A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

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Entries Tagged as 'Internet'

Dilbert archive anyone?

June 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Like antibogon, I wish there was an online text-searchable Dilbert archive — let me rephrase, a free online text-searchable Dilbert archive. At the moment I wish I could find a 3-panel strip where Alice has her annual review. Unfortunately, Google text and images searches have been unsuccessful, and I really don’t relish going through [...]

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Tags: Everything Else · Internet

Award for Worst Use of Flash in a banner ad..

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

…goes to Jupiter Online Media. Talk about under-using an Internet advertising medium. Not to mention that apparently they want you to make a deal with a ghost.
Click here (banner is too long to display here)
Originally seen at Intranet Journal.
Did I mention that clicking the banner tries to open a pop-up?

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Tags: Advertising · Internet · What were they thinking?

We’re just testing - W&M

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

I was somewhat amused today when I came across a strange list of web sites in the College of William & Mary’s Site Directory: Other Offices and W&M Sites. I’ve pasted it below for posterity.
33. Football Camp Site - Fictitious
http://www.wm.edu/it/test/workshop/laptop05
This site is a fictitious football camp site used in an IT Dreamweaver workshop.
34. Football [...]

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Tags: Design · Internet

Weirdness

January 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Came across several odd things online today… not just your regular “news of the weird” either…
Blossom: The Brave Balloon at things magazine. Printed in London, 1941. You can read the book by clicking on the first image; clicking on the image you’re reading will advance to the next page, until you get near the [...]

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Tags: Everything Else · Internet

Technology and the human

January 8th, 2008 · No Comments

I think he’s a little late….
 Intel predicts the personal net
Mobile devices will deliver a more personal internet within five years, using chips with the power of today’s desktop PCs, Intel’s head has said.
Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show, Paul Otellini predicted mobile devices could soon “augment reality” by pulling data from the net [...]

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Tags: In the News · Internet