Archive for January, 2009

Panda Express gets an F for user-friendliness tonight.

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Went down to our on-campus Panda Express this evening for supper. It’s been a while since I was there last, and things had changed a little (new overhead menus and different selection). Last time I was there, I could just walk up to the line, pick up a tray, and immediately tell the person behind the counter which side I wanted, followed by the entrees I wanted. It was understood that I wanted what’s now called a Panda Plate, and if I picked 2 entrees, I got the 2-entree price, and likewise if I named a third entree – unless I said I wanted something other than a Plate.
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Web Developers: Test your sites in multiple versions of IE

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

I have just discovered a great tool called IETester, which lets me test my sites in IE 5.5, 6, 7, 8b2, and also whatever I’ve got installed with Windows. The great thing about this is that it works with XP AND Vista… which is kinda necessary since my web-dev machine is a Vista laptop.
To top it all off, it borrows the Ribbon from MS Office 2007, and allows you to pick one of four slick window themes. (I like the black one! :) ) (more…)