Lightscribe is just the technology. It comes standard on most HPs now-a-days. It etches images onto the DVD/CR-R using... well, light. Lasers I assume?
It's pretty neat, but it takes a while to burn on an image that takes up the whole CD. I made a mix-tape for my girlfriend, and put a picture of us on the CD, and it came out really really really well. Only took 45 minutes, haha.
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For hand-coding I use EditPlus2, great little program. When it comes to PHP, or updating the front page of CFP, it's all I use.
The front page of CFP is loaded with Javascript, DHTML, AJAX and PHP. The rest of the pages have minimal code outside of HTML, though. For those, and for most projects (since 90% of my designs are graphic driven rather than based off textual content), I use Adobe Pagemill 3. Copyright 1998
It's an old one, but I find it to be the best.
Dreamweaver is too geared towards using CSS (which I hate). It has way too many functions for what I use a WYSIWYG for. FrontPage is like using Microsoft Word. I've tried Adobe GoLive, too, but again, way too much for what I use it for. Too many options just make the basic tasks a difficult venture. And then, if you count it as a WYSIWYG, there's Flash. Back when I used Flash on a regular basis (Version 4), the ActionScript was pretty simple, and by no means was it a web editor. But now the AS is just out of control... which I guess makes it a web editor, but a heck of a lot harder to use.
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Firefox vs IE. That's a tough one!
Not until about two weeks ago did I download Firefox. I use it in the exact opposite manner as you do. I use IE on a regular basis, and FF as my web design test platform =]
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... What's with widgets?
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I just started re-arranging things in my apartment. For having such a small space, I think this is a pretty nice little music room (picture below). When you get a chance, I want to take a peek at your setup, Lubbock!
NOT SHOWN:
Korg MicroKorg Synth (buy it on eBay! Haha)
Top Left:
My very-quickly-expanding tour posters wall. Top left is Juliana Theory + Glassjaw + Piebald, bottom left is Juliana Theory 'Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat' tour, bottom right is Juliana Theory + Zao + Open Hand + Takeover UK. Middle bottom is an assortment of personalized autographed CD covers (most widely known would be the top right cover, autographed by all members of The All-American Rejects). Above that, in the top middle, is a CD cover autographed by Brett Detar (with photos I took) who is the lead vocalist of The Juliana Theory. If you think this is a Juliana Theory shrine, you should wait to see the 4 things I bought on eBay that are already in the mail haha. That would include 3 more posters, and the glasses that Brett Detar is wearing in the bottom left poster. (They broke up, so I'm gathering stuff while I still can).
Top Right:
General View.
(You can barely see my small 100watt bass amp, by the blinds)
Bottom Left:
Line 6 Spider HD75 Head (75watt)
B52 Cab (4x100watt)
US-122 USB interface (to connect XLR/Line to PC)
My old Toshiba laptop with Cakewalk and Adobe Audition
AudioTechnica mic
Acoustic foam! Just for looks, obviously. (Spare pieces).
And up the lamp are all my Juliana Theory (unopened, sealed) CDs. Every single CD they've put out, including demos, live recordings, splits, and promos. I'm very proud of that haha.
Bottom Right:
Left Acoustic, Mitchell (acoustic-electric)
Right Acoustic, Gibson Epiphone (acoustic)
Left Electric, Gibson Les Paul Standard-II
Right Electric, Ibanez GAX75
Left Pedal, FBV2 foot controller for head
Middle Pedal, TU-2 Boss Chromatic Tuner
Right Pedal, DS-1 Boss Distortion
(Hey Mods, before you ask, this is indeed OK because it's my bandwidth that's being eaten up! Haha)
