http://www.iwein.co.uk Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:44:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It seems that architects have caught on to environmentally friendly design. There are some beauties there, like the Alpine House in Kew Gardens. http://www.iwein.co.uk/2007/01/17/architectural-wonders-of-2006/ Does "accessibility" mean "possible to access"? Or does it mean "possible to access for people with disabilities"? Roger Johansson and Tommy Olsson explain in "Barrier-free Web design, a.k.a. Web accessibility 2.0" why the latter is a short-sighted approach for a variety of reasons. It is occasionally argued that “universality” (Camp 2’s term ... http://www.iwein.co.uk/2006/10/25/just-what-does-accessibility-mean/ ... like for instance how does DNS work, what happens during a heart attack, what is a brand and how does Internet search work? Why, with a concept map, of course! Each map takes a difficult—almost mystical—subject and attempts to rigorously map out its many complexities and relationships. http://www.iwein.co.uk/2006/10/23/how-do-you-explain-a-complicated-concept/ At least according to Dave Shea it is:too much spam, and no effective way to deal with it. The spam has started to flood in recently for me too, and Dave's post gave me the kick up the jacksy I needed. I've dediced to trial Google Hosted Services. Unbelievable but true, I ... http://www.iwein.co.uk/2006/10/20/email-is-dead/ Can you help me discover more music that I'll like? Yes, Pandora can, as it happens. You start by entering a favorite artist or song, then Pandora looks in it's database for songs with similar musical qualities and starts suggesting them. You can tell it you like or dislike the song ... http://www.iwein.co.uk/2006/07/06/find-music-you-like/ Chris Hoyland climbs to the top of Everest in period clothing, made of gabardine, wool, cotton and silk. He proves that the clothing is both lighter and more breathable while being as wind- and waterproof. This brings him one step closer proving that maybe Mallory got to the top Everest before ... http://www.iwein.co.uk/2006/06/15/progress-not-always-progress/ Mad scientist emulates the Bellagio fountains with nothing but Diet Coke and Mentos. The first part of this video demonstrates a simple geyser, and the second part shows just how extreme it can get. Over one hundred jets of soda fly into the air in less than three minutes. http://www.iwein.co.uk/2006/06/05/diet-coke-and-mentos-scary/ Now that I'm working full time again (at 3sixty), there's less time for Internet at home, and so less need for a fancy broadband connection. After a bit of looking into it I decided I wanted to stay with Demon, but downgrade the package. This would not be the cheapest ... http://www.iwein.co.uk/2006/06/02/well-done-demon/ Web pages are written in HTML. HTML consists of tags, arranged in a hierarchy. Therefore, they can be represented in a graph. Aharef shows a few examples of these graphs of well know sites. This is what my blog's DOM structure looks like. Very pretty. You can do your own with Aharef's ... http://www.iwein.co.uk/2006/05/30/dom-structure-visualized/ Natalie Jost writes about an interesting way to come up with a colour scheme. The exercise is Find a picture you like Pixellate it in Photoshop Pick out the main colours And hey presto, there's your palette http://www.iwein.co.uk/2006/05/29/creating-a-colour-scheme/