Archive | April, 2006
Google Mapping Kuala Lumpur in FlashEarth
A couple of days ago Google Maps had a huge update with tons of satellite images that were previously only made available to Google Earth. This means that sites like FlashEarth just got a whole more lot fun for people who live outside the US. For the uninitiated, Google Earth is an application which displays [...]
Continue reading...10×10 News – Visual Information Project
23. April 2006
In a world where information overload is increasingly common – visualisation projects, dealing with how we view information and the design behind it, is becoming vital to a good user experience. It is said that most people respond the most to visual cues, which is no surprise – After all, a picture is supposed to be [...]
Continue reading...Orangoo? Did You Mean “Orange”? (Orangoo Web 2.0 Spell Checker)
21. April 2006
Whenever I’m writing anything on the web, be it in on a forum, comments, or simply filling up a form, one of my biggest problems is that I find my spelling to be absolutely atrocious. Having grown up on word processors which highlight my every spelling mistake, I never bothered to learn basic principles [...]
Continue reading...Office Tip: Differentiate Male and Female Names Via Image Search
19. April 2006
“If you are dealing with an international contact but don’t know if they are a man or a woman, try typing their first name into a image search engine like images.google.com (e.g., “Priti“). Watch out for unisex names, though.” via Tricks of the Trade This is one of those tips which are very simple, pretty damn [...]
Continue reading...Firefox Flicks
18. April 2006
Firefox continues to break new ground when it comes to grassroots marketing. It’s army of volunteers chip in because of their love for the browser, and such is their marketing clout and that among other things, they have taken out full spread 2 page ads in the New York Times, recorded countless video testimonials, [...]
Continue reading...
27. April 2006
0 Comments