Verkhovensky’s Internals

I think I’ve fixed the layout of Verkhovensky’s Internals for IE 6 users, for the most part (I was having a few problems…). Running IE 6 in Parallels on my Mac, the sidebar appears to clear the content fully. And from what I can tell from this page, it renders properly in IE 7, too (the page looks very similar in IE 7 to how it looks in both Safari and Firefox for Mac, which makes me happy).

I am not a web designer, and, not using Internet Explorer very often (read never), my reaction to seeing my blog all messed up a week ago was somewhat shocking and discouraging. In all, I had to mod 4 CSS templates to get it working semi-properly in IE 6 (some of the borders and likely other elements are totally missing in the IE 6 rendering, and wrapping text fails with many ‘in post’ images - very likely the explorer image above will mess with the layout somewhat…). But it’s done and I learned a few things so all cool.

Nevertheless, I strenuously suggest that you take Mozilla Firefox out for a spin. You’ll be really impressed and there’s no learning curve. Cheers.

p.s. If you do notice any weirdness around the site (with any browser) leave a comment or email me. I’d really appreciate it! Peter.

A note to Internet Explorer users - especially IE 6. If you are reading this, you likely can’t see the sidebar to the left of the posts. For some reason, Internet Explorer interprets a bunch of CSS commands in an idiosyncratic manner, and, not knowing all the ins and outs of this issue, IE renders my hacked CSS work in a less than ideal manner. I promise to fix it as soon as XP finishes installing in Parallels.

In the meantime, I suggest you take a look at Firefox.

I admit that I feel a little foolish… My apologies.

Update: I think it’s fixed! But please leave a comment or email me if you notice any weirdness around the site (in any browser). I’d appreciate it!

I found these on the Contemporist - the Object Frames.

Created by Steven Haulenbeek (whose homepage is awesome), these ‘object frames’ - I can’t come up with a better phrase - could save some space as well as some face in front of your ultramodern friends. I’m also a bit of a sucker for art/installations that appear to spite gravity.

From Haulenbeek’s bio:

I am an observer of the world and its inhabitants. I translate the code of the every day and derive from it, objects that challenge ordinary perceptions about the way we experience our environment. The objects that I create are made for people, derived from people, and are imbued with significance and personality…Design will save the world and the people in it.

Purity is to be found only in the irreconcilable extremities of experience.

Killing a bit of time looking for a replacement Firefox icon, I came across this flawless mix of geekdom and smut:

The new Firefox 3 beta is quite nice to look at, and as it gains compatibility with my favorite plugins, I’m not sure that my current (and recent) switch to Safari will hold out. Browser monogamy.

Update: To the right is the icon I have decided on for the moment. Quite nice, I think. You can download the icns files here if you like. (I assure you that it looks much nicer as an icon as my 30 second photoshop job made it appear here.)

Incidentally, I don’t know why I feel so compelled to customize every millimeter of my interface to the extent which I am do. Upgrading to Leopard was somewhat of a shock because of this tendency running rampant on my Tiger install for a year - as in, all of my modifications were gone, many of which I didn’t remember making in the first place. Cold comfort to know I’m on that path again…

Watch this excellent video! I’ve already downloaded the program for a rainy day.