xBlog: The visual thinking weblog
6th March 2001

Spot the difference

“Website copying may be widespread, but there are some simple measures you can take to protect your copyright.” Oh, but anyway: Stealing things is OK. Our original work.

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6th March 2001

The Appeal and Usability of Games Interfaces

“I’d Rather Play Computer Games Than Do Real Work! (Wouldn’t You?): Given the choice of playing a computer game or doing some more serious computer application, I’d generally choose to play a game. And I know I’m not alone in this choice. What is there about games that makes them so appealing? Playing is generally more appealing than working, certainly. But is there more? As part of the research association with Rensselaer’s distance-education program in Human-Computer Interaction, I’ve started to explore computer-games interfaces — their appeal, usability, and supportiveness — to try to understand how we can make human-computer interaction, in general, more effective.”

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6th March 2001

To Use or Not to Use: An XHTML Roadmap for Designers

“January 26th, 2001 marked the first birthday of XHTML 1.0 as the official W3C recommendation for Web markup. But XHTML has yet to toddle, yet to smile, and yet to cry loud enough to get the attention of most Web designers.”

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6th March 2001

Building a Web Vocabulary

“There’s no point in accumulating data if you don’t know how to organize it. A Web vocabulary can help you put it all together. By building a ‘Web vocabulary’ — also known as a taxonomy or a classification system — companies are finding they can organize information better, attract and retain more visitors to their Web sites, and, most important, stay ahead of the competition. A Web vocabulary is based on metadata — the data that describes other data.”

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6th March 2001

The White Stripes

I love this band! “Red. White. Red and White. These colours, paired with their simplistic approach to music let the White Stripes create some of the most original and sincere music in a long time. With 2 albums and a handful of singles already under their red ‘n’ white striped belts, they are prepared for anything, they fear no challenge. The White Stripes hail from the depths of Southwest Detroit. In a city ravaged by drugs, ghettos, gangs, and racism, the White Stripes give people a reason to hope for rebirth.”

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6th March 2001

Web Application Design Techniques

“The most crucial stage in the creation of any application is the planning stage. This stage includes gathering requirements from customers, designing the application modules, and planning for deployment or distribution. Mistakes in this stage can ripple throughout your application all the way down to quality assurance testing and lead to poor results no matter how many talented programmers you employ.”

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