Kevin Montgomery

  • February Photos

    It took me some time, but the February photos have been uploaded! They’re mostly from our trip to North Carolina.

    http://photoalbum.kemosite.com/?p=89

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-03-21

    • has an awesome wife. Dinner was delicious, I should be unwell more often! #
    • is looking forward to his kids’ birthday party tomorrow! #
    • Chuck E. Cheese = CRAZY #
    • 99 Red Balloons = GOOD. #
    • is back to work today. #
    • IS (*hobble*) HARD (*hobble*) AT (*hobble*) WORK, and needs a break soon. #
    • A Heroes REPEAT?? NOOOOOOO!!! #
    • is mostly recovered, I think. #
    • is mellowing to radioioAmbient on iTunes. #
    • who’s Patrick? Why’s he so happy? #
    • ran out of T3’s, switched to extra strength… Not working so well… OW… #
    • got a call from Virgin Mobile on my replacement phone, to confirm that I have my replacement phone… FAIL. #
    • doesn’t want to see what happens when you mix green beer with Tylenol. #
    • #carchat is gonna be sweet. #
    • just woke up from a 2-hour nap, in time for Scrubs FTW! #
    • #lastfm #love Snow (Hey Oh) by Red Hot Chili Peppers http://bit.ly/ClGH7 #
    • #lastfm #love Boiled Frogs by Alexisonfire http://bit.ly/lA2wS #
    • #lastfm #love 7 8 9 by Barenaked Ladies http://bit.ly/3dpFY #
    • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10… What about 9? 7 ate 9… #
    • want to estimate an x-height? Maybe for a ‘font-size-adjust’? Try this: http://ping.fm/qwvHM #
    • is totally ready for #carchat #
    • #lastfm #love Empty Walls by Serj Tankian http://bit.ly/WduT #
    • #carchat #
    • hehe, oops… #
    • Apparently the Fiesta seems to have a solid history in England. That gets a tentative vote from me. #carchat #
    • A reminder to anyone not interested in #carchat: you can use http://twittersnooze.com to silence me for 2 hours. #
    • EVERYTHING. The car has to take an entire family to from work/school/grandparents. It will be seeing a lot of use. #carchat in reply to mark_atkinson #
    • Social media offers so many more people to show off to! #carchat #
    • RT @mark_atkinson: @Bothbarrelz I think the main problem for perf. is visibility. Not enough on the road to influence general public. #c … #
    • RT @michaelbanovsky: @scottmonty @swallow_doretti Yes, fuel economy for all.…We just want small domestics that aren’t afterthoughts…NA e … #
    • Retweeting @LeoLaporte: Liked “Hybrid car sales go from 60 to 0 at breakneck speed – Los Angeles Times” http://ff.im/-1ALfo #carchat #
    • RT @ScottMonty: Hey, how about a virtual round of applause for @michaelbanovsky, who came up with the #carchat idea. #
    • good night everyone! #
    • has been caught by my 5YO. She knows I’m only going to work for money. 🙂 #
    • loves the sweet, sweet sounds of drum and bass. #
    • Retweeting @michaelbanovsky: The official #carchat recap. Please RT + vote on the best tweet! http://tr.im/hzwU #
    • What do you get when you throw dirty diapers into the dryer? Hot heaps of steaming poo. Lovely. #
    • GENIUS. Retweeting @google: No regrets: Gmail undo send http://bit.ly/Ijqt #
    • The cursed ‘Q’ strikes again… Damn your proximity to ‘A’! #
    • Retweeting @alancross: A replacement for the MP3 format? I hope so: http://tinyurl.com/c7nq6g #
    • Happy Friday! #
    • is thinking of The Gandharvas. They’ve got a song for a day like today. #
    • going to follow @god for #followfriday #
    • Phone battery decided to spontaneously DIE after still having a full charge this morning. Weird. #
    • RT @cp24news Girl who pressured her boyfriend into killing 14-year-old Stefanie Rengel found guilty of first degree murder… #
    • Retweeting @walterhenrique @akorittko I wish iMac could support 3 monitors……. 2 is just not enough anymore LOL #
    • Retweeting @KorbyImagery: Amazing if it’s real. http://tinyurl.com/celfcs #
    • is checking out Jeeps today. I can’t believe I’m saying that. #
    • oops… forgot I turned my screen saver off. hehehe #

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  • ‘Font-Size-Adjust’ Estimator

    I’ve been reading up on the developing CSS3 spec and was intrigued when I found the re-introduction of the ‘font-size-adjust’ property. I love the idea of maximizing legibility in font substitutions.

