Backnetwork sees another outing this weekend. We have setup a full copy of the system for the delegates of BarCamp Ireland barcampireland1.backnetwork.com. If you have not heard of BarCamp it’s a great idea a non-conference conference. In their own words… “A BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire…
It has been well over a week since d.construct, which was a great conference. The backnetwork seems to be a real success. Everyone took it to their hearts creating lots of relationship links. The number of photos taken at d.construct this year was also jaw dropping. For me backnetwork has…
Once I talked my company into becoming a sponsor ford.construct06 the next big question was what gem we would give to the delegates. I have been given so much stuff at conferences; pens, books and lots of bags. The only thing of true use being a plastic plectrum from SWSX.…
The thought of not getting hold of a ticket to the d.construct conference lead me to take a rather radical course of action. When it was pointed out to me that sponsors get free tickets, I had no choice but to back the event. After selling out in 30 minutes…
In this article I hope to give an overview of a number of interesting techniques used in the construction of the MapSurface prototype. The core of the design is a modular architecture which is built using a combination of on-demand script loading and JSON data transfers. MapSurface has a widget…
I really enjoyed @media 2006, I had a really hard time deciding which talks to go to. I did find some of the content a little light weight, but there were a couple of sessions which I got a lot from. The general themes of the conference where well captured…
Pierre Far has updated his PHP/MySQL backend for the AJAX Link Tracker. Pierre’s code now works with the 2.2 version. This version adds additional date related functionality. PHP/MySQL AJAX Link Tracker can be downloaded from Pierre’s site http://ekstreme.com/phplabs/ajax-link-tracker.php. The updated features include: Records clicks on buttons Overlay is drag able…
This week Google has topped a poll of the UK’s “most-loved” brands. Yet amongst some of the people I known the word Google is starting to be used with the distain once only reserved for Microsoft. Although Google is building vast mass market appeal, I am starting to feel very…
I have rewritten the Ajax Link Tracker to provide a more robust downloadable version. One of the more interesting aspects of Ajax is the ability to track a user’s interaction within the browser. I wanted to investigate navigation patterns, so I built the Ajax based link tracker. If you press…
Three weeks after the event, I must be the last person to write aboutSXSWi 2006. As I gained so much from the experience I thought I must share a few words however late. Early this year I was talking to a director of a large UK publishing group and he…