I’ve been making some changes on our website that last few weeks to help improve the usability of our website and make information available in different ways. Most recently, the feature I added scans a directory for files that have been uploaded in the last seven days. It then lists the filename, adds a link… Continue reading Recently added files
Month: November 2005
Writely
I came across a cool web-based word processor today. It’s called Writely, and for the majority of the Word document I create, this does just fine. Very cool.
Horizontal Scrolling
I like to use my six-year-old daughter as a reminder of how basic computer users use the web. This morning she was trying to use a site that was designed for a 900×600 browser viewing size. Even though we have our monitor’s resolution set to 1024×768 and our browser is maximised, we also have the… Continue reading Horizontal Scrolling
New Icons
Ever since I came across Dan Cederholm’s SimpleBits website, I have enjoyed developing icons. With my work on the University of Lethbridge Faculty of Management website, I’ve developed a small set of icons. I call it the Hot Pepper Silver Icons set, and I am making it public for purchase. It’s a basic set consisting… Continue reading New Icons
RSS and ColdFusion
RSS is rapidly becoming a popular format for providing content. It allows users to subscribe to bits of information, so they can be notified when new information has been posted. I’ve been tossing around the idea of implementing RSS at work lately, and wanted to do it with ColdFusion. I finally buckled down and put… Continue reading RSS and ColdFusion