February 2009
Designing Web Interfaces' photostream →
A huge collection of Web interfaces used as support for an O’Reilly book
OH: A woman claimed she had a bunch of friends, now she has only two
Guardian's Oscar interactive →
Simple, dull, but a good pattern to examine
jQuery Sparklines →
Create sparklines that render cross-browser
OH: A woman claimed she had a bunch of friends, now she has only two
Online dreams for the P-I →
The last breaths of a newspaper that owns the building two other successful online news company are operating out of
The Great Recession:" There will be blood ". →
Harvard Economic historian Niall Ferguson said in an interview that the global crisis is far from over and has only just begun.He predicts prolonged financial hardship,even civil war,before what he…
Listening to a memorial reading of DFW’s words might inspire some interesting mental tangents
Listening to a memorial reading of DFW’s words might inspire some interesting mental tangents
Has received the most stereotypically perfect design request ever - too bad it requires a real response
Has received the most stereotypically perfect design request ever - too bad it requires a real response
Noticing that the moments where I literally have no idea where I am are increasingly frequent
Surprised how far Safari 4 misses the mark on the UI details - very un-Apple
Reseting Safari 4 →
Don’t like the tab bar above the URL bar in Safari 4? Switch it back.
Surprised how far Safari 4 misses the mark on the UI details - very un-Apple
Where’s the sale? - Photo: http://bkite.com/04WOe
A potential vendor just subscribed my work email address to their marketing newsletter. Classy.
A potential vendor just subscribed my work email address to their marketing newsletter. Classy.
Who uses Twitter? →
Urban, mobile, news-reading thirtysomethings
Flower Power Blooms in First Climate-Change Game →
People have been arguing about this gorgeous little tone poem since it was released two weeks ago. As many reviewers have noted, the game is very abstract. You control a flower petal, guiding it with…
Since when did it become to reply all with a top post containing nothing but “+1” and a very ornate sig?!
Since when did it become to reply all with a top post containing nothing but “+1” and a very ornate sig?!
CanWest faces bankruptcy →
Karmic payback?
UFO sightings soar across Canada →
The Ufology Research group says 2008 saw a record number of reports of unidentified flying objects. The question, though, is why the increase?
Compelling sign that no walks in a city: the streets and sidewalks are spotless and there is not a garbage can in sight
Compelling sign that no walks in a city: the streets and sidewalks are spotless and there is not a garbage can in sight
Just kidding…
Sitting a body length away from the world’s richest men
Just kidding…
Sitting a body length away from the world’s richest men
Today’s top stories include a story about Obama’s visit to a place called “Candada”
Today’s top stories include a story about Obama’s visit to a place called “Candada”
Boxee asked to remove Hulu →
The content partners of Hulu have asked that Boxee remove Hulu from its softwaree. This is once again proving “they don’t get it”.
Boxee and Hulu →
The transition to the streaming of traditional television online just had a big setback
Design Technologist →
An interesting title for people who aren’t really Web developers
Let's Learn From Facebook's Terms-of-Service Flap →
…the story really shows how predictable responses are to still unresolved issues of who controls information in a world of search engines and private networks, and in a culture of media sharing.
CanCon rules coming to the Web? →
The CRTC is floating the idea setting up a $100-million fund to Canadian programming online
Where did Google Maps’ Seattle transit directions go?
Today’s received email average: 12.3 messages an hour
Today’s received email average: 12.3 messages an hour
“Sixteen Candles” at the neighbourhood cinema - but first, “Beginning to Date”
“Sixteen Candles” at the neighbourhood cinema - but first, “Beginning to Date”
Another spontaneous anti-Valentine’s
Another spontaneous anti-Valentine’s
Cleveland has competition and his name is Jim
Cleveland has competition and his name is Jim
Working counter to your best instincts really isn’t as fun as one might imagine
Working counter to your best instincts really isn’t as fun as one might imagine
Today is morphing into tonight
Today is morphing into tonight
