Blog archive for July 2002
25.07.02, 18:53
Almost ready to 'launch'
The site hasn't changed much in the past few weeks, and there are few signs of progress... However, I'm almost ready to launch the 'final' look (it isn't actually final and is planned to go through 3 evolutionary changes in read more
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19.07.02, 00:02
Who would've thought IE5.2/Mac would be the problem?
Aargh! I've been working on the new design for the site and have lots of the MT-code in place. So, I decided to start putting the test version of the site live,and what do I notice? I notuce IE5/Mac is read more
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17.07.02, 18:33
Macworld NYC brings some good news
Steve Jobs delivered the Macworld NYC keynote speech (blow-by-blow coverage on Maccentral.com) today and made some really exciting announcements. OS X Jaguar is looking like an awsome upgrade. Your average design firm can now finally look forward to a future read more
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15.07.02, 16:17
Back from holiday
Back from Italy to the lousy Irish weather. Florence was, of course, beautiful. Read more for a brief bit about the trip and some multi-lingual UI experience in the form of ATM machines. read more
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10.07.02, 13:22
Off to Italy
I'm off to Italy until Sunday night, so there won't be anything new on the site for a while. Work is progressing well on the testing version I'm working on on my Mac at home. The only problem is that read more
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09.07.02, 13:43
Possible solution to my category problems
Well, all may not be lost. I just hit on the idea of setting up multiple blogs, which would each output to a different set of files. I could then use SSI's to build up my home page and any read more
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09.07.02, 13:36
Moveable Blues II
I'm off to Italy tomorrow, so I haven't gotten anything done on the site in the past few days. On paper though I have most of the wireframes finished after another round of small changes. I have also update the read more
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06.07.02, 18:39
The Evolution of the Lisa and Macintosh interfaces
I came across this interesting page today whic has 13 screenshots showing the evolution of the interface for Lisa and Macintosh. Its fascinating look back at how the interface has progressed. Looking at the later designs compared to the first read more
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05.07.02, 13:22
Finally, some real work is visible
Since this entry was first posted, I've changed the HTML files that were linked to below. These links now point to GIFs of screenshots taken in IE5.2/MacOSX. Work is going well on the 'proper' version of the site (as opposed read more
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03.07.02, 17:30
A cool idea for showing wireframes
One of my early decisions when I looked at doing my own site was that the site itself would, once completed, serve as a portfolio piece. This is a natural enough conclusion, but where I've decided to deviate from the read more
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03.07.02, 14:28
Some progress on page template and some articles
(I want to cry. I'd written a lengthy version of this post and accidentally quit IE). First off, thanks to Derek Lawless for the heads up on the fact my site is incompatible with Netscape 4. I checked it out read more
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01.07.02, 08:50
XHTML validation woes
After a weekend spend using an AZERTY keyboard I'm finally back using a QWERTY keyboard... but now I keep trying to type as if I'm still using the AZERTY. Aaargh! I'm sure this'll clear up after an hour or two, read more