“The DisneySites!! Network is a collection of several Disney websites on various subjects (DisneySites!!, DisneyCclipart!!, DisneySeek!! and DisneyCards!!). Contained within the network are 1,500+ clipart images, 640+ fansite links, 50+ postcards, 8 domain names, and probably somewhere between 1,500 to 2,000 total pages of content (hard to keep track of exactly how many =).”

*They are the most powerful metadata format we have; *XTM is an XML based language for topic maps; *TopicMaps contain things like Topics, Associations and Occurrences. Mmmmm… but what ARE they? A topic map consists of a bunch of topics, and is often written in XTM. Or it can be kept in a database. Or written on paper. Or carved in stone, you get the idea. Apart from topics (like: ‘the play Hamlet’), it also contains associations (like: ‘the play Hamlet was written by the author Shakespeare.’) And a topic map also contains occurrences. (Like: ‘At this URL: http://hamlet.com/ you can find a description of the play hamlet.’) It takes some time to get your head around…

“The purpose of this article is to explain information architecture in a very simple and clear manner. If you have been confused about information architecture and what it is all about, this is exactly the article you should read. An analogy is used to get at the core concepts and several useful examples are provided.”

“Kent Beck is known as the father of ‘extreme programming,’ a process created to help developers design and build software that effectively meets user expectations. Alan Cooper is the prime proponent of interaction design, a process with similar goals but different methodology. We brought these two visionaries together to compare philosophies, looking for points of consensus — and points of irreconcilable difference.”

“*They are the most powerful metadata format we have; *XTM is an XML based language for topic maps; *TopicMaps contain things like Topics, Associations and Occurrences. Mmmmm… but what ARE they? A topic map consists of a bunch of topics, and is often written in XTM. Or it can be kept in a database. Or written on paper. Or carved in stone, you get the idea. Apart from topics (like: ‘the play Hamlet’), it also contains associations (like: ‘the play Hamlet was written by the author Shakespeare.’) And a topic map also contains occurrences. (Like: ‘At this URL: http://hamlet.com/ you can find a description of the play hamlet.’) It takes some time to get your head around…”

“The features of Corel’s latest version of its Draw graphics software are clearly illustrated on the box — Adobe Illustrated that is. After suffering punishing defeats in the graphics tool market at the hands of Adobe Systems of San Jose, California, CorelDraw 10 suffers the additional indignity of being delivered in packaging designed with archrival Adobe Illustrator.”

“Kent Beck is known as the father of ‘extreme programming,’ a process created to help developers design and build software that effectively meets user expectations. Alan Cooper is the prime proponent of interaction design, a process with similar goals but different methodology. We brought these two visionaries together to compare philosophies, looking for points of consensus — and points of irreconcilable difference.”

“AlterCast is imaging server software designed to integrate with existing content management systems and help maintain the ocean of graphics used in e-commerce sites like Amazon.com and Outpost.com. It automates the creation and repurposing of pictures and eliminates the repetitive nature of tweaking and reformatting them for various needs.”