Okay, maybe not (I’m not entirely sure what does make life worth living, but I digress…).

Google is constantly upgrading their online applications. They always seem to have something cool in the works. A week or three ago they upgraded the personal portal to add tabs. Today they roll out a major upgrade of Google Reader. Half the fun of using Google products is just the raw usability and elegant simplicity. Those who hold Google up as an example of “successful bad design” do a grave disservice to the craftsman at the big G. The other half of the fun is the process of “discovering” what they’ve changed and exploring it to its fullest. Total geekasm.

You just never know when they’re going to change things up. It’s a little like xmas morning all year around - you just never know when Santa is going to visit.

Art Tutorial

I remember when kickass web design was solely the domain of liberals and leftwingers (mostly because early web designers were graphic designers and academics and they tend to be lefty). However, the times, they are a changin’. Very professional and media-rich. There’s a lot of nice work here.

How to Dissuade Yourself from Becoming a Blogger: “If you plan to use a blog as a way of keeping in touch with a group of people, such as friends, family, or co-workers, then you may want to make sure it’s inaccessible to the public (for the public’s sake as well as yours). Using a message board instead of a blog can simplify matters and help keep it interactive.”

Reflections are the new drop shadows. That’s what my site is missing! I’ve got the gradients and the diagonal lines, I’m just not full-on Web 2.0. I’ll have to throw a badge in there somewhere, and maybe some larger fonts.