I had a most fun instant messaging chat with Ben on Thursday and could barely tear myself away to perform parental duties. Accidentally, we got into a (as Ben put it) “stream of consciousness game” and kept at it for most of the 2 1/2 hours we chatted. Why do I mean by “accidentally?” The conversation: Ben: [...]
Note: Click on images to see bigger image. Image will open in a new window. Click on _ in upper left corner to close the window. AmphetaDesk 0.93 Alpha has just gotten easier to use from its earlier release. You don’t have to be a computer guru to figure it out how to use this nifty [...]
p i x e l v i e w - behind the screen with Matt Haughey, the MeFi guy, co-author of Usability: The Site Speaks for Itself, and the voice behind A Whole Lotta Nothing, which is a weblog with plenty of somethings.
Happy 49th Birthday, www.zeldman.com! OK, it’s really 7, but it deserves dog years calculation since this is the Internet. He is now entering his 8th year online. I’d like to take a moment to thank Jeffrey for being so passionate about the Web and design, for keeping ALA going for so long despite getting no monetary [...]
My first encounter with RSS (syndication and that XML orange button) came with Radio 8.0 and it swallowed much of my free time early this year. Since then, I’ve tried AmphetaDesk and Feedreader. Neither worked as well as Radio. Jon Udell writes about the aforementioned aggregators plus a few more in Personal RSS Aggregators and mentions [...]
Craig Saila briefly and simply explains using DOCTYPES and links to: A List Apart’s “Fixing Your Site with the Right DOCTYPE” IE 6 Quirks Mode - CSS Enhancements Mac Quirks Mode Mozilla’s Quirks Mode There are plenty of resources on DOCTYPE on the Web, but these should be enough without overwhelming you. [Link diveintomark]
Slashdot tries an optional paid service for opting out of 1,000 ads for every $5. Business 2.0 explores the Pay to Play, but I wouldn’t say this is the first time this model has been done. Remember Salon?
Uh, sorry… you won’t find free upgrade downloads here. But, I had to share the song, Upgrades for Nothing by Pirillo because it’s accompanied by lyrics and this is the way to make music accessible for the hearing impaired. Mondo-kudos to Chris! Thank you. It took a little figuring out how to turn on the lyrics [...]
I’ve literally been buried in Excel trying to create tracking metrics for a training program. The problem is that there are too many variables to create a pivot table or other automated function to provide meaningful information. The key is to show how much training has been completed and not completed by month so the [...]
strange systems: Using Wireframes is a simple introduction to wireframes, which are used to help visually communicate a layout of a Web page in blocks: content, navigation, header, footer, branding, and any other regular occurrences. [Link Digital Web]