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Briefly Noted from September 27, 2006

• No more Sunshine girl?

  Looks like the Toronto Sun wants to drop the bikini-clad institution

  Sep 26 2006 at 8:56 AM EDT

  Topics: Newspapers, Toronto

• Web Directions North

  The famed Web conference is coming to Vancouver in February 2007.

  Sep 25 2006 at 4:48 PM EDT

  Topics: Web Culture, Canada

• Simon Willison's re-introduction to JavaScript

  Great review of the basics offered one a-ha moment: objects and associative arrays are the same thing.

  Sep 24 2006 at 6:01 PM EDT

  Topic: JavaScript

• Znaimer may get his Way

  Toronto is considering naming the strip of Queen West that runs past CITY-TV, between John and Duncan Streets, Moses Znaimer Way.

  Sep 22 2006 at 9:51 AM EDT

  Topics: Toronto, TV

• Shafer loves the Times Reader

  And I admit, it does sound quite enticing. Still not sure it can't be done with some effort on the Web, tho.

  Sep 20 2006 at 8:40 PM EDT

  Topic: Online Journalism

• Windows Vista UX Guide

  The user experience guidelines for Microsoft's new operating system will help shape many people's interface expecations.

  Sep 20 2006 at 8:05 PM EDT

  Topics: Usability, Computers

• Take an RSS usage survey

  Microsoft is doing an quick snapshot of how people use RSS and will be releasing the results to the public on October 20, 2006.

  Sep 20 2006 at 7:51 PM EDT

  Topics: Web, Technology

• Spacing's Toronto election Blog

  Covering the public spacing issues during the run-up to the November 13 election.

  Sep 20 2006 at 9:11 AM EDT

  Topic: Toronto

• Final Fantasy takes the first Polaris prize

  Best pick overall (and no doubt, the best one politically) from a very loaded field.

  Sep 19 2006 at 11:19 AM EDT

  Topics: Music, Canada

• Understanding Objects in JavaScript

  After all these years, I finally get it.

  Sep 19 2006 at 9:41 AM EDT

  Topic: JavaScript

• How to design an online product

  In this case, Google Calendar, but the steps showed be followed by any online initiative.

  Sep 18 2006 at 10:50 PM EDT

  Topics: Web Technology, Web Design

• Why monospace is small

  Mr. Hyatt tries to explain why monospaced fonts can look smaller than proportional fonts.

  Sep 18 2006 at 10:41 PM EDT

  Topics: Web Design, Browsers

• globeandmail.com design tweak

  Geoff Teehan adjusts the design of globeandmail.com to improve the homepage design.

  Sep 15 2006 at 12:35 PM EDT

  Topics: Web Design, Work

• Transparent alert messages

  A proposal for making alert messages more usable.

  Sep 14 2006 at 10:06 AM EDT

  Topics: Web Design, Usability

• CSS filter for IE7

  The short: ":first-child+html" will only target Internet Explorer 7.

  Sep 14 2006 at 10:05 AM EDT

  Topics: CSS, Browsers

• Standalone IE7 RC1

  Once again, it's possible to launch a standalone version of Internet Explorer 7

  Sep 14 2006 at 10:03 AM EDT

  Topic: Browsers

• Toronto Hydro's WiFi now live

  Coverage (in the downtown core) is free for the first 6 months, about C$30/month afterwards.

  Sep 7 2006 at 12:51 PM EDT

  Topics: Toronto, Web Technology

• What newspapers really need to do online

  Adrian Holovaty offers a large manifesto to which I can only reply: ditto.

  Sep 6 2006 at 12:48 PM EDT

  Topics: Online Journalism, Newspapers

• Pageviews are Obsolete

  The pageview metric is constant issue as we try to develop smarter Web sites that don't rely on fully reloading pages.

  Sep 1 2006 at 3:06 PM EDT

  Topics: Web Design, Web Technology

• Survey of Internet use by U.S. newspaper

  Lots of data on what newspapers are doing online, with some interesting recommendations

  Sep 1 2006 at 11:28 AM EDT

  Topics: Newspapers, Online Journalism

• Sawatsky's interview tips

  37 Signals summarizes some of John Sawatsky's famous interview advice.

  Sep 1 2006 at 9:56 AM EDT

  Topic: Journalism