Archive for July, 2006

How to make a favico.ico on a Macintosh

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Telegraphics - Free plugins for Photoshop & Illustrator…and other software: http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/
ICO (Windows Icon) Format
An easy way to create your web site’s favourites/shortcut/bookmark icon in Photoshop (all versions including CS and CS2), Elements or Paint Shop Pro (v9 recommended)

famfamfam.com: Silk Icons: Some nice freeware icons 16×16 png

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

famfamfam.com: Silk Icons: http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/
Silk is a smooth, free icon set, containing over 700 16-by-16 pixel icons in strokably-soft PNG format. Containing a large variety of icons, you’re sure to find something that tickles your fancy. And all for a low low price of $0.00. You can’t say fairer than that.

Buy from locally owned, independent businesses - Keep Portland Maine Independent

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Buy Local - Keep Portland Maine Independent: portlandbuylocal.org
The Portland Buy Local campaign has been developed by business owners and citizens in an effort to educate the public about the importance of supporting Portland’s locally owned, independent businesses.
We believe the Portland Buy Local campaign is critical to our community and our way of life. Locally owned, [...]

Looking for Matweeds recording of Ron Wood’s song “I Can Feel The Fire”.

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

I saw the Matweeds, a Boston band, a couple of times in the mid-late 80’s.
The best time was at a Thayer Street loft party (de rigeur for Museum School types - present company included) I believe they played with the Gigolo Aunts (who are still around!). Pretty sure it was 1987 and that [...]