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My name is Tony Ballinger, and I'm a web designer living in Oak Park, Illinois.
When I'm not designing for the web, I enjoy music, go to concerts and play with gadgets.

Archive for December, 2004

Cleaning House in OS X

Sunday, December 26th, 2004

I’m sure there are better things I could be doing with my vacation right now than reinstalling OS X. But that’s exactly what I did this evening. Something about getting near the end of the year makes me want to start fresh on Jan 1. And for me, that means formatting [...]

My PDA is Not to be Trusted

Monday, December 20th, 2004

My Palm 505 is on the ropes, and unless I get a Treo next year, this might be my last PDA. I don’t mind carrying gadgets, I actually feel a bit naked without a gadget in my pocket. But the PDA has been of dubious necessity this last year. Especially since [...]

Two Weeks Off

Saturday, December 18th, 2004

I really meant to write more about the WDW conference, but now that I have the rest of this month, I’m trying to not think about work things as much. I haven’t had two weeks of no work (and no classes) since summer break of junior high. I’m going to [...]

WDW Boston 2004 (Part 1)

Monday, December 13th, 2004

Ok, I’m comfortable enough now that I don’t have to break into my prescription of Hydrocodone. So now I can briefly cover Web Design World in Boston.
First Rule: Don’t Miss the First Lunch
I cannot stress how important it is to get to the first [...]

Adventures in Dentistry

Friday, December 10th, 2004

I just got back from Web Design World 2004 in Boston. i’d love to tell you about it, but today I had to get a tooth extracted due to a childhood filling gone renegade. Between being sedated, having a tooth yanked, and subsequently being medicated for pain, I’m just not feeling [...]