Here is a collection of annotated links about writing for the Web. Net Tips for Writers and Designers Tips about writing and design from a writer, type designer, and typographer. Schnell – Writing for the Web: A Primer for Librarians A comprehensive resource covering HTML, XHTML, XML, CGI, and various other technical issues for an […]
Tagged web, writingTalking with some friends at lunch the other day I was *shocked* ( as in the case of Capt. Louis Renault in Casablanca) to hear that they were still using IE for browsing and hadn’t even heard about Firefox. What follows are some links to tools/sites useful to an academic/scholar using the Web. Firefox – […]
Here’s a list of links about blogs that come from my bookmark list. Blog Software Blog Software BLOGGER One of the first free blogspots. Blogging Resources Resources compiled by Virginia Montecino. Bloglines | Free, Web-Based News Aggregator Bloglines a free Web-Based News aggregator Blogs in Education Blogs in Education blogs+education blogs and education Educational Bloggers’ […]
I started reading the report The Internet Under Surveillance 2004 from Reporters Without Borders, and thought that the topic, Internet Surveillance would be a good one to use in lectures and class activities in my course The Internet: Technology, Information, and Issues this fall. In some related searching I was lead to a few other […]
OK. I’m using my blog to share some bookmarks for access later. A bad idea? Not in the right spirit for a blog? Whatever. Buy the JVC XVN55SL – JVC Progressive Scan DVD Player, DVD Players and VCRs and other consumer electronics at circuitcity.com This one is at BestBuy Philips Progressive-Scan DVD Player with DivX, […]
Congratulations to Eun-Ha Paek, Erin Bradley, and James Bewley for Strindberg + helium! Great animation and content. The site contains a collection of short films that are great to watch and enjoy. An article in the NY Times ‘Strindberg and Helium,’ a Sweet Flowering of Youthful Creativity gives a good review of the site.
I was reading a portion of Identity Theft by John R. Vacca. The book is nicely done with straightforward information and it is well organized. One of the sections of the book described some relatively easy ways to find information about someone and also mentioned some sites where you can get fake or ‘novelty’ ids. […]
I noticed today that HP is offering a choice of Windows XP or Mandrake Linux 9.1 on some of its business systems. There are some options for configuration and the various models come with a Celeron or Pentium processor. I wanted to know more about the features or workings of the Pentium chip and Googled […]
I got to visit a site that once again made me feel that great excitement of finding an excellent resource on the Web. The site is Wolfram’s Research World of Science http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/. It’s clean, easy to use, and has lots of depth. The main categories are mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry, and biography. Not sure why […]
This started out by looking at what was available at Google labs. That’s a place where Google shows off some items it’s thinking of rolling out for public use. Today they included Google Compute, Google Viewer, Google Webquotes, Google Glossary, Google Sets, Voice Search, and Keyboard Shortcuts. Some of these have been around since May […]
