Monday, December 12, 2005

Linky action I Will Knot!. How to tie them, how to appreciate their beauty. Even the seriously knot-challenged among us can learn to tie many useful and popular knots by following along with the short, step-by-step instructional video clips on this site. Tracking the Tunnels at Michigan State University (The State News). An article in MSU's newspaper about the steam tunnels that run beneath the campus. During the mid 90's my friends and I would often explore them. In fact, the front desk in our dorm, Bailey Hall, would lend us a large screwdriver we used to pry up the grates. Erowid Caffeine Vault : Caffeine Content of Beverages & Medications 1:57:32 PM    comment []  trackback []

Design and Music cardboard folding chairs. A series of student designs. Frozentoy. Daily picks and bloggery from graphic designer Eric Lauritzen on Design and Indie/Shoegazer genres. Santastic: Holiday Boots 4 Your Stockings. A Mashup Album of holiday themed tunes. 1:56:12 PM    comment []  trackback []

Mind Ergonomics and Usability Edit in Place with JavaScript and CSS: Edit in place (also called in-place editing) follows the axiom Alan Cooper calls "allow input wherever you have output". Css Image map for detailed information. A further stage in the use of a css image map. Just hover your mouse over the painting to reveal three areas of interest. Then hover over each area to reveal an enlarged detail with text. Apples To Oranges - CSS For Bar Graphs Reading on the Web (Alertbox). People rarely read Web pages word by word; instead, they scan the page, picking out individual words and sentences. 1:54:43 PM    comment []  trackback []

Techy and Linky More on SSH. A nice how-to for beginners to SSH. Damn Small Linux (DSL), 50 megabytes of penguin power. A community project with hundreds of development hours put into refinements including a fully automated remote and local application installation system and a very versatile backup and restore system. Circuit Symbols of Electronic Components SNARF from Microsoft Research: The SNARF UI is designed to provide a quick overview of unread mail, organized by its importance. 1:54:19 PM    comment []  trackback []