Lifespan of CD-RWs Critically Short. cdfreaks.com reports on a study by the Dutch magazine, PC-Active, involving tests on 30 separate brands of recordable CDs to… [beSpacific]
Month: August 2003
if he should let his kid go into IT
Tim Bray wonders if he should let his kid go into IT? It's all supply and demand. Personally, I'm trying to get my son to learn Chinese. Why? Because China is going to be more and more of a world power and very few Americans learn to speak Chinese and those that do will have… Continue reading if he should let his kid go into IT
Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway. “How is picking the right index fund any easier that picking a good stock?” [The Motley Fool]
Dell's Hollow Buybacks
Dell's Hollow Buybacks. As Zeke Ashton explains, buybacks don't always serve shareholders. [The Motley Fool]
Usability 101
Useit.Com: Usability 101. Usability is a quality attribute that assesses how easy user interfaces are to use. The word “usability” also refers to methods for improving ease-of-use during the design process. [Tomalak's Realm]
The Origin of Personas
Cooper Interaction Design: The Origin of Personas. Alan Cooper. The Inmates Are Running the Asylum, published in 1998, introduced the use of personas as a practical interaction design tool. Based on the single-chapter discussion in that book, personas rapidly gained popularity in the software industry due to their unusual power and effectiveness. [Tomalak's Realm]
MX 2004: New Versions of Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks
MX 2004: New Versions of Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks. Macromedia announced MX 2004 today, new versions of Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks. Flash now comes in two editions, Flash MX (the update to Flash MX) and Flash MX Professional (a brand new Flash with a development model that will appeal to us application coders). I am… Continue reading MX 2004: New Versions of Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks
Notorious applications for PHP
Notorious applications for PHP. PHPQuébec is about to publish the first PHP DVD ever. The PHP Québec Conference, in Montreal, is leading this project. It will gather 7 hours of high level PHP sessions. Coming with the two DVD case, a CDrom will be included, with the most notorious PHP application, made for or with… Continue reading Notorious applications for PHP
Flash now works just like VB
Flash now works just like VB. In the past few years I have made a few attempts to learn Flash, but the timeline-focused authoring interface always felt akward to me. In an effort to reach out to developers, Macromedia is releasing a brand new version of the Flash MX authoring environment for developers. Flash now works just… Continue reading Flash now works just like VB
Making TiVo wireless isn't so easy
Making TiVo wireless isn't so easy. Illuminating write-up of the trials and tribulations one TiVo owner experienced when trying to add WiFi to his Series 2 TiVo so that it could update itself over the Internet without having to run an Ethernet cable from the box to the router. It took several different USB WiFi… Continue reading Making TiVo wireless isn't so easy