http://www.worldtimzone.com/blog Tim's own world view Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:50:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 As you are no doubt aware, the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended daylight saving time (DST) in the U.S. by four weeks. Starting in 2007, DST begins on the second Sunday in March instead of in April and ends the first Sunday in November. Canada adopted the same ... http://www.worldtimzone.com/blog/date/2007/03/09/check-your-computer-for-2007-dst/ Look at that — a new post and a new theme. When I began work on the lamppost theme last year, I also had an idea of doing a Dawn Treader theme. It’s been frustratingly slow to develop. According to the file timestamps on my computer, it appears I first ... http://www.worldtimzone.com/blog/date/2006/11/25/continuing-the-journey/ The Come Receive the Light radio broadcast for January 7, 2006 featured Father Thomas Hopko speaking about how to include Bible reading in your day. Father Thomas is a wonderful speaker and he gave many good suggestions: read the scriptures regularly, keep the readings short so it can be done, ... http://www.worldtimzone.com/blog/date/2006/01/18/reading-the-bible/ Kodak has decided to break out of the box. It is eliminating the widely recognized somewhat K-shaped box that has contained the Kodak wordmark for the last 70 years. The new logo — really just the Kodak brand name set in a new custom typeface with lines above and below ... http://www.worldtimzone.com/blog/date/2006/01/17/kodak-kills-the-k/ I’ll now continue looking at the differences between the book and movie versions of The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe that I began with the introduction. In this installment, I’ll look at how the movie expands the beginning of the book. The movie opens with the ... http://www.worldtimzone.com/blog/date/2005/12/15/narnia-expanded-beginning/ Having now watched the new movie version of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe twice in the same number of days, I decided it would be worthwhile to write down the changes I noticed. A more thorough analysis will be possible after the movie is ... http://www.worldtimzone.com/blog/date/2005/12/14/narnia-lion-witch-and-wardrobe-differences-book-and-movie/ Yes, that’s better. The lamppost is burning brightly and the snow is falling. Did you hear the bells? Father Christmas must have stopped by here bringing a new website look to suit the season. It is with excitement and some dread that I anticipate tonight’s opening of the film adaptation of ... http://www.worldtimzone.com/blog/date/2005/12/08/aslan/ After watching and helping me scoop grounds into the basket to make my morning cup of coffee, my son exclaims “Daddy, I know how they make coffee — they get some dirt and they put it in a machine and then it comes out and it’s coffee.” I sit down ... http://www.worldtimzone.com/blog/date/2005/08/17/savor-the-flavor/ Once again it is time for the Icon Writing Workshop. I’ve been looking forward to this for weeks and have already been immersing myself in icons. Today we open with prayer and then will begin tracing the prototype. I’m just the tiniest bit more confident than last year. At least I ... http://www.worldtimzone.com/blog/date/2005/07/02/an-iconographer-me-2/ Based on my observations of usability tests, I’ve known intellectually that when a website has usability problems, it can be a tremendously frustrating experience for those struggling to successfully use it. That theoretical knowledge became painful reality last night. It’s been a long time since I’ve been as angry, frustrated, ... http://www.worldtimzone.com/blog/date/2005/06/22/usability-testing-is-painful/