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This is not a weblog per se. It’s more of a geeky index to computer products, pirate radio, and civil liberties.



Don’t expect to find too much deep personal thought here, unless deep personal thought for you means thinking about how best to configure your new web server.



But what it DOES, it does very well. The color scheme is pleasant. The layout is very functional. The graphics are sparse and tasteful. And most importantly, the links are top-notch.



If you’re a media geek, this site is for you.



fin. mediageek

Pithy, very pithy.

Weblogs such as this make me cringe in my inadequacy, with my little pathetic weblog carrying only daily life of a mad housewife and beach bum.

Very well written weblog by an astute individual, but not for the easily frustrated or the functional illiterate.

Gritty design that navigates well, with loads of excellent links that flow with the style of “edrants.com”.

The section titled “High School Search Requests” brought back old school memories best left forgotten for me. That’s why I use an alias on the web.

“But if Suzanne is reading this blog (or anyone else for that matter), there’s an e-mail link at the top right-hand corner of the screen.” gave answer to how to get in touch for the “anyone else” (namely Me, who was reading this blog), but I was afraid he would not only bite, but review MY blog(s), or sic “Tom” on me.

The section entitled “German Language Lessons” had me screaming with laughter at the thought of Ed checking his lower anatomy for “doopups”-ness.

Rant on, Ed! You’ve got a new reader…Dr. Mabuse’s House of Fun

The problem with Digital Heartburn lies not in the content, which is quite interesting, but in the layout. In fact, if Digital Heartburn had any more pop-ups, both MSIE and NS would backload browser screens for an inestimable period of time. One can appreciate the probability that the creator wanted his own personalized URL, but the redirection and the GeoCities pop-ups within the main frame of Digital Heartburn are downright annoying to the reader. Most people, when visiting a weblog, want to read the blog, not spend the majority of their time closing windows and killing pop-ups.



Aside from the above stated layout flaw, the font colors at Digital Heartburn could do with a bit of adjustment. The author has been thoughtful enough not to use stark white text (on the black background) for his entries; however, there is no color scheme at work here. In truth, there is no apparent overall design scheme at work, either. This is a shame, as Digital Heartburn contains some downright interesting and witty content ranging from sports to daily life. The author’s spelling and grammar is not nearly as keen as his insight, but many of the entries are still enjoyable to read despite glaring errors in composition. Unfortunately, the content of Digital Heartburn is not at all enhanced by the blog’s design and layout; and, many prospective readers will be distracted from the best part of this weblog.



digital heartburn

Well this is a review of the anti-weblog, so maybe I should call this the anti-review. First thing when I loaded the page I was completely taken aback by the ugliness that this site possess. Now I am not claiming to be a miracle site designer, but I know a good looking site when I see it.



So there are three little iframes in this page and the first one I see is the Anti-About. I read it, and don’t think too much of it, just some kid venting. Then comes the little warning at the very bottom of it explaining the site and what not. He says it looks good on 1024×768, but better on 1280×960. Who in their right mind designs a site for 1280×960? So I set my browser to it, and it didn’t look any better. Back to the little box. Requires IE 5.5+ Netscape 6, Opera 5 plus and if you are on a Mac well to quote him “FUCK YOU”.



So now that I am completely irritated by some kid that doesn’t seem to know what he is doing, I decide to read what he is writing about. Every day life of stuff that isn’t interesting, nor is it funny. The one thing that he does have going for him is that he does have a good writing ability, just isn’t putting it to use.



I don’t know if this site is supposed to just be a parody of the typical weblog or if it is supposed to be serious. I did not like the design nor the attitude that was portrayed and I really don’t suggest visiting unless you want to visit a site that looks bad.

Anti-Weblog

Even though this site is being given a group log, there are only a couple of people that post unlike your normal 18 people group logs.



It has been a while since I visited a site with this one feature so I guess it is time that I would come across one. Splash pages server no point unless the site is some high tech type page with major graphics, scripts and what not. Even then, I don’t like them. But oh well.



Click enter and I was immediately enjoyed. The design of the site was very clean and I could figure everything out almost. There is a bar of words stuck together like newscamslinks… each being its own link. This can be confusing for some people, but I have seen this before. Other things about the design were that it is very clean and simple. Nothing too fancy, and it was done well.



Again, being different from the normal group logs, this site didn’t really have that one big long chat feel to it. Instead, it was more of two people posting about their life as if it was only their weblog. Each posted some interesting things about their life, which was nice. I particularly like the fact that Ramon’s dorm floor is going to be setting up web cams around his floor to see what the weather is like and if the pizza dude is there. Brilliant!



Overall the site is very easy to read. The posts are not too long, which makes reading a lot of them take very little time. There are multiple updates through out the week so you will always be entertained.

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