Archive for October 2002
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Computer Self-Help
October 23rd, 2002 |Got a nagging computer problem, but not sure how to fix it or your Internet resources didn’t help? Call for Help’s Chris Pirillo is able to help out his viewers, but admits he gets stumped. Here’s his Top 10 Help Sites.
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meryl.net Turns 3
October 22nd, 2002 |Three years ago, I gave a forgettable URL name a more meaningful and shorter one. It started in 1993 with dgs.dgsys.com/~mevans, then it became rampages.onramp.net/~meryl. Couldn’t come up with cool name like many of you have. For once, I appreciated having an uncommon name even though no one can spell it or prounce it right [...]
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Gizmodo
October 21st, 2002 |Gizmodo : The Gadgets Weblog is an easy to scan blog covering gadgets. Get the latest on gadgets along with links to reviews and news clippings. Yesterday, I read about a fridge with a built-in LCD, but quickly looked away after seeing the $8,000 price tag. I love the look and feel of the Web [...]
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Need a Screen Face Lift?
October 21st, 2002 |I lost interest in screen savers eons ago. Too many came out and they got old fast. I still remember the flying toasters and I bought a cheap one where a guy is stranded on an island and funny things happened to him. Just came across an aquarium screen saver that is truly serene. I’ve [...]
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JavaScript Cards
October 18th, 2002 |Bob Stein, the creative mind behind VisiBone, has some up with another great tool for Web developers: JavaScript Cards and Foldouts. The cards and foldouts contain the same information, just presented in different styles. Some find the single-fold card too hard to read because of the small font. The foldouts are easier to read, but [...]
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Back to the User
October 17th, 2002 |One of the best books about designing Web pages for the user comes from Tammy Sachs and Gary McClain, Ph.D. Back to the User: Creating User-Focused Websites from New Riders. It’s easy to scan and easy to grasp. Digital Web Magazine feature for October is Back to the User: Creating User-Focused Websites by Tammy Sachs. [...]
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Netflix No Longer Alone
October 16th, 2002 |It’s no surprise that Netflix is getting some competition. It was just a matter of when and when is now: Wal-Mart unveils online DVD rental site. I’m a Netflixer and though Wal-Mart is cheaper, I don’t plan to switch despite their inability to respond to emails.
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Newseum: Pulitzer Prize Photos
October 16th, 2002 |The only complaint I have about the Newseum: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs: Capture the Moment is that there aren’t enough pictures. It’s an amazing and emotional journey through photos and their photographers. [Link Neat Net Tricks]
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Style Switcher and Business
October 15th, 2002 |Another whiz bang tutorial from A List Apart shows you how to build a style switcher using PHP. When I briefly worked on my site’s redesign (which, of course, has not met its public), one of the key features I added was a style switcher so visitors can change the style of the site that [...]
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Wired News XHTML Facelift
October 14th, 2002 |Eric Meyer interviews Douglas Bowman of Wired News, one of the Web’s oldest news Web site that has launched a redesigned Web site using validated XHTML and CSS for its layout. Get the details on the whys, the 13 style sheets, advantages, disadavantages, and lessons learned. [Link Webreference] Update: Zeldman talks about this redesign and gives kudos [...]
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