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	<title>isambard :: information architects</title>
	<link>http://isambard.com.au/blog</link>
	<description>news and resources from this Sydney-based IA company</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>linux file structure</title>
		<link>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2007/10/03/linux-file-structure/</link>
		<comments>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2007/10/03/linux-file-structure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
		
	<category>geek.edubuntu</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A picture is worth a 1000 words and all that.  For those wrestling with where unix/linux files are stored on your machine, a simple diagram from geek2live explains all.
 Click on the picture for a closer look.
Personally this is a bit &#8221;under the bonnet&#8221; for me.  So far with edubuntu been quite happy to let it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>managing timezones with PHP and Javascript</title>
		<link>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/12/06/managing-timezones-with-php-and-javascript/</link>
		<comments>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/12/06/managing-timezones-with-php-and-javascript/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		
	<category>geek.php</category>
	<category>web development</category>
	<category>geek.javascript</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://isambard.com.au/blog/?p=44</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fixing MS Word Bloat</title>
		<link>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/11/02/fixing-ms-word-bloat/</link>
		<comments>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/11/02/fixing-ms-word-bloat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny</dc:creator>
		
	<category>technical writing</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://isambard.com.au/blog/?p=43</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry.  There are more reasons for file bloat in MS Word than we can possible manage.  So this article will focus on just one that we tend to run into regularly.
Problem we had was when writing training materials and including images of overheads.  We&#8217;re firm fans of the &#8220;Send to MS Word&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>osx backup - the easy way</title>
		<link>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/10/16/osx-backup-the-easy-way/</link>
		<comments>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/10/16/osx-backup-the-easy-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		
	<category>geek.osx</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://isambard.com.au/blog/?p=42</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a few weeks of research I&#8217;ve finally put together a backup routine for my powerbook that works.  For the first time for a long time I&#8217;m actually taking backups. 
I use SuperDuper to clone my entire hard disk to a removable USB drive whenever I remember to plug it in.  Here&#8217;s the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>don&#8217;t like DRM?  Say so today!</title>
		<link>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/10/03/dont-like-drm-say-so-today/</link>
		<comments>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/10/03/dont-like-drm-say-so-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		
	<category>zzMiscellany</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://isambard.com.au/blog/?p=41</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, October 3, is the international day against DRM.
If you&#8217;ve ever got annoyed that you cannot copy your CD to your PC (tick), or miffed that you cannot take a backup of your daughter&#8217;s favourite DVD (tick), or wanted to store that same DVD on your computer so she does not have to sit through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>hyperland</title>
		<link>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/09/19/hyperland/</link>
		<comments>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/09/19/hyperland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		
	<category>user interface design</category>
	<category>web development</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://isambard.com.au/blog/?p=39</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;non-sequential television&#8221; with his agent Tom, played by Tom Baker (arguably the best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>recognising an individual&#8217;s sensory learning preference</title>
		<link>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/07/09/recognising-an-individuals-preferred-learning-style/</link>
		<comments>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/07/09/recognising-an-individuals-preferred-learning-style/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2006 05:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		
	<category>instructional design</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://isambard.com.au/blog/?p=38</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

It is reasonably well recognised (e.g. we won&#8217;t question it here!) that each of us has a preferred or dominant sensory system.  This means a person will prefer  to communicate or learn in either:

a visual way (e.g. seeing)
an auditory way (e.g. hearing)
a kinesthetic way (e.g. touching)

This article provides clues to help determine your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>copyright and your website</title>
		<link>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/06/09/copyright-and-your-website/</link>
		<comments>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/06/09/copyright-and-your-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		
	<category>web development</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://isambard.com.au/blog/?p=35</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>producing iso9000 compliant documentation</title>
		<link>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/05/15/producing-iso9000-compliant-documentation/</link>
		<comments>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/05/15/producing-iso9000-compliant-documentation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 02:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		
	<category>technical writing</category>
	<category>process design</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://isambard.com.au/blog/?p=34</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
To be ISO 9000 compliant a document must:

be identifiable 
be verifiable 
be legible 

identifiable
Each document must have some unique identification. this can be as simple as its title (you may only have one &#8217;sales manual&#8217; for example), or can be a more involved/useful numbering scheme (document 4.4.103, etc). 
For most organisations the identifier is known. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PHP basics: sorting a multi-column array</title>
		<link>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/04/15/php-basics-sorting-a-multi-column-array/</link>
		<comments>http://isambard.com.au/blog/2006/04/15/php-basics-sorting-a-multi-column-array/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		
	<category>geek.php</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://isambard.com.au/blog/?p=32</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

PHP support for arrays is fantastic, particularly for those of us with a history using ASP. One of the key advantages of arrays is the ability to compile our information, sort it as we want, and then display it.  Sorting a single-column array is straightforward (there is a sort() function).  But what about [...]]]></description>
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