The Weblog Review

Here is a site that is from the point of view of a tech support person. You always get those emails of the idiots that call and ask stupid questions like my cup holder broke off (was using the cd-rom drive as a cup holder) and you think, yeah right, did this really happen? Well it probably did. Take it from this guy.



So the blog is basically just posts about work and his observations in life after college. He makes some really good points. I want everyone to go and read the post about walking out of a train and on the sidewalk. Form single file lines when exiting the train, and slow people move your butt to the right side and fast people pass on the left.



He makes some very good points about life and techies. Go read the entire site, as I did.

The Verge

This was a really cool site. The author is in a lot of art classes, and shows off the talent. She goes around to a lot of places with her digital camera and takes some really cool pictures. Then of course she posts them.



For the most part her weblog is about her daily life while in college, and is very interesting. I just couldn’t however, get over the pictures that were taken. It is just absolutely stunning.



If you are an art person, photo person, actually, any person will enjoy this site.

greysweater.net

J’s notes are just that. His notes about what is going on in the world/internet. For the most part he just posts links with his little spin on them, most of the links don’t really need an explanation, as they are very self-explanatory. Every now and then there is a personal post, which can be nice.



I was going to give him major credit for his design, until he said that it was just a template. That is ok, because it works really well for his site. He found a template that actually works with the site, rather than work against it.

J’s Notes

It pains me to say it, but sex and sunshine looks nothing like its real-world counterparts. It is ugly.





The yellow and purple colour scheme is abhorrent, and the layout does little to aid this. I would certainly advise that the designer do a little more research into colour theory in web design.





All of this is a shame, really, because this is a fine, well written blog that is consistently entertaining and enjoyable. The main topic of the site is music, although there is enough off-topic material to keep the casual reader interested.





So why have I only given this site a 2.5 rating, when surely the content is the most important part of any site? Well, a webpage is not a book. A book is only really words (in most cases), but to make a good webpage is far removed from writing a good book. Looks are important.





If you can stomach the appearance, by all means visit this site and read some very good posts. sex and sunshine

Super Hyper Demon Child. The name says it all, remarkably.



Super. Well, perhaps not, although the site is pretty good. All the necessary elements are in place (although that isn’t to say that there could be more), and the design and layout are all good. What is super though is the cam portal – visit the site for this if nothing else.



Hyper. There are times when the writer’s enthusiasm (positive or negative) for a subject threaten to carry her away in a stream of rambling thoughts. Take for example her diatribe against the worldwide domination of Radiohead.



Demon. Nothing escapes this bloggers wrath. If something annoys or aggravates the writer, expect to read about it, only without a rash of expletives.



Child. Decide for yourself what I mean by this.



A good site with plenty in its favour.superHYPERdemonchild