Stephen Mitchell | Life Lessons, Creativity & Personal Growth
Observations on Being a Weekend Father, Creating New Memories and Figuring Life Out
I learn something new and exciting every day! I've used this attribute before, but I never realised how effective and important it can be the workings of a URL-laden website. Any attribute selector that uses the operator ^= selects elements based on the beginning of their attribute values. Thus we can select any href that... Continue Reading →
I've just finished watching another episode of The New Inventors, an Australian televised show about inventors around Australia who have great ideas that have been taken to the next step. Many are patented, most are amazing and contribute to the well-being of society. Some seem frivolous, yet we understand the need for a six-person table-tennis... Continue Reading →
I made a big error last week and I want you to be aware of how you can avoid it it. Unless you have a deep pocket (lots of phone-money): Do NOT subscribe nor enter into competitions run by WIXAWIN Mobile Entertainment. Read the fine-print very carefully, or suffer like I did. That was a... Continue Reading →
These are new elements in HTML.5 3.1. New Elements in HTML.5 The following elements have been introduced for better structure: section represents a generic document or application section. It can be used together with h1-h6 to indicate the document structure. article represents an independent piece of content of a document, such as a blog entry... Continue Reading →
I have another new lens on order! This little beauty is a Canon EF 60mm f2.8 Macro USM. I've only used it once very briefly, whilst buying my Canon EFS 18-5mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens earlier this year. I almost purchased it back then, but one of the salespeople said it was not nearly as... Continue Reading →
Quit Smoking to Save Just One Life - Yours. (NEW YORK) — Tobacco use killed 100 million people worldwide in the 20th century and could kill one billion people in the 21st unless governments act now to dramatically reduce it, the World Health Organization said in a report Thursday. That's 40 times the total Australian... Continue Reading →
About a year back I purchased the book "Flying Solo: How To Go It Alone in Business". Recently I joined their Facebook group - and starting leaving comments. Sadly I discovered on 3 November 2023 that none of the links to the comment page work anymore; I had them removed from here. There were many... Continue Reading →
It's amazing how many sites talk about lighting for photography! I was introduced to the strobist a few months ago, but not for the amazing lighting series he does, but for the information regarding how to promote yourself through photo forums. But today I went around in a wide arc from the Strobist through a... Continue Reading →
I am an ardent anti-smoker. Why is that we can be jailed/gaoled for carrying explosives, chemicals, hair-spray and other potential life-killing devices onto aircraft ... yet we can purchase cigarettes duty free at the airport and carry them in our carry-on luggage?! Doesn't anyone read the packaging - not even Airport security?I'll leave you all... Continue Reading →
I sent a stern email to the Adelaide City Lord Mayor Michael Harbison this evening. Being an ardent anti-smoker, and a photographer of all things that "get on my bloody nerves", I took the time to compile a message that not only asked for a solution, but also was considerate of the recipients position in my... Continue Reading →
You know you’ve taken leave of absence of your senses when you let a teenage son designs a "basic" web page for your business! But the real insult is when they figure they can whip one up in five seconds! People, here this now: "Designing a website is not a five-second thing." Getting someone’s teenage... Continue Reading →
Despite having seventeen other entrepreneurial and web-activity articles in differing stages of completion, I decided to go with this one. Thanks to an interesting comment that talks of their regard for viewers potential color-blindness and the shades of green I am using at my personal site, I have learnt some amazing facts tonight: 1. Beer... Continue Reading →
[…] with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet I…
[…] Living with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet…