BarCampTexas January 26-27, 2008

I just signed up for BarCampTexas. There have been a couple of barcamps that I was invited to, but couldn’t make the dates due to weddings and other obligations. http://www.barcamptexas.com “BarCamp is an ad-hoc technology gathering for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and […]

Technology Lost II

Thursday night, for the Cowboys/Packers game, we met K and A at The Corner to see the game on the NFL channel. That was the same night as the Cleve Jones lecture and presentation of the AIDS memorial quilt on campus, so I left to go shoot and then returned at about half time. I […]

Keyword popover ads

Many users are exiting websites without even glancing at the content. Why? Too much junk: ads without close buttons (or ads where the close button is really a link to the site being advertised), keyword popover ads, and extensive use of flash instead of content. So, why do websites do it. Guess. Money. Well, those […]

Refresh

There is a great new group in town: Refresh BCS. It’s a wonderful gathering of designers, photographers, programmers, and others who want to elevate the quality of such works in our community. Last month, they brought Google in to speak. The July program promises to be just as wonderful.