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2nd January 2002

Pinhole Spy Camera

“Pinhole Spy Camera teaches adolescents how to build their very own 110 pinhole camera.” Not just for adolescents. An exceptionally neat-o site.

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2nd January 2002

Symbolizing accessibility

“After half a decade of attempts and a misapplication of the ‘classic’ wheelchair icon, we finally have something that might work as a generic indicator of accessibility — from Apple, of all places. Just how hard is it to boil the concept of ‘accessibility’ down to a single symbol? And how does this task change when the goal is symbolizing accessible computers, Web sites, or audiovisual media like TV and film?”

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2nd January 2002

Understanding the Web as Media

“‘The medium is the message,’ is Marshall McLuhan’s most frequently quoted and least understood mantra. It basically means: The fact that we watch television AT ALL effects us more profoundly than any single piece of ‘content’ we watch on television. Each communications medium has its own inherent characteristics and ways of impacting people, regardless of the ‘content’ sent via that medium. And the web is a communications medium…”

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2nd January 2002

Box Lessons

“This is a Problem and Workaround Set for a series of CSS Boxes going from a simple single box, through 3 columns with a full width top box, all with variations. There are also some relevant content placement issues that affect box positioning, a little gem of a bg image problem or two, and my own explanation of what it’s all about. What this isn’t, is a how-to for CSS layout…”

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2nd January 2002

Understanding the Web as Media

“‘The medium is the message,’ is Marshall McLuhan’s most frequently quoted and least understood mantra. It basically means: The fact that we watch television AT ALL effects us more profoundly than any single piece of ‘content’ we watch on television. Each communications medium has its own inherent characteristics and ways of impacting people, regardless of the ‘content’ sent via that medium. And the web is a communications medium…”

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2nd January 2002

Symbolizing accessibility

“After half a decade of attempts and a misapplication of the ‘classic’ wheelchair icon, we finally have something that might work as a generic indicator of accessibility — from Apple, of all places. Just how hard is it to boil the concept of ‘accessibility’ down to a single symbol? And how does this task change when the goal is symbolizing accessible computers, Web sites, or audiovisual media like TV and film?”

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