Feb 13, 2003
Finding good satire is increasingly difficult these days. Thankfully, I’ve found some excellent American satire which ranks up there with the likes of This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Newsroom. Surprisingly, this show, called The O’Reilly Factor, … Read more
Feb 12, 2003
The Globe & Mail: Send flowers for Valentine’s? Bah humbug! I’d have to disagree with Russell Smith on this one. Valentine’s Day, at least in Toronto, seems low key this year. At the very least, I haven’t been sickened by the store displays and ads. Maybe my tolerance … Read more
Feb 12, 2003
Anyone concerned with the possibility of a war on Iraq should attend the international peace march and anti-war rally on February 15th. Those in the Toronto area should join the Toronto march starting at Yonge & Dundas at 1pm. Make your voice heard! … Read more
Feb 11, 2003
Dive Into Mark: In brief: All hail the Benevolent Goat Masters!
I put in my two cents about supporting the title attribute to allow authors to specify tooltips for everything (but especially images, links, and form elements). This is such a fundamental usability feature, I didn’t realize how … Read more
Feb 11, 2003
I’m going to reverse a little and spout off on the French, Russian and German opposition to a war on Iraq. Frankly, the media is giving me the impression that those countries are against the war on purely altruistic principles. It doesn’t take much scratching below the … Read more
“Browserscope is a community-driven project for profiling web browsers. The goals are to foster innovation by tracking browser functionality and to be a resource for web developers.” Browserscope tracks web browser functionality and security using voluntary polling.
This is now the plan: 1) Sign up when Gizmo5 relaunches as Google Voice with free calling, 2) Install Asterix on a NSLU2 at home, 3) Buy an iPod Touch, 4) Install CounterPath’s Bria. Free mobile calling. It’ll be that easy, right?
I’m currently rethinking my website for touch devices. So far, it’s leading me to a much cleaner design. The touch interactions are tricky, though, as I have no real experience with them. Yes, I have a finger, but I don’t have a device which responds to my finger as a pointer.
These tips focus … Read more
With the news of a potential $1 trillion in untapped minerals in Afghanistan, it’s increasingly important that we bring stability and peace to that region.