Month: January 2003

Job hunting tips or, Why unemployment is so high. I've got a new theory, based on the responses I've received to my Craig's List posting for a software/hardware engineer: It's no wonder we're seeing an increase in unemployment, people seem to have no idea how to apply for a job these days. Here are some… Continue reading Job hunting tips or, Why unemployment is so high

Another boxy monster. Lots of reader comments today, this one to point out the also-horribly-boxy 2003 Honda Element. Maybe I'm just not the target demographic — these things are awful! [megnut]

Broadband wars II: “…the cable companies are, as we said four years ago, the single dominant provider of broadband in America. Their service is slow; it is getting more expensive; and now they claim the right to corrupt the basic design of the network they increasingly own. My last book was pessimistic: It was not… Continue reading Broadband wars II

What Should I Do With My Life? “Instead of focusing on what's next, let's get back to what's first.”* [Archipelago]

Bookmark this: DLL Help is a complete database of every DLL Microsoft has ever shipped, and which versions of which product it shipped with. I'm trying to figure out which of the 7 versions of scrrun.dll in the wild is causing problems for the occasional CityDesk user.  [Joel on Software]

Geographically accurate Tube map. Prompted by a discussion about maps of the London Underground I had with a friend, I spent a few minutes searching for a geographically accurate Tube map that I remembered running across a couple of years ago. I'm putting it here so I don't lose it again. The type is a… Continue reading Geographically accurate Tube map

Book Excerpt: Usable Shopping Carts, Pt. 3. You can save time and potential headaches by validating your site visitor's credit card number before sending it off to the payment gateway. Our concluding excerpt from “Usable Shopping Carts” shows you how to do just that; both PHP and ASP examples are provided. From glasshaus. 0102 [WebReference… Continue reading Book Excerpt: Usable Shopping Carts, Pt. 3

Book Excerpt: Usable Shopping Carts, Pt. 2. Part 2 of this excerpt series discusses a possible credit card form display implementation in PHP/MySQL. From glasshaus. 1226 [WebReference News]

Educating Information Architects. A free chapter of Earl Morrogh's new book, “Information Architecture: An Emerging 21st Century Profession” is available on the Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture site. The chapter titled, Educating Information Architects is available in PDF format. [ia/ – information architecture news]

Read this op-ed by former Industry Standard editor James Ledbetter to be reminded how the business press excused themselves and still do now, for the abuse of trust of their readers during the dot-com boom. This guy is almost contrite, almost apologizes for his failure of ethics. We're offered every excuse, we're told he was… Continue reading Read this op-ed