    The biggest problem I found was, how is someone supposed to find the font aspect ratio? The key is finding the x-height. Here’s a tool to do it.

    https://kemosite.com/?page_id=64

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-03-14

    • is watching Mr. T trying to sell a FlavorWave Turbo. #
    • #lastfm #love Man in the Box by Alice in Chains http://bit.ly/gcnR #
    • has set the clocks ahead an hour and now feels a bit displaced. #daylightsavingstimewilleventuallydestroyus #
    • has his papers organized for his income taxes. Do I know how to rock a Saturday night or what? Yeah… #
    • #lastfm #love Walk This Land by E-Z Rollers http://bit.ly/5VCqf #
    • …oh goody, health expenses. My goodness that’s a lot of paper… #taxes2008 #
    • 12seconds – Why I’m not going to see Watchmen anytime soon… http://tiny12.tv/PED6G #
    • :: Time for bed, good night! #
    • RT @thehypercube It would be amazing if we could hit 300 followers by Monday… any ideas? #
    • 12seconds – wishing Sebastian a happy birthday! http://tiny12.tv/UTQXK #
    • :: oops, it’s already 12! Or is it? #DST #
    • is going to finish his coffee, and then it’s off to the Home Depot! The toilet is acting up… #
    • 12seconds – is hard at work… http://tiny12.tv/SCF3T #
    • finished filing his taxes. Now the wait for the refund… #taxes2008 #
    • got word that the Echo is ready for pickup. Woo hoo! #
    • RT @DesignerDepot: 5 Simple Ways to Improve Web Typography: tinyurl.com/brxby… Pls RT. Thanks! #
    • Got his (echo?) back. – Listen here http://ping.fm/REJys #
    • (?). – Listen here http://ping.fm/pI6FA #
    • is glad to have the Echo back. #
    • …10 minute countdown… #Heroes #
    • is tweetling his thumbs. #
    • is going under the knife tomorrow. Hernia Schmernia! #
    • Canadian photography laws:http://snurl.com/djvv9 #
    • #lastfm #love Hundred Mile High City by Ocean Colour Scene http://bit.ly/1RsAw #
    • My sister-in-law is sick, so her fiancé brought home McDonalds. Now they can throw up together! #
    • #lastfm #love Where We Are (Feat. Rob Dickinson) by Neverending White Lights http://bit.ly/5JgNk #
    • is now located in: near Brampton, Ontario, Canada #
    • has been in bed recovering all day! OUUUUUUCHY! #
    • is going back to bed, not quite recovered yet! #
    • is still in pain. No work today. No no no… #
    • is gonna get himself a T3, and then try going downstairs for a liquid lunch. #
    • had a “quick” walk upstairs using crouches. Slow going. #
    • has had enough excitement for now. Time to lay down. #
    • got out of bed pain-free. Woo hoo! #
    • is really excited that I got out of bed today. Look forward to taking a slow, short walk tomorrow to the park. #

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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-03-07

