An interesting article-interview with Vic Hayes the Dutch engineer who is graced with inventing the standards that make Wi-Fi (802.11b) among others, such as the new 802.11g (Airport Extreme) a …
The business-legal step by iTunes
Everywhere I look there seems to be an article, blog post or review of the new Apple iTunes version and the Music Store. Here is an interesting article, which looked …
Alias-Wavefront ships Maya 5
The Academy winning software by Alias Wavefront has now reached a new level with the release of Maya 5. The new version of the software which is used by a …
How to achieve web standards and quality on the Web?
The W3C (the Web governing body) have posted an interesting and useful article on making a website standards compliant. The article covers good and useful techniques to adopt, the types …
GRAPHITE 2003 Conference Screening
There will be a screening of the GRAPHITE Electronic Theatre Festival and presentations of the events/conference tomorrow night at the Australian Film TV and Radio School, Main Theatre – Tuesday …
What is a Web Beacon?
I came across the proper definition for a term/process I had used in the past and knew existed, but didn’t know its name until just then. Here is a definition …
IPPA opens nominations for DesignerOne Awards
The IPPA (Internet Professional Publisher Association) has opened the submission and nomination process for the DesignerONE Awards for 2002-2003. The submission is open to anyone with a portfolio and is …
New Scientist Sydney and Melbourne debates
There are two debates happening in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday 15 May in Sydney and Friday 16 May in Melbourne, as part of the New Scientist Human Nature debates. …
The Googlewacking homepage
A friend of mine Emma mentioned the coined term Googlewhack over dinner the other night. Here is the official website by Gary Stock, who is credited for coining the word.
Phonetically searching Audio
Technology Review posts an interesting article by John Harney titled, The Grammar of Sound which looks at a new software by a company called Fast-Talk Communications that allows a new …
How to use Google
Here is a useful article on how to use google by practice. The article also shows some of the keywords and arguments that can be used with the search engine.
E-Travel photos by Tony Costa
Peter Czachorowski from Bluefleet has posted a link to a really great photography website of locations from all around the world. The photos have all been taken by Tony Costa …
An Ethnographic Quote
While the ethnographer is interested in understanding human behavior as it is reflected in the lifeways of diverse communities of people, the designer is interested in designing artifacts that will …
Future fears to Innovate
Wired post an interesting article by Leander Kahney titled, Futurist Fears End of Innovation, which comments on the talk by Howard Rheingold at the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference and his …
Lucy Sushman talk at UTS City Campus
Lucy Sushman, who received the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science last year, is doing a talk in Sydney titled ‘Embodied Agencies at the Interface’. The talk will …