On the go
I've set up a version of the site for mobile users, so it'll look much better for you if you get the urge to read my blog when you have only your smartphone handy. Hey, it could happen.
Tags taking turns
I discovered a nifty little WordPress extension that randomly chooses a tagline from a list of my creation. So when you visit the site, you'll see some variation in the pithy phrase below the blog title. I'll add more as the mood strikes; enjoy my ham-fisted stabs at humor!
Yet more words!
I've done a little expansion to the site. Puzzle FAQ is no more; instead, I've expanded it into two tabs, one for solving and one for constructing. Hopefully the two pages together are more informative! They're a bit text-heavy right now, but I'll try to jazz them up a bit in the future. For now, my typing fingers are tired!
Also, my resume is now on the site, so if you want to pay me to do puzzles, check it out!
Sports loyalties… explained!
For the three of you who were curious about the strange set of sports teams I like, head over to my bio page, where I've put the logos of my allegiances, along with mouseover text explaining why I like each team.
Why no, I didn't have much to do tonight. Thanks for asking.
Borderline-insignificant site news!
The good news: I finally figured out how to get WordPress's automatic updates to work. The bad news: The buttons next to Home on the top of the page have vanished for no apparent reason. That's what I get for upgrading, I guess. Anyway, I'm working on it.
I’ll-a-meet-a you there
(Terrible. I know. Shut up.)
Hey, Bay Area puzzle fans, or puzzle fans who can get to the Bay Area tomorrow! Come to the Bay Area Crossword Tournament tomorrow in Alameda! You can support the California Dictionary Project and solve an original Sunday New York Times-style puzzle from yours truly. Check it out!
Less importantly, you'll notice that I put up a link to my Formspring. I haven't been asked a question in quite a long time, so have at it! Naturally, I reserve the right to be a smartass.
Lastly: NFL NFL NFL NFL NFL!!! We made it!
Back in Black
After too much time in the dark, tylerhinman.com has emerged from its hibernation with a new look! I look forward to resuming my vigorous regimen of not posting often enough.
Right now, in addition to the blog, you can find answers to the questions I hear most often as a puzzlehead, links to some of my favorite puzzle-related websites, and even a probably unnecessary bio. I'm hoping to add more stuff soon, particularly original puzzles, starting with a few that probably won't find another home. E-mail me if there's something else you'd like to see.
I'd like to thank TJ Root, who, way back when, secured this domain name on my behalf and then got it all set up for me. He's a very busy man with technological enterprises of his own, so we agreed that I should take the reins of the site. I'm grateful to him for launching me into the world of own-domain-name-having.
As I mentioned, there was a time when this site had essentially nothing on it but a placeholder I threw up in a span of fifteen minutes. You'd probably still be staring at that black, minimally populated screen without the efforts of Dave Sullivan. He reached out to me offering the same help he provided to Amy Reynaldo at her excellent crossword blogging site. I balked at first, as I wanted to be sure I'd know how to do anything I'd want to on the site. Then I had trouble getting WordPress to upload and I reversed that decision in a hurry. Dave had me set up in no time, and even undid a rather remarkable snafu after I managed to break everything by changing a single setting. (You made that too easy, WordPress. Tsk.) Hopefully I can take it from here, but I wouldn't bet on it. Thanks, Dave!
So have a look around, re-subscribe to the RSS feed, and keep coming back!