Robert Denton - Media and Design Consulting

Robert Denton - web strategist and designer

Perpetual nodesign in process…
the cobbler's shoes and all that.

Archive for May, 2005

TEi – Create, manage and deliver dynamic visual messaging with AxisTV.

Thursday, May 19th, 2005

TEi – Create, manage and deliver dynamic visual messaging with AxisTV.
This is the company who makes the tool for the Smith Union screen that BCN setup.
We’ll need to work on this, shape it, repair the computers (virus’ present), and come up with some reasons to use and share this message delivery tool.

rodcorp: How we work

Thursday, May 19th, 2005

rodcorp: How we work

Outrage and Silence – New York Times

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

With the impending lock down of content at the New York Times (editorial section will require a subscription starting in September) I thought it was a decent time to make note of this and speak an opinion or forecast what I believe will be the outcome.
Two thoughts: obsolescence and class.
The New York Times Gets Greedy, [...]

E Ink

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

E Ink
In addition to its paper-thin package, a typical Ink-In-Motion display can animate continuously for up to 6 months using just two AA batteries. These displays are ideal for high-impact POP signs in retail environments where access to power outlets are often limited. In addition to long battery life, these displays can be [...]

Mill, John Stuart. 1869. On Liberty

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

Mill, John Stuart. 1869. On Liberty
I think they are using Drupal’s book module for this!

Science Blog

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

Science Blog | Science News Articles from Medicine, Space, Physics and More — Science Blog
Nice place… they use Drupal which is a great tool.

Meta Tags and Link Deficiency Confusion

Monday, May 16th, 2005

Meta Tags and Link Deficiency Confusion
Another type of bad link is one that uses inaccurate anchor text to connect with your site. The most renowned bad link is encapsulated by a link that reads “click here.” Adobe is the number one and two Google result for a “click here” search query. It’s joined by over [...]

Free, as in video (MSNBC vs. CNN)

Monday, May 16th, 2005

My Way News
CNN.com will make its existing online video offerings available for free beginning June 20 as it prepares a new video package that will cost money to watch.
CNN is redesigning its home page to prominently feature the free video, which currently can be found by clicking on small links marked “video.”
Yeah so, they mention [...]

MacFixIt – mac.column.ted: Tiger’s new and improved %u201Capplication crash%u201D dialogs

Friday, May 13th, 2005

MacFixIt – mac.column.ted: Tiger’s new and improved %u201Capplication crash%u201D dialogs
Great write up on how Tiger help’s you undergo routine troubleshooting tasks when an application crashes.

MacFixIt – mac.column.ted: Tiger’s new and improved %u201Capplication crash%u201D dialogs

Friday, May 13th, 2005

MacFixIt – mac.column.ted: Tiger’s new and improved %u201Capplication crash%u201D dialogs
Great write up on how Tiger help’s you undergo routine troubleshooting tasks when an application crashes.

SlideShowPro – Examples

Thursday, May 12th, 2005

SlideShowPro – Examples

PT Cruiser LINKS .com … Gary’s PT Cruiser Cleaning Tips

Wednesday, May 11th, 2005

PT Cruiser LINKS .com … Gary’s PT Cruiser Cleaning Tips

ONLamp.com: PHP 4.3 and Mac OS X

Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

ONLamp.com: PHP 4.3 and Mac OS X

Playing with the template

Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

I haven’t really ever dug into the wordpress templates… mostly because it required time and wading through someone else’s script.
MovableType has a very good data dictionary of sorts and I’ve wrangled the tags and plug-ins beyond what they ought to be in some cases.
Wordpress seems delightful but it has always left me with a [...]

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions

Tuesday, May 10th, 2005

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions