Archive for the 'web development' Category

managing timezones with PHP and Javascript

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

In a current project we need to keep a log of all activities and present that log to the users. And once we start needing to tell users about times we raise the whole spectre of timezones.
After some heated design discussions we narrowed our requirements to needing to provide a choice of two possible […]

hyperland

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

Through the wonders of the web, a fascinating 1990 documentary on hypertext has surfaced on Google video. The documentary is called Hyperland and it is written and narrated by Douglas Adams.
Set as a dream sequence, Douglas explores the wonderful world of “non-sequential television” with his agent Tom, played by Tom Baker (arguably the best […]

copyright and your website

Friday, June 9th, 2006

Copyright is simply the protection given to an author to allow them to enjoy the fruits of their labours. It is generated automatically and freely whenever anyone creates an original expression of an idea (be it a web page design, a sound clip, a paragraph in an article, etc).

For anyone creating/administering a website, copyright […]

using a wiki in your organisation

Monday, February 13th, 2006

What is a wiki?
A wiki is simply an online document that can be edited by anyone who views it. When viewing a wiki document, readers are provided with options to edit the content they are reading.

Selecting to edit exposes the content and allows it to be directly modified. When saved, the modified page […]

evaluating software packages

Friday, January 13th, 2006

This document outlines the usability evaluation criteria that can be applied during the assessment of commercial software. The purpose of such an evaluation is to ascertain the extent that the software meets the following goals:

Support efficient task performance
Provide the ability to complete end to end business tasks accurately
Provide end user satisfaction:

Active provision […]