Typing addresses into Google Maps on a U.S. English keyboard in Norway (maps.google.no)? No matter. Google has you covered. Click to embiggen. [Posted: 30 Jan 2011]
This probably isn’t a proper Moroccan spice blend, but I know Moroccan cuisine uses many of these spices. I am pretty sure, however, that Moroccans don’t eat it rubbed on pork tenderloin … which is what I ate it on tonight. 3 parts ground coriander seed 2 parts cumin 1 part turmeric 1 part paprika [...] [Posted: 12 Jan 2011]
But now some see a new “digital divide” emerging—with Latinos and blacks being challenged by more, not less, access to technology. It’s tough to fill out a job application on a cell phone, for example. … Fifty-one percent of Hispanics and 46 percent of blacks use their phones to access the Internet, compared with 33 [...] [Posted: 9 Jan 2011]
Anil’s round-up of three recent posts bashing Google’s search results sparked this entry. I present below two screen shots of a recent search I did for the keyword “lichtenstein.” My results while logged-in. My results after logging out and re-submitting the query. The top image features my personalized search results for “lichtenstein” when logged in [...] [Posted: 7 Jan 2011]
Namespaces can be a great way to build up a pragmatic URL structure that’s easy to remember with continued usage. What do I mean by a namespace? I mean a portion of a URL that dictates unique content. One of Kyle Neath’s tips from his post URL design. This. URLs make your site more usable, [...] [Posted: 6 Jan 2011]
Or “Why are Daily Mile‘s default avatars male?” This is a pretty common — and I would guess, frequently wrong — assumption on the part of web site user interface designers. No, your users won’t all be male. Yes, many women and genderqueer people will be annoyed that you made such an assumption. No, “But [...] [Posted: 3 Jan 2011]
Posting more for my benefit than for yours . Lose weight. My minimum goal is 10 pounds. I know that is such a cliche. Usually, this isn’t a goal. But learning that I gained 7 pounds in the last four months of 2010 alone and realizing that there is a strong relationship between weight and [...] [Posted: 2 Jan 2011]
The prison terms were suspended — not commuted — on the condition that Gladys donate a kidney to Jamie, who is seriously ill with diabetes and high blood pressure and receives dialysis at least three times a week. Gladys had long expressed a desire to donate a kidney to her sister, but to make that [...] [Posted: 2 Jan 2011]