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Forking hell! OSX, PHP, GD, Freetype problems? Read this...
So, I was trying to make a set of Moo cards, using the MOO API, as part of The Guardian's first ever Hack Day. It's very easy and fun to use, and I enjoyed the learning process of formatting the images and data and submitting the constructed XML to MOO to print the cards. But......
Posted on November 16, 2008 8:52 PM | Tagged with: moo php gd freetype code internet osx
The Internet Fridge delusion
I sat through a debate on Tuesday night that was more interesting for its audience and positioning than it was for its addressing of the motion -- 'the internet needs magazines more than magazines need the internet.'...
Posted on October 23, 2008 11:25 AM |
I'm watching you
Weird, but very cool - doing user testing with for the Guardian website. We hide behind a mirrored window while they use our website. You will find out things you know, things you don't know, and things you don't know you don't know.
...Posted on July 16, 2008 11:56 PM |
The Future of the Internet (part 1)
Just got back from an entertaining and informative talk with Jonathan Zittrain as part of the Guardian's series of internal lectures "The Future of Journalism". To encapsulate the two-hour presentation, Zittrain fears that as a result of the security and......
Posted on June 6, 2008 9:59 AM | Tagged with: generativity,security
Catching up a bit after six months away from a computer screen...Here's an article clearly explaining the differences and similarities between XHTML2 and HTML5......
Posted on June 4, 2008 4:40 PM | Tagged with: internet xhtml html w3c
My Boy Herbert
Any similarity between Kipling's tragic son Jack (played here by Harry Potter) and everybody's favourite Accounts Receivable Supervisor, Herbert Kornfeld?
...Posted on November 13, 2007 12:29 AM | Tagged with: harrypotter,onion
Rogue economist turns rogue terrorist?
If you've read Freakonomics then you'll already know about Levitt & Dubner's groundbreaking economic approach to misunderstood real-world issues. If not, the method is simple - amass as much data as possible around a subject and apply in providing an economic answer to a seemingly obvious question....
Posted on August 8, 2007 11:48 PM |
Strictly for nerds - Using Putty Private keys on Mac OS X
Anyone who has worked with me will know about my lifelong avowed hatred of version control sytems. The problem isn't the concept of version control itself, just awful implementatons and usage of it....
Posted on August 1, 2007 11:41 AM | Tagged with: aptana,nerd,ssh,subclipse,versioncontrol
Guardian redesign
The Guardian today debuted its long overdue redesign, albeit restricted mainly to the homepage prior to a network wide rollout. I wonder if they chose today specifically for the launch, with the widespread prediction of Tony Blair's resignation announcement certain to cause a peak in traffic. Good timing, whether it was intentional or not....
Posted on May 10, 2007 2:19 PM |
Is Google Maps killing web design?
I'm currently working on several new websites which share a common theme - the data therein is predominantly displayed on a map. The development process has raised major design and interaction issues - is the map a navigation tool? should it interact with the existing site navigaton? does the site work equally as well without the map, or should it? All these questions will be discussed many times over the coming months....
Posted on April 22, 2007 9:05 PM |
Non tech staff in a web company are useless dead weight (thanks Matt)
Most internet companies are run, initially, by creative technologists. Unfortunately most start-ups and internet companies, unless properly managed, quickly become victims of their own success. ...
Posted on March 28, 2007 3:09 PM |
N*E*R*D - Future of Web Apps conference
Just a list of links I picked up from people at FOWA London 07:
- ixda.org - Interaction Design Association
- vodafonebetavine.net - Vodafone R&D
Posted on February 22, 2007 10:11 PM |
I've been signed up to LinkedIn.com for a couple of weeks, and have built up a decent sized list of connections. I was pleasantly surprised by the mechanism, for making connections - namely, that there's no way to "cold call" someone. You need to know their contact details in order to send them a connection request....
Continue reading LinkedIn.Posted on January 26, 2007 12:38 AM |
Ad rock
According to nearly every survey going, users hate ads. All sorts of things annoy them - popups, sound, flashing etc. And when they're not getting annoyed at ads, users are ignoring them. Banner ads, skyscrapers, MPUs, Google ads. They generate......
Continue reading Ad rock.Posted on July 24, 2006 5:24 PM |
Beers and Innovation
Along with the dev team from UpMyStreet I recently attended the New Media Knowledge workshop entitled Beers and Innovation. The room above a Soho pub was fully booked, the beers were on the house and the speakers included Richard Sambrook,......
Continue reading Beers and Innovation.Posted on April 4, 2006 5:24 PM |
Google In China
An interesting post today on the Official Google Blog, by senior policy counsel (is he a lawyer?) Andrew McLaughlin, addressing the ethical issues of censoring results via the local Chinese Google presence Google.cn.......
Continue reading Google In China.Posted on January 28, 2006 12:18 PM |
