site content & history
The site design, code, writing, art, photographs, and content on this site are the work of Alex O'Neal, unless otherwise noted.
The alexfiles began in 1997 as a collection of self-developed fictional "conspiracy theories" residing in Area 51 on GeoCities, a free hosting service. A too-significant minority of my audience missed the humor, and after the fifth "believer" emailed me I moved to online Soho and starting blogging. In 1999 Yahoo took over GeoCities. Their draconian terms of service claimed ownership of all content, so I abandoned the hosting service, got my own domain, and transformed the alexfiles into a personal blog, art gallery, and résumé site. Over the years the alexfiles has evolved into an eclectic collection of artwork, essays, reviews, photography, and more.
Countries who have visited the alexfiles: 46.
site design
The alexfiles has undergone a variety of transformations over the years. Right now look and feel on non-WordPress pages are accomplished using CSS for page layout, CSS for the menu style and behavior, and includes for menu content. (Note the purely CSS-driven dynamic, persistent menu.)
Larger sections of the site (my blog, portfolio, and artwork) are controlled via heavily customized WordPress installations, adapting Theme Foundry's Titan theme. The rest of the site's style is matched for consistency.
