Archive: December, 2005
Will the circle be unjerking - a roundup of this year's roundups of this year
As 2005 draws a close, a blogger’s thoughts inevitably turn to analysing, cataloging, listing and rating all the analysis, catalogues, lists and ratings from the preceding twelve months.
Thursday, December 29th, 2005 4:59am
Iconographilia
‘Tis indeed the season of goodwill. Yea, verily even amongst competing browser manufacturers.
Wednesday, December 28th, 2005 2:51am
Letter from AAmerica
I’m in Arizona at the end of a well-travelled year. This is my fifth time visiting the States this year (after Austin, Alaska, Florida, and Seattle). It’s the third time that I’ve flown the Gatwick to Dallas route.
Friday, December 23rd, 2005 7:08pm
Typographilia
It’s good to talk about typography. The last few weeks have been particularly good.
Friday, December 23rd, 2005 5:12pm
Hi, desert
I’m off to spend Christmas in Arizona with Jessica and her family. A long day’s travelling awaits.
Tuesday, December 20th, 2005 12:05am
The dark side
First, a picture emerged of me using the Force to choke some minion at Yahoo a few days back.
Sunday, December 18th, 2005 5:42pm
Y! vs. G
I was asked a while back if I would speak at an internal developers’ conference being held at Yahoo’s London offices. I was more than happy to. It was only later I found out that I was going to be the only non-Yahoo employee speaking… he
Sunday, December 18th, 2005 2:56pm
Yonder on the horizon
On the flight back from Barcelona, iPod earbuds bouncing the warm sounds of My Morning Jacket against my eardrums, I attempted to relax and read The Player Of Games. Ironically, two people sitting in front of me were real-life players of a game. Specifica
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005 11:22pm
Hopping to Catalonia
Hold my calls - I’ll be incommunicado for the next few days. I’m planning to spend the weekend in Barcelona.
Thursday, December 8th, 2005 11:28pm
Meta-parody
I tend to avoid reading Jakob Nielsen. This time, I made the mistake of following a link from somebody else, started reading through Why Ajax Sucks (Most of the Time) and, before I was half-way through, I was fuming at the inaccuracies and sweeping genera
Thursday, December 8th, 2005 10:38am
Word Of The Day
After I wrote my slightly offensive little rant, I was assailed by niggling twinges of doubt. Could it be, I wondered, that I came across as being… a nit-picker? (gasp!)
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005 12:40am
Writing for the Web
There’s a wonderful article over on Digital Web called "Resurrect Your Writing, Redeem Your Soul". It’s all about how to write well, especially on the Web, and it’s the very antithesis of Nielsen’s checklist approach.
Sunday, December 4th, 2005 1:42pm
