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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 June, 2005

Good Deals at Apple Store

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

Do I need a new computer. No, I don’t. Do I want a new computer? Yes, I do. Very much. What is it about being a geek that drives the desire for new gadgetry? I have no idea, but it’s a force of nature to strong to argue with.
The good news [...]

Catching Up With

Sunday, June 26th, 2005

Probably no secret that I’ve been in a mood lately. Blame it on a slow reaction to turning 30. I tend to react pretty slowly to emotional things. So let’s catch up with what I’ve been up to.
Land of the Dead
I’m a big fan of the zombie genre. In fact, they’re my favorite horror [...]

A Year of Changes

Wednesday, June 8th, 2005

First the Macromedia/Adobe thing, now Apple announces they’re switching to Intel chips. Working on the web is chaos this year (even moreso than usual).
Now I have to admit: the Adobe/Macromedia buyout is going to affect me more than the Apple/Intel announcement. I love designing with Macromedia Fireworks, and I sense that program is doomed [...]

Brian Eno: Another Day on Earth

Wednesday, June 8th, 2005

For Eno fans, this has been a long-awaited album: his first album containing vocal work since 1995’s Nerve Net. And that album didn’t have a whole lot of vocals to speak of. The last true vocal album was his collaboration with John Cale – Wrong Way Up. For people like myself, waiting for this album [...]