I’ve been working in the web development/coding sector for about seven years or so and I’ve noticed a few recurrent issues that crop up when creating or redesigning a website: Ease of Use. Including navigation and readability. ADA tags/formatting and other helpful tags. Including the ability to adjust the font size as well. Adherence to information mapping guidelines and “the crow memory” rule I learned way back in high school psychology (basically that people tend to get flustered/confused if more than 7-10 items are presented to them at one time). Consistency of Presentation. … Continue reading
So I’ve worked in the web development business since 2003, and have been online using “the ‘net” since before “the web” was even around – and I’m sorry Al, you did not invent the internet, nor the web so please quit taking full credit for something you barely participated in. Anyways, in my travels and travails one term keeps popping up: Web two-point-oh. Which is just silly to me. As a developer, I’ve used these supposed “2.0” technologies since the get go, and as far as I’m concerned they’re just part of … Continue reading
I was one of the “lucky ones” that had Monday off this week, so I was able to enjoy a long weekend. I didn’t do too much gaming, although I did peek in on both AO and EVE. In AO, I’m still coming up to speed on creating implants that I can actually use – it’s a fine balance between the quality of materials you use to make the implant and whether you have the stats to actually use/implant the item after it’s built. I also spent a lot of time messing … Continue reading
So this weekend I downloaded (again) Anarchy Online. I used to play AO quite a lot “way back when,” and with the perpetually “Coming Soon” graphics update, I thought I’d take another peek in and see how things were going. I was esp. glad to see that I could sign up for Shadowlands for $5 a month, since I think the SL Newbie zone has a FAR better layout and design to (re)introduce players to the fairly complex gameplay that is AO. The other very nice touch with AO (and I … Continue reading
Well it has been super busy, which seems to have become my “norm state,” and I’m not too happy about it 😛 Oh well, it makes the time fly by, but I’m getting to the age where I don’t necessarily find that to be a good thing 😀 I did do one new thing this week. Actually it’s a pretty old thing, but that’s neither here nor there – I downloaded Anarchy Online (again) and used their $5/month “Shadowlands” subscription model (since I actually like the Shadowlands’ newbie zone). I … Continue reading