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Play Atari 2600 Games on Your Pocket PC or Smartphone

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:10:44 +0000

Stella for Windows CE recently added support for some of the newer Windows Mobile smartphones, including QVGA devices like the T-Mobile Dash. Here's how to set it up.

Bailiffs blocked from Hackney home

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:03:27 +0000

Barclays Bank re-possessed this property from a bankrupt business, then left it empty for at least 2 years. 2 months ago a group of homeless people occupied it. Here they successfully resist the first attempt to evict them from their home. http://visionon.tv

From Taxonomy to Ontology: Laying the GroundWork for the Semantic Web

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:18:00 +0000

Taxonomy Bootcamp Case StudyFrom Taxonomy to Ontology: Laying the GroundWork for the Semantic WebPresented by Jennifer Borrell, Associate Information Scientist at Abbott LaboratoriesSponsored by Dow Jones Client Solutions, Jennifer takes us through how Abbott Laboratories uses Synaptica to build and maintain their Ontologies. Presents a high level overview of how Abbott views ontologies and how they are laying the Groundwork to Improve User Productivity.

US Senator says "the internet should never have been invented"

Sun, 10 May 2009 21:55:03 +0000

The internet is under attack not only from corporate interests, but from politicians using the excuse of "homeland security". http://visionon.tv

Web 2.0 and all that Noise, by Futurist Gerd Leonhard

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:13:41 +0000

Web 1.0 was about GETTING Noise. Web 2.0 is (was) about MAKING Noise. Web 3.0 is about FILTERING Noise. Web 4.0 (ouch) is about SMART NOISE (or... going deaf?). See more at www.mediafuturist.com

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen - Teaser Trailer

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:44:48 +0000

WOT Web of Trust colorblind accessible version

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:25:06 +0000

Web of Trust, the innovative community for website reputation rating, has a colorblind accessible version of its security & privacy add-on. The color schemes, rating icons and symbol language were designed to meet the optimal needs of the colorblind

thisisreality

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:49:54 +0000

The Facts Burning coal is a leading source of global warming pollution. "GHG Emissions and Sinks 1990–2006,” US EPA 2008 Burning coal is the dirtiest way we produce electricity. “Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Generation of Electric Power in the United States,” US DOE 2000.; “GHG Emissions and Sinks 1990-2006,” US EPA 2008 There are no homes in America powered by "clean" coal. IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme CO2 Capture and Storage Database; Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies Program at MIT, CO2 Capture and Storage Project Database CO2 emissions from U.S. coal-based electricity are greater than emissions from all the cars and trucks in America. “GHG Emissions and Sinks 1990-2006,” US EPA 2008 The coal industry is spending millions advertising "clean" coal, but not a single "clean" coal power plant exists in the U.S. today. “Big Coal Campaigning to Keep Its Industry on Candidates' Minds,” Wall Street Journal, Oct. 20, 2008; IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme CO2 Capture and Storage Database; Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies Program at MIT, CO2 Capture and Storage Project Database "While you might have heard the phrase ‘clean’ coal during the presidential campaign, it's actually an oxymoron." Brian Williams, NBC News, Nov 18, 2008 There are roughly 600 coal plants producing electricity in the U.S. Not one of them captures and stores its global warming pollution. “Electricity Facts,” US DOE 2008; IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme CO2 Capture and Storage Database; Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies Program at MIT, CO2 Capture and Storage Project Database "'Clean' coal is like a healthy cigarette." Blan Holman, attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center in Charleson, S.C. There is not a single large-scale demonstration "clean" coal plant in the U.S. today. IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme CO2 Capture and Storage Database; Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies Program at MIT, CO2 Capture and Storage Project Database Virtually all the new coal plants that have been proposed will, just like their predecessors, release 100 percent of the CO2 they produce into the atmosphere, where it will linger—and contribute to global warming. "Coal Power in a Warming World: A Sensible Transition to Cleaner Energy Options," Union of Concerned Scientists. Oct. 2008. Although carbon sequestration has been the subject of considerable research and analysis, it has yet to be demonstrated in the form of commercial-scale, fully integrated projects at coal-fired power plants. “Coal Power in a Warming World: A Sensible Transition to Cleaner Energy Options,” Union of Concerned Scientists. Oct. 2008. An investment in wind power produces almost three times as many jobs as the same investment in coal power. And an investment in solar power produces almost four times as many jobs, and energy efficiency, almost thirty times as many jobs as coal power. Based on analysis of the new energy economy released by Earth Policy Institute, Nov. 2008 "We don't have a plant here in the United States today that has commercially installed carbon capture technology." Joe Lucas, Vice President of Communications, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE). From: “Can Coal Be Clean? A Debate Between Michael Brune of Rainforest Action Network and Joe Lucas of American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.” Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report, Oct. 2008 "Without the price on greenhouse gas emissions that is delivered by cap-and-trade mechanisms, CO2 capture and storage will remain a daydream." Jeroen van der Veer, CEO of Shell. July 2008 Madrid. Shell, “Delivering Energy for Sustainable Growth. The European Perspective," The 19th World Petroleum Congress Plenary Session, Madrid, June 30, 2008.

World Naked Bike Ride - film trailer

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:24:03 +0000

The World Naked Bike Ride, the world's biggest public naked event. Thirty cities across the world will be participating. Come protest car culture and have some fun at the same time.

RSS Tutorial

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:00:35 +0000

Tutorial about RSS

Inside//Out: QR codes

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:28:02 +0000

An inside out look at QR (quick response) codes from a marketing slant. They've been around for a long time in Asia Pacific, but haven't caught on here in the US. This is a long way from being relevant to most marketers, but could be a good experiment.

Envisioning the Next Generation of Functional Test Tools

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:37:56 +0000

A Web seminar brought to you by StickyMinds.com & Better Software magazine and ThoughtWorksJennitta Andrea and Ward Cunningham talk about the future of Functional Test Tools in this hour long seminar.

Iterative Development and Usability Testing

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:00:35 +0000

RSS Tutorial I

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:18:58 +0000

RSS tutorial

Web 2.0 critic Keen says professionals will reclaim Web 3.0

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:14:08 +0000

Andrew Keen, who argued in his book Cult of the Amateur that Web 2.0 is destroying our culture, was more optimistic about the future when he spoke at the launch of Chales Leadbeater's book We-Think at NESTA on March 3 2008. He said:"The reality is that web 3.0 is actually going to be a moment when the experts, professionals, grab back the levers of power, the tools of creativity. When I wrote my book I was fearful that the masses were taking over and the future of the world was wikipedia. I actually think that the future of the world are professionals, doctors, academics, even politicians who will use the tools of the Internet like anybody else to distribute their wisdom and exertise. So I'm actually much less pessimistic in the way I look at the world about the future."Full report here.

The KDE Usability Project - Celeste Lyn Paul

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:26:52 +0000

Akademy 2008Contributors Conference Day 1 - Saturday 9/08Looking back and moving forward: The past present and future of the KDE Usability ProjectPresented by Celeste Lyn Paul

Website Usability Test

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:09:48 +0000

Assignment for Module 3755R Ensure Site Usability

Beta Test - First Build Social Source Commons

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 05:09:06 +0000

This was a test to see if I could use a screencast for remote usability testing http://www.flossusability.org/wiki.pl

Website Usability Example: a Screencast

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:14:49 +0000

My first experiment with screencasting - using a website usability problem as an example.