http://www.artfernandez.com/ Thoughts and commentary on User Experience, the Web, Music, and Photography en-us art@artfernandez.com 2006-02-12T10:01:49-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000739.html We lost our 14 mos. old cat to an incurable infectous desease called FIP. There is very little know about the disease, and even less about how to accurately diagnose it before death. If you are a cat owner, you might consider donating to the Orion Foundation. The photograpy business is picking up. So much so that I am in the process of re-building a traditional wet darkroom for fiber based printing I am also rediscovering the joys of getting up at 5AM for early morning hikes with my camera and using a newly acquired 55mm Macro lens. 739@http://www.artfernandez.com/ top feature 2006-02-12T10:01:49-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000737.html Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead, Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song; I thought that love would last for ever; I was wrong. The stars are not wanted now: put out every one; Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun; Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood, For nothing now can ever come to any good. - Funeral Blues - W. H. Auden 737@http://www.artfernandez.com/ top feature 2006-02-06T10:58:18-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000736.html 736@http://www.artfernandez.com/ photography 2006-01-22T21:54:41-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000735.html 735@http://www.artfernandez.com/ photography 2006-01-22T21:14:15-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000734.html Update: The camera has been sold. I recently picked up a new Digital SLR camera to replace my digital work horse, the Olympus E-10. So, I am in the process of cleaning house equipment wise, and will be selling the following soon: SOLD! Olympus E-10: $300 - A perfect camera if you've only ever used point and shoot digital or are just thinking about taking the step up from a traditional Manual SLR film camera to a Digital SLR. Top of the Line, 4 years old, Near Mint Condition.Quick Stats: 3.7 million effective pixels, 4.0 million sensor photo detectors, Max Resolution 2240 x 1680, 35 mm - 140 mm (4x) zoom lens. Full Stats on Olympus' Site. I will be throwing this up on eBay soon, but will sell directly. Contact me if you are interested 734@http://www.artfernandez.com/ photography 2005-12-19T10:35:29-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000733.html 733@http://www.artfernandez.com/ photography 2005-12-09T10:31:22-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000732.html 732@http://www.artfernandez.com/ photography 2005-12-08T14:07:04-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000731.html This is just a quick update on what's going on with me and the site. I have basically given up blogging due to a lack of time. More often than not I am finding articles of interest and tagging them via del.icio.us or posting them exclusively via RSS. The most recent change is that I am now actively marketing my photography via cafepress. If you are interested in finding out what's going on, you might want to consider subscibing to one of my RSS feeds below: User Experience (UX) del.icio.us Photography 731@http://www.artfernandez.com/ top feature 2005-12-01T11:42:20-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000720.html Diana L.W. Fernandez Beloved Sister, Mother, and Daughter. 720@http://www.artfernandez.com/ personal 2005-03-24T10:05:43-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000719.html This will be the last public post that will be sent out on the general RSS feed. With the launch of the new site, I have begun splitting the feeds I send out into general topic area. For those few who read my posts via RSS readers, the new public feeds are as follows: Top Features User Experience Photography del.icio.us If you still want the full meal deal offered by the old RSS feed, you will need to get in touch with me and request an account (free of course). 719@http://www.artfernandez.com/ artfernandez.com 2005-03-20T18:48:25-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000718.html It took a little longer than I would have liked, but the new site is here. A lot has changed visually and from a content posting perspective. Essentially this site is more about my work – User Experience and Photography and less about blogging about every little thing that tickles my fancy. As time goes on you are going to see more of the following: Splitting of my RSS feeds into 3 individual feeds depending upon your interest (User Experience, Photography, and del.icio.us) Renewed focus on User Experience topics based upon recent research and projects Detailed Case Studies Featured Portfolio Samples Fine Art Photography from my 20+ year catalog of work 718@http://www.artfernandez.com/ artfernandez.com 2005-03-19T14:30:13-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000717.html The bees have been very busy behind the scenes since December. Behind a few locked doors I have the new version of the site in active development. All that remains is a few template conversions and a few final color changes to the design. With any luck and some available free time, this space will change in the next two weeks. 717@http://www.artfernandez.com/ artfernandez.com 2005-01-11T13:10:09-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000571.html 571@http://www.artfernandez.com/ artfernandez.com 2004-12-06T13:44:38-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000567.html It has been 4 years...4 years of solid (almost) non-stop blogging. My blog is tired. I am tired. So, it is time to do something more interesting with this space. I don't know what that is going to be, but it sure won't be a blog. Let's not call this goodbye, but a very long hiatus. - art 567@http://www.artfernandez.com/ artfernandez.com 2004-11-04T17:47:46-08:00 http://www.artfernandez.com/articles/archives/000566.html Why Kerry Lost 566@http://www.artfernandez.com/ politics 2004-11-03T16:09:45-08:00