Joystiq just posted the price and retail date for Rock Band.  Looks like it will be released November 23 for PS3 and Xbox 360 for $170 and December 10 for PS2 for $160.  Heck Yeah!

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Open Source software are like flowers. Even though you can find the flowers out there for free, you can’t expect to make your garden flourish without spending some money.

Our office isn’t known for pranks, but every now and then something fun will come to mind. Last week something fun came to mind.

Last night I took Wyatt’s coffee mug home with me.

Today it came back submerged in Jello.

My camera refused to work with any batteries I had, so no preparation photos, but Chris did get some good final product images.

Check out the pictures.

I just read through a top 10 list that actually had some real content to it. Check out the Ten Things Congress Did Instead of Getting Us Out of Iraq.

Just found out my Granddad has colon cancer…..weak.

Opps! It seems a computer thief was wanting to upload some photos of himself to his flickr account, but forgot that the computer he was using was stolen and didn’t realize that it automatically logged in as the computer’s owner. Busted!

Check out the pictures of the thief on the owner’s flickr account here. If you recognize the man bes ure to inform the rightful owner.

Tables. The spur in the side of some designers, the godsend of others. Who’s correct? Well, both actually. While the haters of tables will claim that only ignorant people use them, the reasoning behind them is what is more important. The fact that someone uses them is more of a byproduct. I’ll explain.

The point of HTML is to make a website. Nothing more. No matter how you code the site, the outcome will be the same, a website. For the most part, what’s behind the mask doesn’t matter as long as the site works as planned. I liken it to a picture frame you want to hand on the wall. There are some frames that have a wire and some that have a metal hook. Is one better than the other? Not really. The point isn’t how you mount it on the wall, the point is that you want it mounted on the wall. Who cares how you do it.

Once you establish that a table less design isn’t better than a table design simply because it uses no tables, you can then begin to look at the benefits of both arguments. What makes table less designs more efficient? When are tables easier to work with? When is it okay to mix and match the two ideas?

I’ve found that for the most part, once you remove tables from your designs you open a design world that allows for more creative output. You no longer have to think about design in the aspect of boxes and columns. You can then begin to think about design aesthetically and worry less about how to build out the design. Of course you can’t design with reckless abandon, but you’ll discover that there are more design capabilities are available to you once you free yourself of thinking in tables.

That’s not to say that tables don’t have their place in the current design world. When working with data driven sites, you simply can’t beat using tables. Which is funny, because the original point of tables was to display data. It just so happen that designers used them for more advanced design capabilities than were available at the time.

The biggest turning point for me from table driven sites to div/css driven sites was time. As my designs became more complex, so did the updating process. Over time I found that simply adding a column to be a time consuming process due to colspan changes and various other issues. A div/css driven site doesn’t have this problem. If you want to add a new column, you can simple add a new div and stylize it. No need to go through the entire page updating tags.

Remember, the table vs no table argument is redundant because ultimately the outcome is the same, a functioning website. It simply boils down to what do you find easier, convenient, and useful. As long as the client is happy and everything is working, who cares what’s under the hood.

I Hate Kate is an amazing new band from Justin Mauriello, the former lead singer for Zebrahead. Justin brings the fun and excitement that Zebrahead was known for to I Hate Kate. Their songs are instantly catchy, and will have you singing along in minutes. Definitly worth your time and money!

I’m In Love With a Sociopath from their EP Act One.

Stop using pwned like it is a real word!

I have no idea how many of you three people who visit this site are web developers. In fact, I don’t care how many of you are web developers. If you have a site, code sites, program on sites, design sites, or rip off other people’s sites, then I’ve got to tell you about jQuery.

jQuery is a javascript library that simplifies what it takes to create nice javascript code. Want a cool slide effect? It’s one call in jQuery. Want to manipulate css? It’s one call in jQuerry. Want to find all instances of a class that is a child of a span? It’s one call in jQuerry. Essentually jQuerry makes your like much easier by allowing you to focus more on what it is you’re wanting to do and less on how to code what it is you want it to do.

Every web developer knows that coding javascript can SUCK! Browser issues alone are enough to drive people to drink the stuff under the sink. But these issues may be a think of the past. The geniuses behind jQuery have created it so that compatibility is built in. They test all their code to ensure that 100% compatibility is supplied.

They also offer pre-built plugins on their site. You IE6 viewers are using jQuery and don’t even know it. Because you are gimps who refuse to upgrade to Firefox I had to implement something to fix my png images on this design. I tried numerous scripts, but never found one that worked. jQuery had a plugin that fixed it with only a few lines of code. I didn’t have to program a thing.

I realize this sounds more like a commercial, but screw you I’m excited about this! I’ve already used it on a client’s website and they love the results! It saved time and delivered an excellent result. Isn’t that what it’s all about?

To learn more about jQuery, send $19.95 to tgpo. Sorry, no CODs. Or you can check out their online demos.