North Carolina Flea Market
Posted Wednesday, November 30th, 2005 at 7:30 pmLooking for some holiday gift ideas? Visit a flea market.
Archive for November, 2005
Uncle David’s House
Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2005 at 7:17 pmThanksgiving was at Uncle David’s house this year. Great meal, family, and conversation pieces.
Analyze This
Posted Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005 at 3:04 pmI’ve been using Goole Analytics for about a week now. I’m testing it on this site, as well as on a few Lambda Chi Alpha sites.
Though there have been several bumps, it’s a handy service; as it should be, considering it’s a free offspring of Urchin, a web statistics service that cost $200 a month before Google bought the company in March.
I’m getting some great stats on the websites I’m testing, despite Goolge Analytics telling me I’ve installed their tool incorrectly.
I understand they closed registration for new accounts, citing heavy demand. But I’m still able to add new sites to my account without an apparent limitation.
I can see this becoming a popular tool for both webmasters and managers alike.
Do Not Disconnect
Posted Tuesday, November 15th, 2005 at 11:50 am
For the most part, I like my iPod. But there is one feature I can’t figure out.
How do I get my iPod to display the album artwork and/or the artist and song while it is docked? All mine ever displays is the “Do not disconnect” message.
I tried going into iTunes preferences and checking the “Display album artwork on your iPod” setting, but it just doesn’t take.
I’ve updated both iTunes and the iPod software. I’ve even tried this on both of my iPods on two computers.
It sure would be a nice if my iPod displayed useful information while docked, which would keep me from maximizing iTunes every time I want to know what I’m listening to.
Magazine’s RSS Feed
Posted Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005 at 11:34 pmThe electronic versions of the Cross & Crescent magazine were launched less than 24-hours ago and one chapter has already added its RSS feed to the front page of their website.
Ending all print production distribution of the magazine will reduce the accessibility of our content for some members, this I am sadly sure of. But at the same time, its new electronic formats will increase accessibility and exposure for others.
The RSS feed is a clear example. With only a few lines of code, the Shippensburg chapter webmaster was able to add the magazine’s table of contents to his website. Not only that, his website will automatically receive the next table of contents when we publish the next issue on December 2. He doesn’t have to do anything, it will just show up.
We also produced two PDF versions of the magazine: one low-resolution for screen and one higher-resolution for print. The PDFs package the same content into a finished 16-page publication members can print and read offline. Sadly, it takes a lot of extra work to create the PDFs — there is little I can do to automate that process.
Lastly the web-based XHTML version of the magazine is the big accessibility winner. Nearly any web-enabled device can now obtain the magazine’s content. This includes computers, cell phones, and even screen readers for the visually impaired. I know a visually impaired Lambda Chi would will certainly benefit from this change.
So there you have it. Some members are going to no longer get the magazine at all because they don’t have access to the web. Many others, however, now have greater access and more options on how they receive this publication.