New Work: Noble Studio & Peter Allen
Welcome to new client Peter Allen of Noble Studio. Peter has contracted with Charles Buchwald for portfolio photography and web services. Watch for the site debut announcement here!
WordPress Themes
Sites bases on the open source Content Management System called WordPress are becoming more and more popular with my clients. I find that the easy, quick and robust editing capabilities are a good match for many small to mid size organizations. In fact, this site is...
SSI Farm and Barter Network
As one of the first of a number of new charity sites sponsored by charlesbuchwald.com, the Salt Spring Farm and Barter Network has gone live. Although in it's early stages, the network is planning to raise awareness and funds with an event for Earth Day. The Earth Day...
Setting Up an Inexpensive Computer
Recently one of the charities in my community has been offered the opportunity to distribute some desktop computers. The catch is that they have no software included. Here's my take on how to set them up inexpensively and securely, with some genuinely useful, basic...
Donkey Smarts
I don't usually spread stories circulating via email, but I like this one so much I feel compelled to share it. One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the...
FaceBook Experiment Over
Enough with the Daily Updates already! The "LifeStream" experiment is over, and there will not be any more Daily Updates, mainly because they obscure the articles that would otherwise appear. If you are really interested in my status, you can see it in the...
GSM vs. CDMA and 2010
Admittedly it's just a rumor, but the scuttlebutt I heard is that here in Western Canada Telus and Bell are making major investments in converting some or all of their cellular networks to GSM. Why is this important? If you are using a Telus or Bell cellular device...
One Dollar Diet Project
I stumbled across this blog a while ago. This couple decided to see what it would be like to eat on USD $1 per day, and they wrote about it every day for a month. It was such a simple thing, but powerful. Maybe reading it all at once won't have the same impact, but I...
BikeCommuters.com
Now that Spring has officially sprung, it's a great time to think about more biking. What's not to like about healthy exercise that cuts down on car use and puts us more in contact with the world around us? (Well... if you live where I do, I suppose there are the...
In Good Company
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Ecofont: less is more
Here's some innovative thinking from the Dutch firm SPRANQ: drill holes in your type to save ink. As they say, "After Dutch holey cheese, there now is a Dutch font with holes as well." Sometimes simple things make a difference! Read more at: Ecofont | less is more.
Thanks to the Roys!
Thanks to Nathalie and Christopher Roy for allowing me to contribute DVD duplication services, and tiny bit of graphic design, to their showing of Griefwalker here on Saltspring Island. I hear this second showing was even more of a success than the first one. Let's...