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Back-Up Crash and Burn (update)

Emma — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:48:48 +0000

So I realized that I forgot to give an update as to what happened with the pitiful external hard drive.

“TS” took the HD to a local disk repair shop, who (after some confusion) opened up the case to discover that when the drive landed, it grounded out in 3 places. This means that there were rings of ~~death~~ burn marks in three areas on the drive board itself. This also means that whenever my computer attempted to read anything past the burn marks, it got stopped and couldn’t go any further.

In our attempt to recover my data, we managed to melt the connectors inside the drive. It would have taken three connectors to get past the burn marks, not to mention the hours of recovery, so, it has received the “Lost Cause” stamp.

Moral of the story: Organization can come second to reliability. Back up the new stuff before you start downloading the old to organize archives.

Happy Holidays, Y’all!

Emma — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:00:16 +0000

A new site design to top it off, too.

Heading offline for a bit. Time to visit the families.

Stay safe!

The Wonders of WordPress

Emma — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:53:19 +0000

As a designer, I recognize that there is a time and place to jump on the bandwagon. I’ve been seeing WordPress pop up everywhere from the 87 designer blogs I visit frequently, to web pages promoting the latest and greatest product for Such-and-Such Co.

This is my current project. As today is day 2 of Em2a Studios’s web publicity, there’s not terribly much to be seen, and I’m still kicking around a few ideas. I’m of the opinion that since this is a Designer’s page, my site should display my talents and the finest of my works. I should be proud of my page (and it shouldn’t look like something I pulled out of a list of templates).

That being said, my question that I post to you is “What do you look for in a website?” As a designer, I think it’s important to know these things. There’s a lot of hub-bub over SEO, content, flash or no flash, scripts, and what have you. Sure, these things are important, but it does nothing to keep viewers on the site. Let me know your opinions!

Feeling the Pinch

Emma — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:33:00 +0000

I can guess by now that we’re all feeling the pinch. As you’ve noticed, I have not kept my promises in updating the webcomic. For that, I do sincerely apologize. My reasons? Mostly having to do with freelancing in addition to working and running registration at Phoenix ConGames (I was the one either in the belly dancing gear or the purple corset, depending on the date of arrival).

I do have lots to draw about, and many, many random sketches. I also have plans to redesign the website yet again, but I need to get my comics up to date in the mean time.

I’ll keep y’all posted. Maybe I’ll even be able to get the blog in an iFrame like Jennie Breeden and the likes.