the daily snivel

The current layout of the Daily Snivel looks almost exactly as it did a week ago.

Which makes one wonder why I went to the trouble of finally teaching myself proper CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) syntax and proceed to fundamentally change the code behind the blog only to have it look more or less precisely as before.

Well, the changes are subtle, but they are there. I'm making more use of colour and space, for one. More importantly, we're not in 1997 any longer, and with improvements in web standards, tables and <font> tags just don't cut it anymore. I mean, of course tables still have their function, but you can do an elegant split layout just like the one here without them. Recently, I decided it was preferable to have more control over the ultimate look of things, and separate it from the content of the site itself.

A lot of my website was, in fact, designed in 1997, with contemporary coding. I've eschewed silly, gimmicky things like blinking text and animated .gifs, of course, because those things do not belong in the same solar system as good design. This will need to be updated soon if it is to remain pleasing to the eye as well as functional. Indeed, I'm reaching the point where my website needs a fundamental redesign, not only in terms of looks, but also content.

In about a month or so, I will be a lawyer, marketing my professional services under my own name. I will not want to be so easily googled and have every aspect of my life laid out for inspection. Slowly, all traces of my full name are being removed from this site. It's enough that I am Rob. Those who already really know me can find me here easily. I'd prefer that clients and employers not be in such a position.

Due to the fact that I want to continue this site, things will change. I suspect they will change for the better, but you will notice them. I hope that you continue to read and enjoy my writing as this happens, and in the years to come.