Yearly Archives: 2006

Online Offices

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Dennis

The Office 2.0 Experiment article on Vitamin really got me thinking about how business and technology is changing, particularly open-source technology and web applications. It’s so cool how anyone can easily and very inexpensively create an online office with all … Continue reading →

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Trip to Chicago

Posted on November 19, 2006 by Dennis

Went to Chicago over the weekend. The trip was half business, half pleasure. It was good to visit the windy city again; it’s been about a decade since I’ve last been there. You can view pictures of my Chicago trip … Continue reading →

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Went to Usability Conference

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Dennis

Yesterday, Ross Johnson and I attended the Fourth Annual Usability and Accessibility Event on World Usability Day, (November 14) at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. We each got a late start to the day as I slept through … Continue reading →

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Declaration of Standards Compliance

Posted on November 12, 2006 by Dennis

Check out the Declaration of Standards Compliance from ptvGuy. It’s a very unique, entertaining, and valid perspective on using web standards. Play the audio right off the page, and/or read the content. (The humor is more evident if you’re familiar … Continue reading →

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College Football Rankings

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Dennis

So my team Michigan, ranked #2, won its football game this past Saturday. But the old maize ‘n’ blue won just barely to Ball State, a team that was an underdog by over 30 points! And U of M’s nemesis … Continue reading →

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Interviewed web guru Patrick H. Lauke

Posted on November 5, 2006 by Dennis

Ross Johnson and I recently interviewed Patrick H. Lauke, the webmaster at University of Salford (UK). He is a vital member of Accessify.com and a member of the Web Standards Project (WaSP) Accessibility Task Force (ATF). He is also a … Continue reading →

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Old TV Ads for Computers

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Dennis

“A Brief History of Computers, As Seen in Old TV Ads” is a really cool article by PC World, so I just had to share. It’s about past television ads for computers and contains many of them embedded on the … Continue reading →

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