“How Students And Their Parents Receive (or Don’t) What Is Sent: This pilot study views the University Internet site as a text and through the perspectives of semiotics, audience and meaning making analyzes how well the message to one part of the audience, the prospective student and parent, gets through.”

“The Critical Project compilation of Web resources, knowledge fragments, and commentary, is the work of James R. Elkins, Professor of Law, West Virginia University.” Features all kinds of critical thinking resources.

“This document explains why you, as a Web page author, should not try to prevent Web browsers from displaying textual links underlined and image links with borders around them. It also discusses common mistakes in setting (suggesting) colors for textual links. In special cases, it might actually help users if you ‘tailor’ link presentation; there are both HTML and CSS methods for that. The beauty of textual links is explained and compared with the drawbacks of non-textual links and pseudo-links like buttons. Finally we present various ways of ‘animating’ or otherwise enhancing links without destroying their natural beauty.”

“Does Objectivism hold that all individuals have something valuable to contribute? What about people who lack creativity or ability? Would they fit into a pure capitalist society?”

“My name is Squid Vicious and I’m a Flash-aholic. I’m not exactly sure when I first became addicted to the abuses and misuses of Flash as it was a subtle seduction. It started out with nothing more than a bloated demo here, an oblique navigational system there, but the next thing you know, I was building entire sites with the damn stuff whether it suited the job or not.”

“Throughout history, people have sought wise leaders to show them the true light, and Web designers are no different. In the quest for effective sites, designers seek enlightened individuals — sages — to guide them to a truer path. These gurus of the GUI are respected; their books are sold out, and their lectures and seminars become standing-room-only love-ins. When they speak, the masses hang on every word, and they are quoted as if their words were divinely inspired.”

“Adapted from a presentation by Ellen Kampinsky at The Editor & Publisher Interactive Newspaper Conference, Feb. 21, 2001: What if we told stories on the web the way Amazon sells books? Storytelling on the web demands its own vocabulary and strategies — indeed a whole new way of thinking. The web site that does the best job of telling stories in a web-appropriate way is also the most successful: Amazon. So blow up your old notion of ’story.’ See what happens when you apply Amazon’s user-savvy approach to typical news events.”

“Creating a good ergonomic working arrangement is important to protecting your health. The following 10 steps are a brief summary of those things that most Ergonomists agree are important. If you follow the 10 steps they should help you to improve your working arrangement. You can also use the Computer Workstation Checklist to help to pinpoint any areas of concern and take a look at the ‘Computer Workstation summary’ diagram’ for specific tips. However, every situation is different, and if you can’t seem to get your arrangement to feel right or you are confused about some of the following recommendations you should seek professional advice.”

“How did Saturn become a strong brand in only a few years? What were the key decisions, policies, and programs? Below is a description of seven areas of strategy that were potential contributors. The goal is not only to describe what was done but also to suggest the logic behind the strategies: why they were pursued, and how they were intended to contribute to the brand. Although certainly some elements of the Saturn strategy may have been critical, it was the synergy of the total program rather than the power of any single element — that led to its success.”

“One of the first questions asked by mainstream technology companies beginning to offer Linux products or services is, ‘Who owns the penguin?’ The answer is no one. The Linux logo, a plump penguin known as Tux, is an open-source image. Anyone can employ Tux to promote a Linux-related product, and there are no licensing fees or any need to get official approval from someone to use the penguin.”

“Welcome to an experiment in web technology. Quickly, until I can get a better eXPLANATiON here, I wrote an Apache module to display Bible verses. The host portion of the URL should be bible.conman.org and the file portion of the URL is /kj/ (for King James, the translation of the Bible I’m using) and then the book, chapter and verse you want. A period separates the book from the chapter number, and a colon separarates the chapter and verse. So, if you wanted to see Revelation 13:18, the URL would be: http://bible.conman.org/kj/Revelation.13:18.”

“An Internet security firm has posted a new study ranking Web sites that make the most frequent use of ‘Web beacons.’ These hidden little routines, also called ‘Web bugs,’ let sites know where you’ve already been on the Web. According to Security Space’s Web Bug Traffic Count Report, the 10 biggest users, ranked by traffic, are the following…”

“For your anonymous surfing pleasure, here are quick links to opt out of the 3rd-party tracking cookies issued by some of the large banner-ad networks. Some of these links go to an opt-out form, which you must click or submit; others do the opt-out automatically.”

“Scientists have developed a device which transfers visual cues from a video camera to the brain through electrodes in the mouth. A map of the outside world is sent to a postage stamp-sized ‘tongue display unit’ made of 144 electrodes which stimulates the highly sensitive tongue. The device, developed by Paul Bach-y-Rita and Kurt Kaczmarek at the University of Wisconsin, US, has been successful at conveying simple information like computer-generated graphics.”

“Jeffrey Zeldman is an outspoken web designer, author, and speaker. His book, Taking Your Talent to the Web, will arrive in April 2001. Zeldman is the publisher and creative director of A List Apart, a weekly magazine ‘For People Who Make Websites;’ co-founder and current group leader of The Web Standards Project, a grassroots coalition fighting for standards on the web; and founder of Happy Cog, a New York City web design firm.”