http://www.harrisrashid.com Life, Web, Music, Photo, Food, Ideas for the most part. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:12:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After a long, hard, windy bike ride up Telegraph Avenue I finally got the Cal Campus for Drupal Camp at 11:00am. First session attended was "Using Jquery to create smarter Interfaces" by Dmitri Gaskin and Amit Asaravala.  Amit gave some useful examples of how to use jquery with the Nice Menu ... http://www.harrisrashid.com/tech-computer/liveblogging-from-badcamp-berkeley-drupal-camp/ A recent Men's Health article on type 2 diabetes had me scramble for my insurance card to make a doctor's appointment and get my fasting blood sugar levels checked. Not only does it raise concerns about people knowing exactly how to identify the warning signs of pre-diabetes, it also ... http://www.harrisrashid.com/uncategorized/whens-the-last-time-you-heard-a-funky-diabetic/ Back from a trip to Chicago for the Unity Journalists Convention.  First time in Chicago, had really low expectations for some reason (probably stereotypes about the midwest being bland and boring)...Luckily, none of those expectations were met -- I had a great time!  Chicago's dramatic skyline and expansive Lake Michigan ... http://www.harrisrashid.com/uncategorized/and-you-say-chi-city/ It's been a minute for Saadiq, good to hear about this. http://www.harrisrashid.com/music/new-saadiq/ Yesterday I did something out of the ordinary and took the Bay Ferry back home from San Francisco to Oakland. Actually before I even boarded the boat, I was so excited about the trip that I decided to buy a book of twenty tickets (one-way - $85.00). I guess I've ... http://www.harrisrashid.com/cali/yay-for-the-bay/ With yesterday's news of Apple's July release of the 3G iPhone I had to stop and reflect on how much of an apple addict I've become over the past year. Looking forward to the release of a phone that 3 times faster and three times cheaper than the previous ... http://www.harrisrashid.com/music/no-comparison-the-way-they-flipped-it-is-embarrasing/ Welcome to the new website of the San Francisco Bay Guardian. I initially launched the re-design and semi re-developed site back on May 7th. After about 5 weeks of testing, we've cleared up some holes and can safely say the site is stable. The production process of the site ... http://www.harrisrashid.com/cali/sfbgcom-20/ I've been feeling electric, and I found out about this song from www.soul-sides.com...I've been listening to so much house music lately, I forgot what some playful, funky, gutter, new-wave rock sounds like. I'm feeling this track! http://www.harrisrashid.com/music/electric-feel/ MoSerious a/k/a the SEO Rapper...The beat is hot and nails his xhtml/css on the head. The flow could use some work, but I'm feeling this. http://www.harrisrashid.com/tech-computer/seriously-diggin/ Far and away the best presentation I attended during the SXSW Interactive Conference was given by designer Naz Hamid. He went through ten points for great design, giving the audience clues into his creative process, and wowing the crowd with some past mock-ups he's prepared for clients. Not only were ... http://www.harrisrashid.com/uncategorized/naz-hamid-design-is-in-the-details/