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Applepwns · Nov 13, 2008, 07:57 PM

Anyone want to check out my blog? i just made it two weeks ago, comments and suggestions are welcome!

http://applepwns.wordpress.com/

Thank you and enjoy!

Oisín · Nov 13, 2008, 08:12 PM

1. One logo is enough. No need to have your name in two different logos, one right underneath the other. Lose the bottom one (it’s too wide, stretched, and uninteresting anyway), it just takes up space unnecessarily. Also move the green text in the top logo or increase the leading so it’s not half covered by the letters in “Applepwns’s” (I believe the correct genitive would be “Applepwns’” with no final s, by the way).

2. If you’re going to have a menu bar, have more than two items in it.

3. Less crappy ’90s music in videos, please!

Apart from that, it’s a bit generic, but not bad. Despite your age, you’re a decent speller (who knows how to use an Oxford comma), which deserves extra points in the blogosphere.

Railroader · Nov 13, 2008, 08:13 PM

First sentence, IMPROPER APOSTROPHE USAGE!!!!

Sheesh! Can't Mac fans use apostrophes correctly anymore?!?

- - e r i k - - · Nov 13, 2008, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

Despite your age, you’re a decent speller (who knows how to use an Oxford comma), which deserves extra points in the blogosphere.

Who gives a **** about an Oxford comma?

scaught · Nov 13, 2008, 09:14 PM

^
great album.

Oisín · Nov 13, 2008, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Who gives a **** about an Oxford comma?

I do. I thought that was pretty obvious.

- - e r i k - - · Nov 13, 2008, 09:34 PM

Vampire Weekend don't.

Oisín · Nov 13, 2008, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Vampire Weekend don't.

Well, they should.

dcmacdaddy · Nov 13, 2008, 09:59 PM

Turn off Snap Shots in your blog. If there was just one feature I could change about WordPress it would be to eliminate the Snap Shot feature. It is SO annoying.

(And yes, I have a WordPress blog and have the Snap Shot feature disabled.)

dcmacdaddy · 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

1. One logo is enough. No need to have your name in two different logos, one right underneath the other. Lose the bottom one (it’s too wide, stretched, and uninteresting anyway), it just takes up space unnecessarily. Also move the green text in the top logo or increase the leading so it’s not half covered by the letters in “Applepwns’s” (I believe the correct genitive would be “Applepwns’” with no final s, by the way).

2. If you’re going to have a menu bar, have more than two items in it.

3. Less crappy ’90s music in videos, please!

Apart from that, it’s a bit generic, but not bad. Despite your age, you’re a decent speller (who knows how to use an Oxford comma), which deserves extra points in the blogosphere.

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Who gives a **** about an Oxford comma?

<ignorance mode>
Umm, what is an Oxford comma?
</ignorance mode>

Jawbone54 · Nov 13, 2008, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy

<ignorance mode>
Umm, what is an Oxford comma?
</ignorance mode?

Fix your tags.

dcmacdaddy · Nov 13, 2008, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

Fix your tags.

Fixed. Maybe I should change that to <typo mode> as well.

cjrivera · Nov 13, 2008, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy

<ignorance mode>
Umm, what is an Oxford comma?
</ignorance mode>

I'm glad I'm not the only one...

Railroader · Nov 13, 2008, 10:42 PM

Me too. Or it is three now?

- - e r i k - - · Nov 13, 2008, 10:55 PM

It's the comma before the "and" at the end of a list.

zro · Nov 13, 2008, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy

Turn off Snap Shots in your blog. If there was just one feature I could change about WordPress it would be to eliminate the Snap Shot feature. It is SO annoying.

(And yes, I have a WordPress blog and have the Snap Shot feature disabled.)

I had never heard of this, but I, now, have to agree. Annoying, that feature sure is.

dcmacdaddy · Nov 13, 2008, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

It's the comma before the "and" at the end of a list.

Huh. I have always done that but never knew there was a specific name for that type of comma usage.

Thanks for the info.

Peter · 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Vampire Weekend don't.

so much emo hair..

- - e r i k - - · Nov 14, 2008, 04:12 AM

Emo hair?

Peter · Nov 14, 2008, 04:33 AM

i meant on the apple pwns site.

Are you a fan of Vampire Weekend? Their debut album is really catchy. They're nice looking chaps too

- - e r i k - - · Nov 14, 2008, 05:33 AM

Yeah. I didn't think I would be. But I saw them live and they won me over straight away. The rest of the festival people would randomly burst into "Blake's Got a New Face" with followups from the rest of the crowd. It was great!

Peter · Nov 14, 2008, 05:44 AM

what festival?