Monthly Archives: August 2005

DVD: Dances with Wolves

DVD: Dances with Wolves
I’ll have to admit to watching this in a few sittings; a justifiable award winner for the depth of human relationships it presents; I watched the director’s edition, and so perhaps the cinematography was a little indulgent, but there was still quite a bit to enjoy in the film. Unusual for a [...]

Learn to Program in Ruby

Learn to Program in Ruby

Lesser-Known Movie Prequels.

A list of Lesser-Known Movie Prequels. e.g. Joseph and the Nondescript Monochrome Sportcoat

Tough words on the NASA space program

Space Shuttle - a waste of time and money?

Book: Open Here: The Art of Instructional Design

Book: Open Here: The Art of Instructional Design
This has been sitting on my shelf for a long while, and while it’s mostly illustrations, the text - a history of instructional design (think instruction booklet, not training courses) - was one of those “I’d never thought about this before” fields. A range of ideas, and approaches [...]

First family of Windows Vista viruses unleashed

[forevergeek] That didn’t take long. First family of Windows Vista viruses unleashed

DonnaM: Why do IA’s have such poor blog IA?

DonnaM info architect blogs and their poor IA

2005 Results

The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2005 Results are in; seems disappointing compared to previous years.

Apple - Mighty Mouse

Slow news day: Apple - Mighty Mouse; after years of only selling single-button mice, Apple has made one that’s more complicated.

How-to develop Web Apps with Ajax

How to Develop Web Applications with Ajax, Pt. 1

What keeps you awake?

[forevergeek] What keeps you awake? - a list of caffeine contents.

Are You the Jerk at Work?

Are You the Jerk at Work?

How Broken Windows Can Kill a Business

How Broken Windows Can Kill a Business