Archives for March 2010

Links and Bits for March 15th

March 15, 2010

A collection of my actions and interactions from around the Net over the last week.

	Shared The Panic Status Board.
	Shared The Panic Status Board. A great example of a working and useful project status board.
	Shared Communicating Issues with Processes.
	Shared Demand Media’s content assembly line.
	Shared Observer: Web Analytics brought up to speed.
	Shared HTML5 structure—div, section & article.
	Shared jQuery Spritely. jQuery plugin for "creating dynamic character and background animation in pure HTML and JavaScript"
	Shared Aha! Moments When Learning Git.
	Shared HTML5 Rocks My Socks Off. via @robertbanh

Say Hi at South-By

March 11, 2010

“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more”

March is glorious here in Austin. The weather is both beautiful and mysterious – two weeks ago we had snow and now we’re enjoying sunny days and 80° weather. Even better than the newly arrived birds and gorgeous afternoons is the geek population explosion. For one week of the year Austin is smarter and snarkier than any other point (followed by a week where it’s not as smart, but much more fashionable).

Let’s Connect

Suffice it to say, I’m in my element and positively psyched. I hope you are too. If you’re coming to Austin, please say hello if you see me. If you’re coming by yourself and you don’t think you know anyone – well, you know me, so say hi. I’ve included my picture so you can recognize me among the thousands and you can also connect with me on Twitter, Gowalla and Foursquare if you want to keep up with where I am and plot a course to intercept me somewhere.

Rollin’ Without a Plan

I’ve decided to skip the scheduling dance this year. I never stick to what I plan panel-wise, choosing to go with the flow and follow the recommendations of friends. On the party front, I’ve RSVPed for everything I’ve seen, but again it will all depend on who I’m with, whether there’s a line (I tend to skip those) and the mood at the moment. There are a couple of parties I do plan to hit no matter what, including the Big Ass Twitter Happy Hour Thursday evening, the Refresh SXSWi Kickoff Lunch on Friday and the Demand Media/Do512/CLEAR Party on Monday.

So say hi when you see me!

Links and Bits for March 8th

March 8, 2010

A collection of my actions and interactions from around the Net over the last week.

	Shared CSS Border Radius.
	Shared How IE8 Determines Document Mode.
	Shared Price Points.
	Shared Official Google TV Ads Blog: Introducing the new Ad Creation Marketplace.
	Shared Appcelerator. "Use Appcelerator Titanium to build mobile apps for iPhone & Android and desktop apps for Windows, Mac OS X & Linux from Web technologies"
	Shared DropNotice. via @damon "Amazon.com price drop and in-stock notifier"
	Shared Future of CSS: The Flexible Box Model.
	Shared Precision Words.
	Shared Precision Words.
	Shared Ultimate guide to table UI patterns.

Links and Bits for March 1st

March 1, 2010

A collection of my actions and interactions from around the Net over the last week.

	Shared Cloth-Cord Pendant Lights. Cloth-Cord Pendant Lights
	Shared Lazy Load. a jQuery plugin that delays loading images that arent visible in the view port until the user scrolls them into view.
	Shared Google facts and figures (massive infographic).
	Shared The Licensing and Price of Web FontFonts. A very interesting discussion on FontFonts choice of pricing models for Web fonts.
	Shared Hg Init: a Mercurial tutorial by Joel Spolsky.
	Shared jQuery Plugin: TinyTips 1.0.
	Shared Performance of 3rd Party Content. "a project to review the performance of 3rd party content such as ads, widgets, and analytics."

The Distant Executioner

March 1, 2010

During World War II, snipers were seen as a spooky, merciless “Murder Inc.” by other soldiers—the brutal intimacy of their kills made them a breed apart. But in Afghanistan, where avoiding civilian deaths is a top priority, U.S. military sharpshooters may have found the war that needs them most.