http://www.planet-anarky.co.uk George Rosier's portfolio & blog site Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:12:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So Google have just announced that they'll be launching their own browser at some point today: Google 'Chrome'. So what does this mean for us ('us' being the vigilant, awesome, honourable and every-so sexy web users)? Well, I can't speak for everyone but - upsettingly, perhaps - my first reaction is ... http://www.planet-anarky.co.uk/index.php/2008/09/02/new-browser-google-chrome/ Just a quick update to say that I've downloaded and installed Elgg - an off-the-shelf open source social network that seems pretty packed full of rather awesome features, and is accessible! I suggest you take a look if you've been thinking something along the lines of "Hmm: you know what'd be ... http://www.planet-anarky.co.uk/index.php/2008/09/01/instant-social-network-elgg/ Whilst looking for camera insurance, I stumbled across www.photoguard.co.uk. And I bet you can just guess what's coming next ... A (short) critique of www.photoguard.co.uk Firstly, this is clearly quite an established business - and a very niche one at that. Photographers have a lot of expensive kit to lug around, and ... http://www.planet-anarky.co.uk/index.php/2008/08/26/browsers-and-design/ Hello - I've moved house, and have no internet connection. Rest assured, all will return to normal once BT have pulled their collective finger out of their arse. http://www.planet-anarky.co.uk/index.php/2008/08/13/wot-no-updates/ "Stormy weather forms funnel cloud!" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7492301.stm) I think this News article sums up Britain wonderfully. A funnel CLOUD (singular) was spotted in the sky: instantly warrants BBC News report. Quote: Nigel Bolton, a weather forecaster with the Met Office added: "We have about 30 to 40 touchdown tornadoes a year in the UK ... http://www.planet-anarky.co.uk/index.php/2008/07/06/we-are-so-british/ So, a recent update by Google announced that they're to start indexing Flash content. This is good right? Well, at first glance yes - since generally speaking, it's better to index content than not. But there are other more worrying ramifications. That's a good word, that: "ramification". RAM-ification. Sounds like a vetinary ... http://www.planet-anarky.co.uk/index.php/2008/07/04/google-to-index-flash-content/ This week, I've decided to take a look at the website of one of the most well-known skatewear retailers: Route One. I've long been a fan of skatewear in it's various incarnations, so a recent visit to this site left me in a bit of shock. Don't misunderstand me: it's ... http://www.planet-anarky.co.uk/index.php/2008/07/02/whitespace-the-final-frontier-routeonecouk/ Just a quick site review, since I'm off out in a moment! Yes, I do actually see daylight occasionally. So, after my recent raft of shoe e-Tailer site reviews, I thought "Why break the habit?". After unsuccessfully trying to find some specific trainers in the Schuh site, and subsequently finding further ... http://www.planet-anarky.co.uk/index.php/2008/06/20/layout-design-and-customer-service/ Just a brief post to say that, should you still need convincing of the need to do usability on your website (or any other visual media, for that matter), then here it is: our very own WordPress blogmeisters are carrying out usability studies on their WP interface. They're doing it. So ... http://www.planet-anarky.co.uk/index.php/2008/06/20/still-need-convicing-of-usability/ Stepping away from my online shoe retailer fixation for a moment, I thought I'd talk briefly about ads in computer games. Whilst reading The Register, I came across an appropriately scathing piece about videogame ads...an opportunity to share my love of computer games and cool eye-tracking technology! It does also ... http://www.planet-anarky.co.uk/index.php/2008/06/17/ads-in-computer-games/