Why We Play Games, And Why We Grumble About Them - Feature - Kotaku
march 2010 by ohskylab
"A player's motivation is more complex than "to have fun." Think on it closely and you'll agree – everyone plays to scratch a particular itch, and some games serve some itches better than others. While plenty of the details are complex and subjective, it's possible to divide play motivations into four different groups."
article
games
gaming
motivation
play
psychology
march 2010 by ohskylab
IEEE Spectrum: The Future of Music
august 2007 by ohskylab
"The loudness war, what many audiophiles refer to as an assault on music (and ears), has been an open secret of the recording industry for nearly the past two decades and has garnered more attention in recent years as CDs have pushed the limits of loudnes
top
music
audio
technology
compression
loudness
history
article
mp3
august 2007 by ohskylab
No, your website ISN'T AAA accessible! - O'Reilly XML Blog
march 2007 by ohskylab
"If you think your website is [AAA compliant], then I’m sorry to tell you - you’re almost certainly wrong."
accessibility
wai
article
wcag
march 2007 by ohskylab
Wired News: The Eternal Value of Privacy
may 2006 by ohskylab
The most common retort against privacy advocates -- by those in favor of ID checks, cameras, databases, data mining and other wholesale surveillance measures -- is this line: "If you aren't doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?"
article
ethics
politics
privacy
liberty
security
may 2006 by ohskylab
:: rogerebert.com :: Editor's Notes :: <strike>101</strike> 102 Movies You Must See Before... (xhtml)
may 2006 by ohskylab
They're the common cultural currency of our time, the basic cinematic texts that everyone should know, at minimum, to be somewhat "movie-literate."
article
cinema
classics
culture
films
list
movies
may 2006 by ohskylab
MediaGuardian.co.uk | Media | BBC unveils radical revamp of website
may 2006 by ohskylab
"The BBC today unveiled radical plans to rebuild its website around user-generated content, including blogs and home videos, with the aim of creating a public service version of MySpace.com."
web
article
community
content
guardian
bbc
myspace
social
news
tv
uk
may 2006 by ohskylab
Surfin’ Safari - Blog Archive » High DPI Web Sites
april 2006 by ohskylab
"One area of Web design that is going to become more important in the coming years is high DPI."
article
css
mac
safari
standards
web
april 2006 by ohskylab
Guardian Unlimited Books | News | Film of the book: top 50 adaptations revealed
april 2006 by ohskylab
"A longlist of what are deemed the 50 best film adaptations of all time."
article
books
cinema
entertainment
film
guardian
list
literature
adaptations
april 2006 by ohskylab
ONLamp.com -- From Weblog to CMS with WordPress
april 2006 by ohskylab
"Describes how we used one blogging package (WordPress) to replace a traditional content management system (phpWebSite) to run a community website."
article
cms
development
php
oreilly
web
wordpress
april 2006 by ohskylab
Skip Navigation
april 2006 by ohskylab
"An analysis/study of techniques for "skip navigation" links (also "skip to main content" links) which resulted from an assignment I had in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines working group, Techniques task group."
accessibility
article
css
ia
links
ui
usability
wai
web
xhtml
skip
navigation
april 2006 by ohskylab
Isn't it semantic? : Articles : Internet : BCS
april 2006 by ohskylab
BCS interviews Sir Tim: "Another important area of professionalism is accessibility awareness. Everyone should be accommodated, especially when around 20 per cent of the population have special requirements."
accessibility
article
bcs
semantics
web
interviews
april 2006 by ohskylab
ONLamp.com: Ajax on Rails
june 2005 by ohskylab
"This article introduces the incredibly easy-to-use Ajax support that is part of the Ruby on Rails web application framework."
ajax
article
development
javascript
rubyonrails
tutorials
web
june 2005 by ohskylab
Why Small Web Design Firms Should Think Big [Work Smarter]
june 2005 by ohskylab
"If you are a freelance or small Web design firm, I have an uncomfortable question to ask you: are you thinking too small?"
advice
article
business
career
work
web
consulting
freelancing
june 2005 by ohskylab
Author Profile | Andrew Neitlich
may 2005 by ohskylab
Sitepoint articles. "Andrew's consulting practice focuses on helping professionals and entrepreneurs build successful businesses."
business
article
freelancing
jobs
web
work
may 2005 by ohskylab
Ten ways to live longer - Forbes.com - MSNBC.com
may 2005 by ohskylab
"If you really want to live longer, then you can start with your attitude. Your way of thinking can not only impact the quality of your life, but also how long you actually live."
