March 2005 – Chiperoni ku Basel

Flower Myth

today’s cultural event: went to see the exhibition, Blumenmythos, at the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen (along with hundreds of other visitors). The show is a “must see”. Some of my favorites: David Hockney, Mount Fuji and Flowers, 1972 Andy Warhol, Flowers, series, 10 sheets, 1970 I’ll probably go back on a quieter day to see… Continue reading Flower Myth

wordpress: how it all started…

it would be nice to have the flexibility of MovableType, the parsing of TextPattern, the hackability of b2, and the ease of setup of Blogger

intro to php

Practical examples showing how to use basic PHP to display dynamic web content: Easy-peasy PHP

handmade latte macchiatto

is it machiato, macchiato, or machiatto? non lo so!

spell with flickr

Blogger Meetup in Basel in March 2005

Just got back from the Swiss Bloggers meetup in downtown Basel. It was fun sharing experiences and talking about tools and seeing the blogger “in person”. As Bamboozled had announced a couple of journalists came by asking questions about blogs, star bloggers… and the future development of blogs.

usability and rich web apps

Worries about rich web applications: I know I’m just one quiet voice in a storm, but if you are thinking of developing any kind of “rich” web application, please, please, embrace all the aspects of the web experience we all love so much rather than rejecting them for your own preferences and assumptions. Don’t make… Continue reading usability and rich web apps

jetzt

yet another quote…

I would rather endure the discomfort of adventure than the boredom of luxury.

influence

Even introverts influence other people. Sociologists tell us the most introverted of people will influence 10,000 others in an average lifetime. Wow. How many people might you influence, seeing that you actually want to make a difference in the lives of other people? source: paraphrase from one of John C. Maxwell’s books on leadership I… Continue reading influence

Traveling to Livingstonia in 1924

Traveling from Scotland to Livingstonia in 1924

Tips for Mastering E-mail Overload

via kottke: HBS Working Knowledge: The Leadership Workshop: Tips for Mastering E-mail Overload

What One Does With a Geography Major

here’s another blog from Malawi – this one’s from Livingstonia in the northern part: What One Does With a Geography Major

If you’re in marketing…

Ten Reasons Why Blogging is Good For Your Career You have to get noticed to get promoted. You have to get noticed to get hired. It really impresses people when you say “Oh, I’ve written about that, just google for XXX and I’m on the top page” or “Oh, just google my name.” No matter… Continue reading If you’re in marketing…

from no phone to mobile phone

97% of people surveyed in Tanzania said they could access a mobile phone, while just 28% could access a land line phone.

blogging from Lilongwe

Read Mike McKay’s blog on living in Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. update: The blog address has changed to http://www.vdomck.org/blog/

Homesite 4.5.1 and Windows XP

If you’re still using HomeSite 4.5.1 on XP and you’ve activated automatic updates, you can start looking for an alternative HTML editor. I am. Couple of days ago my HomeSite kept crashing, everytime I clicked the Design tab. Displaying the following error message: No such interface supported. A DHTML patch in one of the recent… Continue reading Homesite 4.5.1 and Windows XP

Month: March 2005