Thanks to Brent Simmons from Ranchero Software’s NetNewsWire for adding Reloade in the XML RSS feed tabs on the new version of the software, currently on 1.0.3. NetNewsWire is a …
The 12th International WWW Conference
There is an interesting article in Wired today on yesterday’s speech by Tim Berners-Lee at the 12th International World Wide Web Conference in Budapest, Hungary currently being held from 20-24 …
Creating useful 404 (Page Not Found) pages
Madhu Menon posts a useful article on ways in which to best guide users when they encounter a webpage that doesn’t exist or has been moved from a website. The …
Converting images to sound
Listening to Triple J’s J-Files tonight while driving home, I came across the technique used by music artist Aphex Twin (aka Richard D. James) to convert imagery to sound, which …
Comparing Mac OS X Versions
MacBuyer’sGuide.com has a list that compares OS X 10.2 Jaguar with the 10.0 and 10.1 releases. So, if you are running an OS X version prior to Jaguar you might …
Multiplayer Flash Game
I’m aware that a multiplayer Flash game with the intention to shoot your opponent’s members might not be something that fits in a time of war agression under the disguise …
Colin Moock's study of Flash Form submissions
I recently came across this interesting article in O’ReillyNet.com by Colin Moock on the differences in the submission process of Forms in Flash and how it is still far more …
Switch apps like in Windows
Ok, it’s not new, but worth mentioning to newcomers (and I believe there are quite a few every day) to Mac OS X: Proteron offers a window and application switcher …
Custom icons for OS X
If you are a fan of BeOS (sold out to Palm, Inc. end of 2001 BTW) and use Mac OS X (or are forced to;P) or if you would simply …
The new OS X 10.3 code-named Panther
Here is an interesting first look at the new version of Apple’s OS X 10.3 Operating System code-named, Panther, due for release soon. Image Source: Apple-X
User Experience Conference Chicago and London
Here are the dates, summary and list of speakers for the User Experience 2003 conference which is happening in Chicago (Sept 21-25) and London (Oct 6-10).
Brevity Vs. Usability
Here is an interesting article by IBM’s developerWorks on Web Architecture which looks at the need to articulate messages in interfaces and how it can often be more important than …
Natural language is coming to a computer near you
Wade Roush from Technology Review comments on the goal to make natural language the norm when searching for any type of information, anywhere. The article titled, Computers That Speak Your …
Differences in LHS and RHS navigation
Here is a useful and interesting journal paper on navigation comparisons for high traffic websites with main navigations on both the left and right hand sides. The research questioned current …
HCI International 2003 Conference
10th International Conference on Human – Computer Interaction is to be held on June 22-27, 2003 in Crete Greece. The conference will cover, Ergonomics and Health Aspects of Work with …