A new animated film by Production I.G. the animation house behind some of the successful films such as Ghost In the Shell, Paltabor and Blood:The last Vampire.
Their recent production revisits the world of Ghost in the Shell, in an animated series for television called, Stand Alone Complex
Official English site
http://www.ghostintheshell.tv
Official Japanese site
http://www.kokaku-s.com
A look at the new 2002 Map of the Internet ::: www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/posters/techie/5c26
A look at the AMD Processor roadmap ::: www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_608,00.html
An interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald last week on some of the advantages, adoption and drawbacks of using XML. It also includes a nice historical timeline on the SGML, XML, XHTML. ::: www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/09/1039379779557.html
An interesting article commenting of the Microsoft “MyLifeBits” project. A look at the researchers at MS Media Presence Lab development of a virtual brain, a PC-based database that holds a record of an individual’s complete life experience.
Usability Pays! says Oracle in a recent article in Business Week
www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2002/tc2002124_2181.htm
Most usability changes are more basic than that — such as reducing the number of clicks necessary to make a purchase, or changing colors, typefaces and font sizes to make text more readable. The results, however, are just as dramatic. After Dell Computer (DELL) applied basic usability principles to its e-commerce Web site in the autumn of 1999, its Web sales skyrocketed. Online purchases rose from $1 million per day in September, 1998, to $34 million per day in March, 2000.Oracle
An interesting recent CNET article dated December 9, 2002 on Jakob Nielsen’s concerned views of Flash MX and new Flash applications ::: http://news.com.com/2102-1040-976586.html
A useful link resource and website on Information Design ::: www.bogieland.com/infodesign
I came across this really interesting article on the validity of content on the web – an area of discussion I came across in one of my Masters subjects this sem. The article has been translated from French and was written by Yannick Maignien for the Future of Web Publishing conference. It is titled “Truth and fiction on the Net” ::: www.interdisciplines.org/defispublicationweb/papers/13
The Terminator3 website looks as lethally awesome as what the movie is starting to appear ::: www.terminator3.com
Optimaze! is a vector file size compression tool that reduces file size up to 50% of SWF rendered vector images and animation.
Adaptation, a new film from the makers of Being John Malkovich (Dec26) ::: www.sonypictures.com/movies/adaptation
For info on web ontologies ::: www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-owl-guide-20021104
I have updated the site to version 4.0 (December 2002).
This update and new version represents a new direction I’m applying to the site to follow more Standards in online content, design, information architecture, usability and accessibility.
Influenced by a several factors, including my Masters degree, it is fitting to ensure I follow these to help towards the use and access of the Web today and in the future.
Some of the influence can also be found from the following sites:
– W3C Semantic Web
– SemanticWeb.org
BRITDOC
Supporting documentary makers of all levels, the site provides links & documents designed to connect film makers and organisations to get funded and make it all happen
http://britdoc.org/resources
British Council Film – Resources for Documentaries
http://film.britishcouncil.org/resources/documentary
DocHouse Resources
http://www.dochouse.org/resources
The Documentary Filmmakers Group (DFG)
http://thedfg.org/resources
