Month: March 2006

  • Information: two approaches

    This post has nothing to do with e-learning – or does it? This Michael Crichton op-ed in the New York Times caught my eye this morning. Normally I’m not so much of a Crichton fan – I loved his books when I was younger, but his recent anti-environmentalist rants kind of got my back up. […]

  • Wasting time at the cutting edge

    I am hopelessly addicted to Babble. I’ve always been a bit of a Boggle fan, but having a single puzzle every day that I can log into from any web browser and keep open in the background as I do my work is enough to keep me coming back. (Sudoku players, of which I am […]

  • Bullfighter removes document bull

    http://www.lifehacker.com/software/business/fight-the-corporate-bull-with-bullfighter-160740.php Bullfighter is a Microsoft Office plugin that highlights excess jargon and marketing speak. If only we could get a version that worked with people as well as documents …

  • Disabled users to test websites

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4816118.stm A very simple way to see if your website adheres to disability law: get someone disabled to test it. A genius business idea and incredibly important in public service web design.