Over the last month, I have been investigating Google Wave, a new system from the search giant that combines elements of internet messengering, email and forum-based discussion. Among other things, I am using it with my family to plan our … Continue reading →

Google’s mapping services are excellent, extending the basic map concept with aerial views, street view and even the ability to create your own maps. However, the Open Source project, OpenStreetMap goes a step beyond that by being created through user … Continue reading →

Today I am out of the office and down in the town for a training course on the University’s Weblearn system. I haven’t got a particular need to use it myself but I’ve had some enquiries from colleagues that suggest … Continue reading →

I came across an aesthetically pleasing Greasemonkey plugin yesterday, Helvetireader. This restyles the Google Reader page to a very clean looking layout out that makes use of the Helvetica font, white background, black text and red highlights. Is it a … Continue reading →

I came across an interesting post yesterday on “Damn Cool Pics”, with some though provoking posters around how much time, paper, ink, etc, would be required to produce a hard-copy of the contents of the Internet: If You Printed the … Continue reading →

A video on Web 2.0 — still cool even though “Web 2.0” is no longer the latest thing in the world of web development. Want to add something? Please join the conversation about this posting (nb. Yahoo! account required to … Continue reading →

What is your favourite search engine? Use the Blind Search Test to find out (still Google for me). Want to add something? Please join the conversation about this posting (nb. Yahoo! account required to log into Flickr). Technorati Tags: blogfodder

Above is a video I picked up from Adam’s blog, which demonstrates the rise of social media. Want to add something? Please join the conversation about this posting (nb. Yahoo! account required to log into Flickr). Technorati Tags: blogfodder

As part of our preparation to move into House244, we have been engaged in another round of evaluating the stuff we own and deciding how much more we can do without. On the discard pile were a couple of old … Continue reading →

A few weeks before I started the final stages of work on the new site, I came across SlickMap CSS. This provided a stylesheet that transforms a nested list — a structured way of presenting the information — into a … Continue reading →