Monthly Archives: September, 2009
Harvard’s First Online Course: Justice
Take a front row seat at the first class Harvard has ever made available online, and perhaps meet the inspiration for Mr. Burns from the Simpsons. Justice is one of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history. Now it’s your turn to take the same journey in moral reflection that has captivated more than 14,000 [...]
Value of Front End Developers & the Web
Paul Carvill, a uk based web developer, interaction designer, user experience expert and information architect has a nice post on his blog about the role and value of the front-end developer: http://www.paulcarvill.com/2009/09/why-front-end-developers-are-so-important-to-the-future-of-businesses-on-the-web/
Why Apple Supports HTML 5 (Sorry Adobe/Flash)
Interesting article over at apple insider on standards, apple, and html 5. While the standard isn’t yet finished, Apple is already using HTML 5 as an important component in the company’s strategies, ranging from the iPod touch and iPhone’s mobile browser to Safari on the Mac and PC, from Dashboard widgets to new iTunes LP [...]
The Profiler (Facebook + PaperVision 3D)
Super-slick facebook connect experiment where you navigate your facebook network via a 3d papervision UI. http://www.theprofiler.be/
HBO Story Cube
The HBO Story Cube embraces the telling of deeper and more engaging stories in innovative ways. I don’t know if it is more than I imagined, but cool nonetheless. http://www.hboimagine.com/
Beck: Femme Fatal
Record Club: Velvet Underground & Nico “Femme Fatale” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.