key to capture the whole screen or select alt then psc to capture the current window only. Neat!