Design news | Apr 02
Hivelogic devised a super script to encode email addresses and put a barrage to being spammed mercilessly by bots roaming the internet.
Looking for witty thoughts - read his articles! Way cool rotating b&w images. Thumbs up Dan!
I just did a test on yahoogroups - I cancelled my long standing account there (I was registered as far back as 1998 - with precedent owner). Since there are 2 lists using yahoo - I decided to open a new account... Guess what? Within 10 min of activating the new account - SPAM was in my mailbox with a @YAHOO.COM extension. I am absolutely furious!
I sent a complaint to yahoo and deleted the new account though I'm going to miss the lists - getting spammed is out of the question! Enough of that garbage!
Privacy security complaint - let them know!
Electrifying copyright norms and making cyberspace more like a book by Ann Bartow.
A huge work in progress concerning copyright.
U.S. Considers Microsoft Passport as National ID.
Now this is really scary!
...“75 countries participated in Microsoft Government Leaders Conference this week in Seattle, where Gates said: some governments may opt to use companies such as Microsoft or America Online as the bank that registers people for online usage.”
The news link from Mircrosoft.
Creative Behavior - April issue!
“Imagery has been shown to facilitate recall in many studies... appears to play a major role in problem-solving and creativity.”
Photoshop 7 is shipping! Check the demo - the new functionalities include a file browser, new auto-color, the healing brush and much more.
WORM virus <W32.Klez.H@mm> alert!
Usually comes with 2 attachments. On the page, will find the procedure to download a program to scan/restore your computer. Make sure you read and DO exactly as recommended.
Where all the Work's Hiding by Martin Burns
Get an interesting view of what the New Economy is about.
Yahoo sent a newsletter this am stating that: “...we have created a new Marketing Preferences page within the Account Information area. We have reset your marketing preferences and, unless you decide to change these preferences, you may begin receiving marketing messages from Yahoo!”
Send feedback to Yahoo.
Read about two new security issues related to M$ products today. MS Office on mac and SQL Server.
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via: Sabin Densmore
Favelets brought to you by Tantek Çelik
An interesting new concept by Wired editor at large Kevin Kelly (who's been one of my fav futurist thinker and writer for a long time) and Well founder Stewart Brand: The Long Bets Foundation.
Read the article.
Inspired insights by Chris Esterline.
“I've been lobbying to hire programmers who'd rather code than suggest they have a notion of design. Let the designers design and let the coders build.
Steve Jobs had a vision -- it was through such vision that his engineers built what is now Apple. Where would personal computers be had Steve listened to the nay-saying engineers of the day?
Remove the art from the Louvre. What's left is a hauntingly large expanse, bare, lonely and without meaning. If I believe anything: it is the work of the artist that gives all of this (life, the web, etc) meaning.
What my mind sees is often different that what the tools allow me to build -- why not create and then ask the tools to evolve to meet my design.
What comprises the member group who dictates standards... Not who, but specifically what type of person develops standards. Why do those who organize logical structures end up dictating boundaries to those who generally have trouble with limits in the first place?”
IBM, Microsoft plot Net takeover by David Berlind
“IBM and Microsoft have been quietly busy behind the scenes for the last two years building a toll booth that could position the two companies to collect royalties on most if not all Internet traffic.
...According to documents on the W3C's Web site, IBM and Microsoft not only own intellectual property within specific Web services protocols, but also have no intentions of relinquishing their IP rights to those protocols should they become standards.
...The RAND framework is widely acknowledged as the one that keeps a vendor's options open in terms of being able to charge content developers and Internet users a royalty for usage of relevant intellectual property.”
In IE6 running on XP/Win2000 it seems there is a back button security loop!?!?!
Tx to everyone sending in their comments + suggestions on the Fee for content survey results. Keep them coming - these will be sorted and a *report* will be posted in about a month.
The compilation of the *Pay for content?* mini-survey is competed. Get the results + insights here.
There are a few open end questions at the bottom of that page. If you have constructive comments or suggestions - I am interested in reading them.
Together we can build What the Web Will be!
Avocadolite new interface. Ari and Thalia are simply amazing designers! Luv their work!
No more interviews? Find out why from Len Stein public/media relation head.
Need an interesting view of what Branding is about? Branding in the Survival of the Fastest Era by Kyla Lange Hart.
For people who make websites:
Fixing Your Site With the Right DOCTYPE by Jeffrey Zeldman
Black Hammer, NYC is looking for a full-time Office Manager. To apply, please email resumes along with salary requirements to Karen Tercho - jobs @ blackhammer.com - please, no phone calls and definitely no recruiters.
Cynthia Bauzon new site layout
An idea a day? The ideas published are free of copyright*.
Wow this is an interesting concept and there are some really interesting ideas indeed.
Think before you talk? Web talk lands some in hot water - about free speech.
+ [ t w i c e 2 ] + version 3 looks great!
Marc Andreessen (x-founder of Netscape) says:
“If a computer can see it, display it and play it -- it can copy it.”
Another bout of paranoia towards M$? check this out! Will we ever have the suite of programs we need to design and manage our profession on an open standard OS?
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via: Darren Yates.
Anti-Trustworthy computing. Would you trust your life to Microsoft?
Have you heard of stereotypography? I think it's one of the smartest concept for news feed for our community.
Now in a brand new flava! Go!
New evil! Pop-up downloads! Gosh will spam ever end?
The Mouse that ate the public domain by Chris Sprigman
A must read article on the future of copyright law.
FWA Soty? A highly talented flash designers jury will review a bunch of highly talented flash designers. That's why you need to visit the link.
Winners to be announced in Jan 2003.
I've discovered a wealth of new sites - check the new posted updates. I am completely amazed by the talent of designers the world around.
Summer in the City. Smart Cabrio cool little cars.
Tree-Axis has 4 new short flash experiments.
c. v. d. l. n. d. d. p. . . . . short for natural digital!
uh-uh what's up? Macromedia pushing to have developers create entire pages in flash?
We shall never forget...
LXFX.de check version 2.0.
Following last week post on Yahoo spamming strategies, in this article concerning Double-Click lawsuit - you will see that Yahoo new opt-out policy hasn't gone unnoticed!
Send feedback to Yahoo and file complaints with TrustE.
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via: Erwan Deverre and Josh Tackitts
I've updated all directories graphics. Enjoy!
Creative Behavior - March issue! With a new article I wrote:
Online, the brand is YOU by Carole Guevin
Are computer sales to the public banned in Cuba? Read the article.
/ trueistrue evolved!
Now this is a fab idea!
A cool new site for branding GTA Technologies n'machina makers of custom made *dream machines* (workstations + servers). Shopping for a new machine? Get a quote!
If you are a member of the Babble or WDF discussion lists - amongst others and are registered at Yahoo - pls verify your account info. THEY had the guts to default every account to *YES* for marketing info and even *email or telephone* contact in ref with this.
This is disgusting - appalling that Yahoo spams it's users after raking millions in their treasure chest. Users unite - voice this around you!
