|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Monday, August 31, 1998
Intel's got their head stuck up their ass again. And I thought Microsoft's business practices were shaky....sheesh. We all know that the U.S. school system has been going down the drain for many years. Could this be one of the many subtle contributing factors? Sunday, August 30, 1998I agree with Dan Lyke. A "web design" company called Netstudio shows as an example, how they can make a site design better. Unfortunately, the "before" design is actually better than the "after" design, however both designs aren't really that good. For example, which design can you print that will still be readable? Saturday, August 29, 1998How do you feel about dress codes at schools? Pro-uniform? Anti-uniform? Friday, August 28, 1998Hey, it's Benito Mosqito. Design reminds me of the Avengers. Retro, man... Hmmm...www.amazon.de. The Bertelsmann killer? (Bertelsmann AG owns Bantam Doubleday, BMG Music, and RCA Records, among others. At one time they owned B. Dalton.) Student Sues School Over Personal Web Site. Jeez, when will people get a damn clue and realize that this stuff is fake. If it sounds too good to be true, then it usually is. Sheesh. Wednesday, August 26, 1998This week's Rapidly Changing Face of Computing also talks about this concept of digital paper. The latest issue of Wired has a great article on the Furby. Man, if you see these toys on the toystore shelves, buy as many as you can. They are going to be *the* hot Christmas item this year. Trust me on this one, folks. I ate a can of Olestra-fried Pringles a few weeks back. "Anal Leakage" ensued. It appears I'm not alone. Salon tells us how to blow your wad. Tuesday, August 25, 1998AdWeek: The Box Office Top 10. Red Herring: More Microsoft Dirt. I'm not surprised at all. WebMonkey: More time-tested tips from HotWired designers. One of the best tips I ever got from Hotwired was the 8-color graphics palette to design with, in which everything you designed could use only this miniscule color palette. Fast Company: Don't Wanna Be Your (Temp) Slave. Have you seen the 1997 independent movie Clockwatchers? I'm told it's fabulous. Wanda Loskot talks about two-way communication between web sites and its visitors. The Scientific American tells us about the Reinvention of Paper....digital paper. Cool! Monday, August 24, 1998Yep, you can sell anything on the Internet. Car vs. Steel Poles. Poles win. Too much of Daddy's money + cheap car = pathetic kid. [Thanks, Jake.] The Hyper is a free newsletter from MethodFive about the New Media industry. Sunday, August 23, 1998Some unnamed people have criticized me lately of being too critical. But Jakob Nielsen responded to my positive rant from about a week ago. The only thing I hate worse than porn spam is religious spam. Jeez, this is why religion gets such a bad wrap. Hmmmm...why would andrethegiant.com automaticallly redirect to quantified.com? If Andre were still alive, would this be a trademark dispute? The Standard: The Internet Wasteland. Yawn....tell me something I don't already know. Friday, August 21, 1998Sorry, no updates until Sunday. Taking a few days off to visit some old friends. Vivid Studios Timeline. Yet another iMac parody. Sigh... Thursday, August 20, 1998CamRant: HTML Purist Revolution Salon: Courtney Weaver Uncovers the Sex Club. [Over 18 only, please.] Wednesday, August 19, 1998Some, sick, twisted fun. Some people will create a web site for just about anything. Got a Palm Pilot? If not, you should get one. They're pretty cool. Lots of free resources, too. Pilot Gear and Pilot Zone are two of the most popular sites. Tuesday, August 18, 1998CamRant: So Clinton Got Lucky The CamList is now available. If you like this site, you'll love the CamList. Hmmmm...interesting. If you haven't seen Colormix yet, you're missing something. Monday, August 17, 1998Dan Lyke rants about the new WebStandards Project. Feed: Were the Russian Constructivists the web designers of their time? [For the design geek in you...] So There, a web site that accepts writing submissions in the form of letters, has launched. Hmmm...interesting concept. Saturday, August 15, 1998Are you Canadian? Do you like news? Here's a site for you. Salon: Walk Like a Man, President Clinton. Friday, August 14, 1998Today is my dad's birthday. He'd be 56 years old. I miss you pops. The Mystery of Monster Mountain (and Captin America). Apple's iMac ships tomorrow. Congratulations Apple. One of the coolest personal web sites I've seen in quite a long time. I hope you enjoy the design, too. If you haven't seen this link from some of the other web sites out there, please read it now. In fact, you'd be smart to read it twice. Are you suffering from Information Overload? Some advice.... Thursday, August 13, 1998Probably not too many updates today. Cam's dragging his feet. Pssst! Hey mista...got any spare change? Coming real soon: The CamList. Wednesday, August 12, 1998CamRant: Are You a Web Hero? Peter Merholz at Stating the Obvious on portal madness. For those who realize the web is also for people under 4 feet tall: Scholastic and Purple Moon forge a partnership. The Australian Mouse Plague of 1993. Tuesday, August 11, 1998Reasons why I should be taking the next couple of days off from updating Camworld:
