geek – Page 3 – Michael (Mickey) Sattler

geek / WordPress shortcode link for Posts & Pages

2017-01-252018-03-05 / michael /

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Today I present PHP code to remedy a long-vexing (to me) deficiency in WordPress. Zero-day use cases The first-day needs of those starting with new software are what I call…

geek / 2.5D parallax example, from Photoshop

2017-01-202018-03-08 / michael /

This is a short demo video of what’s called “2.5D parallax”, the conversion of a two-dimensional (2D) photograph into something not quite three-dimensional (3D), so it’s 2.5D :-) A photo…

geek / Migrating an HTML website to WordPress, pt. 1

2017-01-182018-03-05 / michael /

Backstory: I started this site just after the World Wide Web was unleashed upon the public. At first, all was painstakingly hand-coded HTML. When WYSIWYG tools became popular – like…

geek / Migrating to WordPress

2014-02-222018-03-05 / michael

Long story, to be put here someday. I’ll be migrating content starting in early 1990s from UserLand Frontier to WordPress. Let’s see how it goes…

Burning Man / My Jeep at Burning Man 2011

2011-09-082023-08-18 / michael /

For the Jeep’s second year at Burning Man I tried a few new tricks, including loading most of the supplies on top of the roof rack. Remember, we were driving…

Burning Man / The inspiration for my Jeep

2010-08-252023-08-16 / michael /

Two weeks after buying my 1987 Jeep Wrangler YJ it’s time to paint it and head into the desert. I’m using a Burning Man Black Rock Ranger t-shirt given to…

Jeep / I bought a Jeep!

2010-08-122023-08-15 / michael /

For several years I wanted a vehicle that would let me do more in my role as a Black Rock Ranger at Burning Man. There was a particular vehicle that…

other / books

2009-03-172018-04-19 / michael /

Welcome to my bookshelf! From time to time – usually when someone asks me for a specific recommendation – I sit down and inventory the current selections on my real-world…

geek / Fri 13 February 1998 – Sat 16 May 1998

1998-05-162018-04-19 / michael /

Sat 16 May 1998 Apparently Frank Sinatra couldn’t cope with life sans Seinfeld. enjoying a production of “The Guardsman”. Powerful sets; minimalist. The acting was good, but not up to…

geek / About this site (archived)

1997-01-312018-04-19 / michael /

Sometime in the late 1990s… This web site has been around since sometime in late 1993 or early 1994. It’s always been created on Apple trailing in a sad third…