article
health
lifehacks
reference
gtd
life
longevity
top
may 2005 by ohskylab
The Observer | UK News | Rising number of greens ditch cheap air travel
may 2005 by ohskylab
"A growing army of concerned individuals who have begun to turn away from international flights to exotic hot spots because of the global impact of the current boom in world air travel."
article
environment
carbon
climate
air
travel
flight
top
meyerhillman
may 2005 by ohskylab
What is information architecture?
may 2005 by ohskylab
"Discusses the evolution of the discipline and provides a 9-step guide for how to create an effective information architecture."
ia
usability
web
development
article
reference
may 2005 by ohskylab
Adactio: Journal - Gotta keep 'em separated
april 2005 by ohskylab
"If you are adding a usability enhancement to a site, is it ever okay to deliberately exclude a specific browser from receiving those enhancements?"
css
dom
javascript
article
web
browsers
april 2005 by ohskylab
You are what's on your playlist / Experts say digital music library reflects listener's personality
april 2005 by ohskylab
"The old adage used to be "you are what you eat.'' But with the advent of digital music and the popularity of gadgets like the iPod, now it's "you are what's on your playlist.''"
music
playlists
culture
personality
article
ipod
mp3
people
top
april 2005 by ohskylab
ipod | MetaFilter
april 2005 by ohskylab
"Whats on your ipid play list? You are what's on your playlist Experts say digital music library reflects listener's personality"
mefi
article
ipod
music
mp3
people
culture
playlists
personality
top
april 2005 by ohskylab
How To Code HTML Email Newsletters [HTML & XHTML Tutorials]
march 2005 by ohskylab
"Coding HTML email can be a mix of misery and pain for programmers." And tedium. Don't forget tedium.
article
web
css
design
email
html
march 2005 by ohskylab
Tips for creating and sending succesful and compatible HTML e-mail
march 2005 by ohskylab
"Tested with Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook 2003 and Thunderbird 1.0 in Internet Explorer 6.0 and Mozilla Firefox 1.0 on Windows."
article
web
css
design
email
html
march 2005 by ohskylab
CSS and Email, Kissing in a Tree: A List Apart
march 2005 by ohskylab
"Despite prevailing wisdom to the contrary, you can safely deploy HTML emails styled with good old-fashioned CSS."
article
web
css
design
email
html
march 2005 by ohskylab
ONLamp.com: Rolling with Ruby on Rails
february 2005 by ohskylab
"This article steps through the development of a web application using Rails."
article
development
rubyonrails
programming
web
tutorials
february 2005 by ohskylab
Ska for the Skeptical
february 2005 by ohskylab
"this mix [...] will introduce the casual listener to some bands, singers, and songwriters whose coolness might have otherwise gone unnoticed"
article
mp3
music
ska
february 2005 by ohskylab
Getting Real, Step 1: No Functional Spec (Signal vs. Noise)
february 2005 by ohskylab
"Don’t write a functional specifications document. Why? Well, there’s nothing functional about a functional specifications document."
web
specs
article
february 2005 by ohskylab
THE VICE GUIDE TO EVERYTHING
february 2005 by ohskylab
What the fuck is the matter with people these days? They're walking around, wearing sandals, not paying for shit and talking about their dreams.
article
comedy
magazine
reference
february 2005 by ohskylab
Adactio: Journal - JavaScript slideshow
february 2005 by ohskylab
"A simple little animation that responds to mouseovers in a list of links."
web
javascript
dom
article
february 2005 by ohskylab
Observer | Modern boys and mobile girls
february 2005 by ohskylab
by William Gibson, Sunday April 1, 2001
japan
williamgibson
article
february 2005 by ohskylab
Wired 9.09: My Own Private Tokyo
february 2005 by ohskylab
By William Gibson (Sept 2001)
japan
cyberpunk
article
williamgibson
february 2005 by ohskylab
Digital Web Magazine - Accessibility From The Ground Up
january 2005 by ohskylab
Next year, the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative will release Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.
accessibility
article
standards
usability
web
january 2005 by ohskylab
Guidelines for Accessible and Usable Web Sites: Observing Users Who Work With Screen Readers
january 2005 by ohskylab
Conducting usability testing with people with disabilities, specifically blind and lowvision users
accessibility
article
usability
web
jaws
screenreaders
january 2005 by ohskylab
Guardian Unlimited | Life | Guardian life bad science
december 2004 by ohskylab
Atomic tomatoes are not the only fruit
article
journalism
science
top
december 2004 by ohskylab
Sony Walkman - Music to whose ears?
december 2004 by ohskylab
No invention in my lifetime has so changed an art and cheapened it as the Sony Walkman, which first infiltrated our culture 25 years ago this month.
article
ipod
music
top
walkman
december 2004 by ohskylab
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