Category: Snapping links

“The adviser can best stay informed if you hand over the password to your account” – WTF?

(tags: security money weird)

very slow site, but a few worthwhile patterns for some possible future project(s).

(tags: reference design)

hmn.

(tags: wordpress)

fun little javascript toy.

(tags: javascripty accessibility)

(tags: security web_dev reference to-do)

a half-hour podcast, then, transcribed in 7-14 business days, is $22.50. not bad, really.

(tags: accessibility blogosphere)

“Just remember the first law of thermodynamics: conservation of energy. Oh, and you’ll have to not mind being hungry.” — this is about where I’m at these days. I’ve lost just over 12 pounds since mid-April.

(tags: personal food)

analysis of CNN vs USA Today. useful.

(tags: design web_dev)

slicing and dicing

(tags: web_dev reference)

what a fantastic idea! (I have several pieces from grandmothers & a great-aunt.)

(tags: jewelry to-do)

hey, this is useful. I’m 3 months in on the work newsletter, and starting to figure out the regular flow.

(tags: email-newsletter reference)

several useful bits to read later.

(tags: to-read usability)

what a quirky idea. (via Russ at Red Canoe.)

(tags: creditunion)

interesting analysis of two different homepage promos.

(tags: creditunion web_dev)

online photo editor, reminds me a lot of Picasa (which I love). via Shelley.

(tags: photography)

This would be hella cool.

(tags: photography gifts to-buy)

omg it’s frostilicus.

(tags: funny weird californication)

this one is in Kat’s neighborhood!

(tags: funny weird)

heh. would love to see good high-speed rail on the west coast. (SF to LA in 2 hrs? sign me up!) otoh, amtrak is teh scuk…last time I took the train (14 yrs ago) the train was 12 HOURS late getting into So. Cal. maybe the states will have better luck.

(tags: travel society politics personal)

sweet! exactly what I was looking for today.

(tags: gis google local reference ena)

I ran across Geni and it’s extra-pretty, but I’m guessing that Mom, Aunt Susie, or somebody has data in a GEDCOM-friendly program, probably a lot more names than I even know about. so this will be worth keeping an eye on.

(tags: personal checkback history)

love the smiley face rating system. (altho: ew, sharepoint.)

(tags: intranet)

(tags: business to-do)

hey, a whole new batch! may have to put some of these to work….

(tags: email-newsletter)

“[A]lmost no one who makes websites works in their company or organization’s web division. That’s because almost no company or organization has a web division.” — interesting take. C used to say all the time when I was at Pierce that I should be run

(tags: web_dev philosophizing)

pared-down GTD. I think I’ve hit something similar, although I find I really need those paper files. I love alphabetizing them with printed labels. plus link to PocketMod in the comments!

(tags: productivity)

interesting examples, and good food for thought. (my experience w/cognitive disabilities points to the incredible variability in them. (hi, Elizabeth!)) sorta sad that Joe isn’t going to be doing this anymore.

(tags: accessibility)

“I would suggest “megalog” for your structure.” — comments are rad — I need to steal one of these names to describe the big chunks of The World’s Tallest Crabapple Tree that still remain.

(tags: garden writing weird)

freaking huge.

(tags: seo to-read)

thinking about taking out some driveway….

(tags: home garden)

cool buildings!

(tags: home eco)

I shouldn’t laugh, but it’s just too absurd.

(tags: accessibility web_dev design weird)

for later, maybe.

(tags: google gis to-read)

which makes this the online equivalent of the dreaded big sheet of weekly chores that lived on the side of the fridge through a large chunk of my youth. (which was one reason I was so thrilled to get a job.)

(tags: personal money)

what a trippy idea. actually, it might work better for me for side work than slimtimer, which I’m always forgetting to start. I *always* have gtalk open.

(tags: business to-do productivity)

“Kernel panic”?! Will need to look into it this weekend.

(tags: mac to-do)

random quasi-holiday next week. (hmmmm, who do I want to surprise….)

(tags: writing personal to-do)

huh.

(tags: php css web_dev weird)

lots of fun!

(tags: photoshoppery reference)

and more…

(tags: reference design photoshoppery)

looks potentially useful.

(tags: php security standards)

“The basic rule of American constitutionalism is this: Before the government can forbid you from doing anything, it has to provide a reason. “Because we say so” does not count as a reason.” — ::sigh::

(tags: politics reference funny society)

I’ve been wondering about that. OTOH, it’s Ruby on Rails. Do I want to get into that?

(tags: creditunion cms_research)

cannibalizing my previous work. 🙂

(tags: academia web_dev usability information_architecture)

(tags: wifi wifi-pics)

picture of a homebrew solar-powered wifi AP.

(tags: wifi wifi-pics)

they do make some really cute stuff.

(tags: wifi wifi-pics)

I love these graphics. (C used this in his final project for Urban Studies.)

(tags: wifi wifi-pics)