Textplates: Why Working For Free Pays Well
posted in sitescore, textpattern, textplates, themes by Richard Glover on Mar 3define cognitive frictionOver the past week, we (by which I mean “I”) have been working on templates for the Textplates competition. I learned of the contest only recently via the Textpattern group on Ma.gnolia (which I recently reviewed). This post is about the competition, the templates, and lessons learned.
we.b2.0.al.izr: The Making Of
posted in generator, hotness, php, web2.0 by Eric Doss on Feb 23define cognitive frictionLast week, Richard and I were discussing the proliferation of private-beta sign-ups that we had encountered. Most of these sites had little more than a very vague description of the service and a email sign up form. ...
Review: Ma.gnolia Is The New Del.icio.us
posted in delicious, magnolia, review, web2.0 by Richard Glover on Feb 17define cognitive frictionMa.gnolia, a social bookmarking service that on the surface is Yet Another(YA)del.icio.us, recently went from private-beta to public. Unfortunately, I was right in the middle of writing a review when this happened…another post idea down the drain. But, in light of recent criticisms lodged by raving lunatics, I thought it might benefit some small community of curious readers if I continued my musings.
Web 2.Blow
posted in usability, web2.0 by Richard Glover on Feb 12define cognitive frictionWhat is Web2.0 and what is wrong with it. Two endless topics for debate. In this post, I attempt to give demonstrative answers by highlighting the worst aspects of Web2.0 frontpages (with counter-examples a-plenty). An ambitious undertaking worthy of your viewing, indeed! Read on…
Textpattern Comments That Work
posted in comments, css, plugins, textpattern, tutorial by Richard Glover on Feb 4define cognitive frictionImmediately upon completing the base code for the blog, I turned my attention to implementing a comment system that was classy and useful. I am a Texpattern novice, and there is VERY little out there written about making comments happen. That there may be others out there like me who are equally deserving of beautiful comments is the justification for this post’s existance. Read on for a ridiculously detailed guide to setting up your comments.
First Post!
posted in blog, css, faux-columns, script, wordpress by Richard Glover on Jan 26define cognitive frictionI’ve always wanted to say that; but I’ve never been fast enough on Slashdot to do so (not even one that ends up being tenth post). Furthermore, I’m a latecomer in the blog phenomenon. Little did I know, I could fill a hole in my soul and repertoir by simply creating this page. Read on to find out why we are doing this and what we learned in the process.