Just came across this web site called We Feel Fine. Don't know how long it's been about (3 or 4 months I think) but it is nicely designed and pretty intriguing. The concept reminds me a bit of the NewsMap aggregator in Flash, however this is not in Flash and the layout is simple and […]
I don't usually write about services that I use and often see people ranting about things rather than helping you and saying this is a good service. So, today I had a great experience with a US based company called GoDaddy. I needed to register three domain names, a variation on the same domain (with […]
If you're interested in usability issues you really should check out ClickDensity's web sites and try the demo. As you can see below they provide an extremely useful and easy to understand system that will help you figure out many usability issues that arise with you web site. It's a great way to measure the […]
A fascinating article at the New York Times covers the trend that being single is gaining on being married. The article called "Facing Middle Age With No Degree, and No Wife" that spans four pages discusses the factors that have changed the demographics in the US; it used to be that men in their mid […]
An article in the Guardian getting their source from Wired.com recounts how Lukas Grunwald, a German security consultant has been able to copy the data from biometric passports using 200 dollar equipment. Although the cloned data cannot apparently be modified, the so called unbreakable RFID tag technology seems less secure than expected. The technology behind […]
The new series called Kidnapped is being shipped on DVD to Netflix customers nearly six weeks prior to its launch date on NBC. Certain Netflix customers received yesterday a DVD with the first episodes of NBC's Studio 60 and Kidnapped. The target audience of Netflix is without doubt an interesting audience to tap, "demographic rich" […]
Well looking at the myKey 2300 you would maybe think that it was a telephone, but the clue is that it's missing a door. The MyKey 2300 is an RFID lock that requires a RFID card and shazam your door opens on it's own. They have even thought of adding a keypad that slides open […]
Last Saturday during a dinner with friends we started talking about the latest 'Enjeux, Les Echos' magazine. One of the articles covers the trend in the US whereby certain companies are refusing to hire people that smoke. There are also companies that are doing all they can to get workers to participate in sports activities. […]
Well this morning I was set to write to Mike to say that it was a pleasure working on the translation of his great article at 'A List Apart' and Word refused to start : Microsoft Word is set to be your e-mail editor. However, Word is unavailable, not installed, or is not the same […]
A Newsweek article discusses the adverse effect the US move to tighten border control is having, by making smugglers richer. There is often a hot debate about what legalising certain drugs would have, but a tighter control can sometimes make things worse for all parties except the real bad guy : in this case the […]
I was curious when I came across Snapmania's Tourist Remover. I thought now how on earth can they guess what is behind the tourist and fill it in. The system actually relies upon you having several (for a better result) photos of the same place. This way it takes the photos and uses each to […]
I'd had this problem before and it still seems to come back and bite you. Internet Explorer 6 is still going to be around for a while so you can't just ignore it. I was at one of my best mates, showing him a personal site I'm working on. As you can see below the […]
