I opted to give Google’s SketchUp a try. When it is first installed and started, it has the typical “helpful tips” popup. More often than not, I either disable this or I leave it running for a few instances and read one tip each time I start the program. The SketchUp tips were really helpful […]

There has been a significant amount of blogging and press regarding anonymity on the Internet. I have recently blogged on the subject.
However, now I am taking a look at the issue from the other side. In the back of my mind, I knew there were two sides to “authentic sources” and the Internet but the shock […]

On Carl’s encouragement, I contacted the Public Library of Manchester England. I wrote in hopes of finding some information about “Arnold & Lewis”, the manufacturers of my tower clock.

I got an email today stating, “Please use red text for any information that should be redacted before your report is placed in our teamroom”. Not knowing the work, I went to Google and subsequently to Wikipedia.
in the context of government documents, redaction (also called sanitization) generally refers more specifically to the process of […]

I’m amazed how different the various browsers interpret stylesheet settings. My development is against FireFox and during test, I get around to checking Internet Explorer 6. (Eventually, I’ll add IE 7 to my tests.) I always find things that don’t work or look as expected. For those who have a long history with web user […]