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Magic Johnson Shilling for Rent-A-Center: Pretty Sad

I admire Magic Johnson’s amazing skill that he displayed on the basketball court.  And after he became HIV positive, he managed to handle that terrible situation with a pretty fair amount of dignity.  Nowadays, he has survived and persevered to become a very successful businessman.   While he is no saint, he seems to comport himself [...]

Turn off WTVH Channel 5 Until They Reduce the Ad Volume Level.

There are several shows I really like on Channel 5.  But for months now, they’ve been cranking up the volume on commercials to ridiculous levels.  You’ll be watching a show at a good volume level, and all of a sudden a commercial blasts into your living room like a tirade from the most annoying person [...]

PDF Files as Content for a Website? Bad Idea.

I’m not sure if this is a real trend, or just the particular clients I’m working with lately, but I’m seeing a scourge of PDF’s intended as content for web pages.  Just don’t do it.  Please.  Some common offenses:
“Here are my 27 PDF’s, which are every sales brochure my company has, and I want them [...]

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