Category Archives: general
Going analog at IA Summit 12
I was lucky enough to attend the excellent 2012 IA Summit in New Orleans last month. Now, when I go to a conference I’ve got in the habit of creating a new blog on Tumblr just for that event. This being … Continue reading
Building web sites isn’t linear anymore
When you approached the construction of a website (back in the day) it was pretty linear: Design in Photoshop/Fireworks Code-up design Integrate a CMS Drop in the content from a Word doc Test in desktop browsers Launch Believe me it was never … Continue reading
The web is fractured and scary again, and that’s a good thing
In web years I guess I’m old. I’ve been using, and building, the web for well over a decade now. I remember a time when getting online meant making sure that no one was using the phone or sending a fax, … Continue reading
All hail the papernet
A couple of days ago BERG released its Little Printer onto the World. Being released in 2012 its one of things that could be (and is) easily dismissed by some quarters, but warmly embraced in others. In this age of … Continue reading
My issues with YouTube & Google accounts
I’ve been ignoring the emails for a couple of months now, but the time came last night to decide what to do with my second YouTube account. You see, before Google even had accounts, I had a YouTube account as DMWebsites. Then, … Continue reading
New Facebook is too much work
Facebook have gone and made some changes again. Of course there’s the normal slew of “show your disgust” posts whenever Team Zuckerberg make the slightest tweak, but these latest changes just reinforce my reluctance to spend much time on the … Continue reading
Stepping off the Path
Path is a photo sharing service that’s been around for a little while now. I hadn’t tried it before as they didn’t have an Android app, but now they do I though I’d give it a go. First off the … Continue reading
My frustration with Android apps (especially Google)
So I’ve had my smartphone for sometime now, and like most I find it invaluable. I quickly ran up against the problem of having limited space (145mb) to install apps on. Bear in mind this also held most of the … Continue reading
Helping out with Cleveland Give Camp
Had a great time at June’s NEOUPA meeting. It was a free event and they partnered with Cleveland Give Camp to help with the upcoming Give Camp weekend. After some pizza we got to meet one of the charities being … Continue reading
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Being hit by odd comment spam
Today alone I’ve had 56 comments, for various posts on this site, all spam. This is day 3 like this. Now I know this isn’t a highly trafficked site and I do get waves of spam every now and again, … Continue reading →