    • is all done planning the kids birthday party. On to the chores… *sigh* #
    • :: Me: It’s hard to be a good rapper. 4YO: All you need is enough paper! #
    • is watching cars with the kids. #
    • is watching “Cars” with the kids. #
    • :: Good night! #
    • :: Awake, kids are fed. Time to look at today’s tasks. #
    • :: Pinch, punch, first day of the month! #
    • Is distracting the kids to let the baby sleep. #
    • is now located in: 289 Speers Rd #
    • Has cracked open the chardonnay, waiting for dinner to finish cooking. #
    • is now located in: near Brampton, Ontario, Canada #
    • is going to bed. Good night! #
    • is starting air-guitaring to “Money For Nothing” at the mention of another bank bailout this morning. #
    • :: FYI, Canadian living does not implicitly mean shovelling snow… Some live in condos. #
    • had to take the awesome rental ’09 Corolla back, and is still waiting for the Echo. #
    • Stopping for a much wanted lunch. Pot roast, mmm… #
    • has got his happy-helmet on. – – P(8D #
    • stammering and squealing over the next Terminator movie trailer: http://ping.fm/OLY3S #
    • he…roes… He… Roes… HEEEEEROOOOOOOES!!! …I’m a nerd. #
    • Hmm… You’d think WordPress would indicate in the title that a post presses to another site. Something to watch out for. #
    • Local news, then off to bed. #
    • Daughter seems to have another UTI = daughter and Daddy didn’t sleep well. 🙁 #
    • is car-pooling in to work today. #
    • still doesn’t have his Echo. State of economy is delaying shipment of parts from Japan. #
    • Square root day? Are you saying I missed Exponent Eve? #
    • Check out my flock of followers at http://twittersheep.com/?kemosite #
    • can’t help himself, and is watching the Terminator Salvation trailer again. Heh, heh…. #
    • finished checking his tire pressures and oil levels, and is feeling particularly diligent with his car. #
    • still hasn’t heard back from Japan. #
    • Terminator Salvation trailer: http://ping.fm/jbBfw #
    • :: Happy March 4th, the only day that’s also a command! #
    • :: A high of 7ºC today? …That’s awesome! #
    • :: Firefox update has messed up my bookmarks. What’s a .json file? #
    • :: Hold on, wait a sec. here… Firefox 2 has loaded on my comp for some reason. Was using ver. 3 yesterday! #
    • :: Okay, problem solved. Not sure what the cause was, but Firefox gets the green light… For now… #
    • loves checking off items on his to-do list. It’s like popping bubble-wrap. #
    • is taking some bottles back to the Beer Store. #
    • I’m jealous of my missing car part. It’s spent more time ocean-faring than I ever will. #
    • Tip Jar is another great idea from @google http://www.google.com/tipjar #
    • had A&W for dinner tonight. *burp* #
    • …Oh! Is it my turn? #
    • is now located in: near Brampton, Ontario, Canada #
    • is sittin’ in his office chair, rhymes are spittin’. Checkin’ up on da emails, cleanin’ the monitor with a mitten. …Word? #
    • Follow @lemmings for #followfriday. I have no idea who he is, but I love the name. #
    • is stopping for lunch. Maybe I’ll pop outside to enjoy some of this… wait, is that, overcast? … #
    • is just finishing up his lunch and, oh, wait, there’s the sun… *sigh* #
    • is packing up for the weekend. #
    • is reading up on creating WordPress themes. #
    • never knew how easy it was to make a theme in WordPress. Good night! #
    • has been dragged out of bed by his kids. #
    • is taking a break from Saturday morning cartoons for lunch. #

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  • Found: Logo Design Trends 2009 – Showcase | 1stwebdesigner – Love In Design

    Here are some interesting logo design trends for 2009, so far.

    Logo Design Trends 2009 – Showcase | 1stwebdesigner – Love In Design.

  • January Photos Are Up!

    http://photoalbum.kemosite.com/?p=78

  • Checking Out URLs with Virgin Canada

    This post is pertanant only to people with mobile phones on the Virgin Canada mobile service.

    I learned something interesting when I tried to send myself a link to check out with my phone—It won’t work. Well, not without a little playing around with anyways.

    It turns out that all successful URLs served on my phone are being run through a Vmobile proxy. If you tell your mobile browser to “show URL”, you’ll see something like this:

    Shameless self-portrait, with mobile proxy demonstration.
    Shameless self-portrait, with mobile proxy demonstration.

    (Having uploaded the example image, I realize now that it’s difficult to see the address next to my semi-smirking face.) The full address that allows me to see m.google.com is http://proxy.vmobile.ca/ph/m.google.com/

    What does that mean?

    Any web address that you want to view on your Virgin Canada mobile needs to be prefixed with:
    http://proxy.vmobile.ca/ph/

    Just make sure you drop the http:// part of the web address you want to check. Happy mobile surfing, Vmobile subscribers!

  • Web Safe Fonts

    Periodically, I like to revise my list of web safe fonts. I know that these lists exist all over the internet, but I like to keep my own records to reflect my own expectations.

    These results check against operating system font installations for Mac OS X 10.3+ and Windows XP.

    The web safe fonts are:

    1. Arial
    2. Arial Black
    3. Comic Sans MS
    4. Courier New
    5. Georgia
    6. Symbol (Interestingly, this is the only font result that isn’t also one of Microsoft’s Core fonts for the Web
    7. Times New Roman
    8. Trebuchet MS
    9. Webdings

  • Interrobang – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Here’s a neat piece of typographic know-how. A mark that combines a question with an exclaimation.

    Interrobang – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.