Monday, January 31, 2005

Usability of Websites for Teenagers (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

This study found some interesting results. Interesting in that they are counter-intuitive, though perfectly sensible if you'd thought about the issue.

Teens' poor performance is caused by three factors: insufficient reading skills, less sophisticated research strategies, and a dramatically lower patience level.

Saturday, January 29, 2005

PBS | I, Cringely . Archived Column

PBS | I, Cringely . Archived Column: "The New Mac Mini is All About Movies"

New Scientistl: The art of seeing without sight

Wired News: My IPod, My Self

" 'Shuffle mode used to be a gimmick. Now it is the most viable strategy to access information that would otherwise be lost,' he said. 'It reduces the complexity of consumption. It's a cyborg consumption strategy.' "

Joel on Software - Thursday, January 27, 2005

Some great insights into the IT job market.

Podcasting as a business tool

"A Zero Configuration, All-In-One Podcasting Device For About $25 That My Mom Could Use"

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Monday, January 24, 2005

Make your own mobile phone

A very cool Portable Rotary Cellular Phone

Friday, January 21, 2005

Iraq 2004 Looks Like Vietnam 1966

Adjusting body counts for medical and military changes...

Google adds "nofollow" to link tags

Thursday, January 20, 2005

The New York Times > A Question of Numbers

A (long) article about the Social Security system in the US and the so-called "crisis" that will occur when the population ages.

Your trial has expired

A creative response to an amusing case of plagiarism.

Signs of Intelligence

Teaching babies sign language before they can talk...

Friday, January 14, 2005

WSJ.com - The Numbers Guy

This could be an interesting column to keep an eye on.

Friday, January 07, 2005

Thursday, January 06, 2005

Sid Meier's Pirates!

A pretty good review of the remake of one of my favourite old games. The graphics now look like how I remember them!

New Scientist - Novel calendar system creates regular dates