links for 2006-03-31

Media talk from Guardian Unlimited: Podcasts
The guardian gets into podcasting content
(tags: webdesign podcasts)

New Firefox Extension: X-Ray
View source in context. Wow.
(tags: webdesign firefox extensions)

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Published on March 31, 2006

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links for 2006-03-30

Connecting up your TV, VCR, Satbox and DVD player.
the minefield of scart cable connection explained in simple diagramatical fashion.
(tags: av tv digitaltv)

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Published on March 30, 2006

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links for 2006-03-29

Improve Usability for Older Users
The article then outlines a few suggestions for improving usability for older people which could come in handy.
(tags: webdesign usability)

Opera Mini™ for Mobile simulator
(tags: webdesign mobileweb operamini)

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Published on March 29, 2006

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links for 2006-03-25

BBC - bbc.co.uk Standards & Guidelines
Page Layout Standards v1.00
(tags: webdesign css layout)

Managing ‘Glue’ at the BBC: Navigation
How and Why the current BBC navigation system exists.
(tags: webdesign usability navigation bbc)

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Published on March 25, 2006

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links for 2006-03-24

EmpireDirect.co.uk - Electrical Appliances |
cheap AV receivers and stuff like that.
(tags: shopping gadgets)

Fisking PAS 78
Joe Clark picks holes in a new well-intended document that perhaps needed a little more proof reading, maybe even for Clark to cast a critical eye before publication. Why is this work still not coming his way?
(tags: webdesign accessibility)

Microsoft Windows [...]

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Published on March 24, 2006

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links for 2006-03-23

New IE7 Build Available
(tags: webdesign browsers IE)

Does Search Need to be in the Upper Right?
Do we assume all users are completely thick and can’t recognise a search field? Of course not. Some people try to over simplify the web experience (dont make me think) but maybe this can be mistaken for laziness on the part [...]

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Published on March 23, 2006

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links for 2006-03-22

.htaccess tricks and tips.. part two: url rewriting with mod rewrite.
convert .htm to .php using mod_rewrite and htaccess.
(tags: webdesign apache)

Use and Abuse of Reusable Learning Objects
(tags: reusable learning objects)

Design 101 - for programmers
Programming is an underappreciated art form. It is there, in the background, invisible to but a few people who usually are looking to [...]

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Published on March 22, 2006

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links for 2006-03-21

Aircraft carrier entirely made of Lego
via plasticbag.org - this is amazing. I once made an exact replica of the towsend thorason (sp?) herald of free enterprise roro ferry back in the 80s. But this trumps that big time.
(tags: lego)

Web 2.0 Social Software - Open Content Initiative
Developer/Lead Developer position at the OU from the forward-thinking guys [...]

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Published on March 21, 2006

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Teething Trouble pt4

My fourth and final wisdom tooth is making an appearance. My bottom, right jaw is in a lot of pain. Im wondering if im gonna be going through the same saga that i went through two years ago. If so, I’m getting scared already!

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Published on March 18, 2006

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links for 2006-03-18

A proper podcast for South by Southwest 2006
yet again Mr. Keith explains that a podcast is not a downloadable audio file, its an xml (rss) file.
(tags: podcasts)

What is a Folksonomy?
Folksonomy, a portmanteau word combining “folk” and “taxonomy,” refers to the collaborative but unsophisticated way in which information is being categorized on the web.
(tags: folksonomy webdesign [...]

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Guy sorry to hear that. My thoughts are with you and your family. Take it easy.

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