CamRant: The Problem With the Web Design Industry WebStandards.org launches today. Membership is open to anyone in the industry. Sunday, August 9, 1998DraplinGram: Don't cry for me Camgentina Courtney Pulitzer, the mistress of namedropping, yaks it up at the @NewYork Scene. Some people feel the whole Affiliates Program concept started by Amazon has gone too far. For instance, you can now utilize sites like BrandsForLess.com, Refer-It.com, and AssociatePrograms.com to do comparison shopping. What the Hell is a Skittles® Brand Portal? Saturday, August 8, 1998ZDNet compares browsers across platforms. I got this link from a new site, Webstandards.org, which will launch on Monday. They have a great Resources page started that should be good. Dan Lyke rants from about a year ago: Death of the Net Again, #1, and Death of the Net Again, # 2 Hey Kiddies, it's Storytime! "Curious George and the High-Tension Power Line", "Horton Hires a Whore", and "James and the Giant Roll of Barbed Wire." [Ahem, over 18 only, please.] Friday, August 7, 1998CamRant: Senseless 2000 My brother sent me this picture. Can there be any doubt? [Camworld reader Jesse James Garrett sent me a quick note saying that Mac the Knife has also pointed out that Apple's iMac looks like it was inspired by an iron and a vaccuum cleaner.] Here's another picture of the BMW. A bizarre parody of Cigar Aficianado. MacUpdate.com has redesigned. Hey, looks like another portal! NY Times on Digital Storytelling. More specifically, Maura Johnston and her Bittersweets.org site. Thursday, August 6, 1998Steve Outing's "Stop the Presses" column talks about magazine subscription services using email to save renewal notice costs. However, I see this as just another way for them to grab my address and spam me to death. Do your self a favor and register for Zoetrope, a free Fiction Writing workshop for the web. Then go read this amazing story. Damn good stuff. Salon Magazine on TV Guide. The magazine that's just begging to be a coaster. BoldType interviews Aimee Bender, author of "The Girl in the Flammable Skirt", an amazing new collection of short stories by one of the best new writers I've come across in a very long while. Magical Realism fans will embrace these stories and never let go. NY Times: Microsoft's Early Thoughts on an Internet Browser. Wednesday, August 5, 1998Camworld was chosen as the "cool" site in today's That's Useful, This is Cool. The Next Generation of Internet Consulting Firms. Yet another flame war with bad web designers flaming other bad web designers. Stanford Program on Brand Strategy. I want to go, but alas, I'm a poor underpaid peon. Tuesday, August 4, 1998What kind of company do you work for? Branding in the Fourth Dimension. Monday, August 3, 1998The Yellow-Striped Possum makes another appearance. There's a story going around that two Intel engineers incorporated a special message onto a new version of the Pentium chip. However, this link tells me that the image was stolen from a book cover. I suppose you want a large rat that barks, too. Yeah, American fads get me steamed. DaveNet: The Emotional Age of the Internet. [Dave speaks to us all....Thanks Dave!] Sunday, August 2, 1998Rebecca Eisenberg sounds off on social merits of marriage. This is pretty funny! The Lansing, MI school board can't be too happy about this "mock article", though. That picture on the blackboard in the background is f*cking hilarious! My old friend Cameron Mackintosh has something strange started. I wish he'd put up all his old material though. He's such a smashing good writer. Is the Rolling Stone publishing pornography? Here's an article. Justin Hall's Bud.com has a picture. The American Computer Exchange's Stolen Computer Database. Finally, a good way to use the Internet. Friday, July 31 - Saturday, August 1, 1998No updates today. My twin brother and I will be attending the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio. |
 |
