Monthly Archives: November 2006

Playpen #7 – Flickr API

With my new-found ability to consume RSS (and by inference, any XML), my next challenge was to combine that with Playpen # 2 – Lightbox JS and the Flickr API and see what fun I could have. Firstly, I logged … Continue reading

Posted in development, technology | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Playpen #7 – Flickr API

RSS – Consumer Indegestion

As well as problems generating my own RSS feeds, I’ve been banging my head against the Adobe brick wall as far as consuming RSS is concerned. Dreamweaver8 is my weapon of choice for development (so shoot me), and I tried … Continue reading

Posted in development, software | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on RSS – Consumer Indegestion

20×2 v6.5 – Where Am I?

I had fun at last night’s 20×2 event, which was well attended by those keen to see the first event held outside Texas. The speakers were: allison pickett (artist) steve day (comedian) jaye joseph (designer) jon roobottom (designer) ann mcmeekin … Continue reading

Posted in geekery, social | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Playpen #6 – sIFR Headlines

I’ve been meaning to experiment with sIFR headline styling ever since hearing Dave Shea’s Fine Typography On The Web piece during the @media 2006 conference. I’ve finally got a demo going at playpen #6. What does sIFR mean? sIFR stands … Continue reading

Posted in development, typography | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Playpen #6 – sIFR Headlines

Playpen #5 – Well Fed

Generating RSS I’ve been meaning to get some rss feeds sorted out for my photographic sites for some time. There were some technicalities which I was wracking my brains to overcome, and for a while, I couldn’t make up my … Continue reading

Posted in blogging, development, technology | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Playpen #5 – Well Fed