Thursday, April 25, 2002

Immersed in "design" For two days I've plowed through every good design of a weblog I can find looking for ideas and techniques. Mark Pilgrim was right when he valued content over form. But, I can't help myself. Some of the designs of these sites simply invite readership. Sure, I'm only going to read a grand total of 2 posts about somebody's cat, but without the great design, I'd read far less than that! This whole HTML thing is impressive when you see it done right. Now I'm hoping that all of it isn't so tied to someone's artistic flair that design-challenged morons like me can never produce good-looking work. Top 10 Web Design Lists. TaskZ maintains a Top 10 List Archives and its newest addition is the Top 10 Information Architecture and Interface Design Sites. List is pretty accurate, in my opinion. [Link LucDesk]... [meryl's notes] 5:50:28 PM

On the go, I'll forfeit printing, but little else! Hand-Held Computer Believes That It Belongs on a Desktop. Each generation of hand-held computers gets a little better at sustaining its users between visits to their PC's. But a model by the OQO Corporation, which is based in San Francisco, has ambitions to replace its desktop counterpart. By Chris Gaither. [New York Times: Technology] I'm ready for the device that is truly portable - not luggable - and is as feature rich as my desktop system without the annoyance of connecting a mouse, a network cable, a power cord, etc. Ten years ago, doing those things was ok for the new-found freedom. Today, I want to take off without worrying about forgetting something! 9:27:26 AM

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