Maps and links to maps from I think everywhere. I first used this great library years ago. It still rocks.
For the iPodPhonePad and other mobile devices. Good overview article from the Adobe Developer Connection here (Note the error in their table. See corrected table below).
We love hardware acceleration. Hardware acceleration is why a $40 DVD player from Walmart plays DVDs perfectly and a $1500 computer plays them poorly.
| 4:3 | 16:9 |
|---|---|
| 640 × 480 | 640* × 360 |
| 512 × 384 | 512 × 288 |
| 480 × 360 | 480 × 272 |
Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug.Terminator 2: Judgment Day
That’s science fiction. This isn’t:
We must have this. Release date April 12. See the Adobe launch site.
As Photoshop continues to learn at a geometric rate, we may end up, in a panic, trying to pull the plug. Until then, we’ll keep using it.
“10 Simple Web Accessibility Tips You Can Do Today.” Good reminders.
I’m not talking about cheat sheets that are going to get you busted for knocking the Aggie Honor Code. These cheat sheets will help you become more efficient and they are worth a look if you use any of these apps.
Some cheat sheets I have found helpful:
Sent by Kim, a very comprehensive checklist. Items to check off in twenty categories. Some that may not be needed in all cases, some very obvious.
Much of it is/should be habit, but there are some good reminders.
Rhonda and her group have done a bunch of work on using best practices in Word to create accessible PDFs from reports. This is the corresponding info for InDesign CS4.
Page on Adobe site PDF overview
From the PDF’s intro (emphasis added):
Can you read this document with your eyes closed? For people with visual disabilities, that’s a challenge they’re faced with everyday. Fortunately, you can use Adobe InDesign CS4 to make an accessible PDF document. You do this by adding “under the hood” features that don’t affect the look of your pages, but do allow screen readers and other assistive devices to function properly.
Bummer. But it’s fun to watch the twitter stream.
Historically, I’ve thought of HOW as solely a print designers’ conference. But Kim, who’s attending, set me straight:
Dude, it is all about design (ie: problem solving), not print. There are plenty of sessions on interactive!
So, maybe next year…
Remember when Windows was just becoming popular? People would say things like “Do this, this and this. Don’t worry, you can’t mess it up.” Of course, that was a lie.
Now, remember when OS X came out and you heard “the Terminal lets do all these things much faster than the Finder. But since you have direct access to the OS, you can destroy things just as quickly—and with no warning.* Therefore never touch the Terminal.”? Actually, that last part was just my subconscious speaking. It was lying, too.
But fast matters. Over the past few months I’ve gradually been reading up on the Terminal and practicing doing little things like copying files, setting permissions, opening/editing hidden files, etc. Check the list above for some of the resources I’ve found useful.
Like learning to ride a motorcycle, the most dangerous time is six months in when you start thinking you can do this pretty good and start getting cocky.
del *.* at a DOS command prompt thinking I was in a subdirectory. I wasn’t. I still shudder. <shudder> See?
The only good part was that all the files in the subdirectory were deleted, as I intended. Along with the rest of the C drive, which I didn’t. <Shaking it off>
(Actually, Norton Utilities got it all back. But still.)
I’ve come to think of this conference as a web standards and best practices conference.
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