Robert Denton - web strategist and designer

Jenna Pfister — The Switch
MovableType is the platform for Bowdoin’s needs but Wordpress might still be my tool going forward.
This is a decent roundup of some of the features of WP 1.5.

Ruby on Rails
Rails is a full-stack, open-source web framework in Ruby for writing real-world applications with joy and less code than most frameworks spend doing XML sit-ups
A few applications, big ones have made their way forward on this platform. Worth looking at IMO.

Instiki
The smallest or simplest wiki implementation… installs on your desktop and works with a double-click and visit to localhost:2500/

A9.com > Company > Privacy Policy
As they go, the A9 (Amazon search) privacy policy is amazingly straight forward and readable. In no uncertain terms should all web sites provide privacy polices that are clear and up-front with the information collected and how it will be used.
Keeping it simple is easier than obfuscation.

The dullest blog in the world
Scratching my knee (dull, September 10)
My knee had a slight itch. I reached out my hand and scratched the knee in question. The itch was relieved and I was able to continue with my activities.

Apple – Science – Why Mac for Science Video
Again. These were popular at Apple in the mid-90s when the truth was out there somewhere (but not in Mac OS version 8). Apple’s bsd core, unique windowing engine, adoption and creation of many standards do indeed fit the bill, unless of course you have standardized on [...]

Collaborative Digitization Projects in the United States
Thanks to Ken Middleton for compiling this list… Might be nice to add it to a public space.
The topic does cover many disciplines so finding an absolute home may be difficult.

Like anyone who designs I want ultimate control. Sure, the typical email postcard with text in a div next to an image is nice and it works… but wouldn’t it be great to have really control it and composite the text into a bitmap!?
Oh wait, that’d be like 2nd generation web design (which some [...]

SparkNotes: Test Prep: SAT II
Welcome to the SAT II information center. Here, SparkNotes has collected everything you need to beat your SAT II subject tests. Use the links below to navigate to each SAT II test center or free online book, or check out the additional resources we’ve collected for you in the list on [...]

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