I heard that wasn't quite as effective, depending on the frequency that its transmitting. I'm just going to be safe and knock that sucker out cold.

At this point, one of the best things we can do is to educate people and do what we can to circumvent devices such as the RFID chips. The first thing I plan to do when I get my new passport is the hammer thing.

I honestly don't blame people for being jaded these days, but it takes action to fix those problems that people get jaded for.

That sucks because I live 40 minutes south of the Canadian border and I used to go up to Vancouver all the time.

This is what happens when we have a general population that is too stupid and too distracted by things like "American Idol"... The gov can do stuff like this without the people even realizing it.

It is a huge challenge - but I managed to make the skin on my site able to go up or down a couple sizes and have it still be readable and decent looking - it isn't perfect however.

That can happen, especially for table-based layouts. Table-based layouts should never be done anymore because they are obsolete. If I have to choose which resolution it looks best in, I would go for the 1024x768 because the overwhelming majority have that resolution (or higher). Fortunately, with my site, the only issue with 800x600 it has is that it makes everything look gigantic (logo, text; the design fills the entire screen). It is still 100% readable and usable.

That is why I design sites to be functional and readable in 800x600, but often look the best in 1024x768.

My current site (Spill It Out) will function in 800x600, but it looks strange to me (everything is huge). For the fun of it, I switched the monitor down to 800x600 and this forum here does not great in it, but it still functions.

All I am saying is that 800x600 won't be around for desktop PCs much longer. Smaller resolutions will still be needed for handhelds. Also, sites should be designed to allow the font size to be changed by the user for accessibility reasons (rather than changing resolutions). The text on my site can be increased or decreased by the user with great ease.

I am actually in the process of getting an online portfolio put on my personal domain. I just got to find the time...

I am running vista and it defaults at 1280x1024 for me. Vista can't even display comfortably at 800x600 (everything looks VERY cramped).

As for PDAs and other such devices, many sites are going to making a separate design for those.

I use mostly Ilford HP5 for my BW stuff

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Perhaps I shall post it on one of my joke domains such as churchofwaffle.info

Bogus BW film is basically color film (same chemical process as color) that attempts to be BW so the 1-hour photo places can process BW with the same equipment/chemicals/process as the usual color film. It's basically designed for average consumers who aren't professionals but want BW.

I have seen pictures taken with it and they always have a purple or a greenish tone to it.

My tripod isn't too heavy or bulky and I usually know if I need to bring it or not.

I honestly have a hard time with black backgrounds.... My eyes cannot read them well.

Allow me to use this site as an example... I have to strain to read the white text on the predominantly dark backgrounds, and when I go to post, there is a dark backgrounds behind the white text box as I type black text. Plah... I need to go into eye therapy after posting here.

800x600 is nearly dead. My last recent site logs indicate that only 9% of my visitors still use 800x600, and that number is continuing to fall. I did design the site to be functional in 800x600, but we are getting close to the time where we won't need to bother with it anymore.

Another good way to overcome resolution issues is to design with a fluid layout

There is a noticable difference between converting to black and white in photoshop and using black and white film (beware of the "bogus" bw film!).