Archive for January, 2004
Monday, January 26th, 2004
Scriv's (of Whitespace fame) has a new project: Lame Ass Job. He's taking anyone's stories about the crappy jobs they've had and posting 'em. The site's just started up, but I'm thinking that it could be a valuable resource for those in need of a grass-is-greener reality check ...
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Friday, January 23rd, 2004
Just stumbled across this site (after checking out a comment on mezzoblue): Ryan Brill - Personal Thoughts and Ponderings. Looks like it may be a keeper for the bookmark tab (I give all new bookmark sites a 1-week probationary period; if I find myself checking 'em once or ...
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2004
Andy Budd's got a nice summary of "The Business Case for Web Accessibility". Good stuff.
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2004
Andrew Swartz describes a study in which the tension between aesthetic appeal and usability was made very apparent. Must it always be the case? Or is there some way to make truly usable products really attractive, too?
I'm wondering how closely this tension parallels the once-perceived situation between standards-based ...
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2004
It's getting close to launch time for Basecamp, and the good purveyors have posted
yet another preview.
Obviously, one of the themes behind Basecamp is that conversations (which every project tool needs to facilitate) are well-served by a blog-like interface. I'm wondering if this is the most powerful selling ...
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