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WhirCat

5/1/2009 in General by face | No comments

I got tired of trying to choose between UDAP and Rdb Notes for keeping track of work-related things.

Welcome to WhirCat

Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well

3/23/2009 in General by face | No comments

Goto considered harmful?

Summary: Big, two-dimensional drop-down panels group navigation options to eliminate scrolling and use typography, icons, and tooltips to explain the users choices.

via Mega Drop-Down Navigation Menus Work Well Jakob Nielsens Alertbox.

Preeeeee

1/9/2009 in General by face | No comments

It may be time to upgrade in August.
Palm Pre

R, the Software, Finds Fans in Data Analysts – NYTimes.com

1/7/2009 in General by face | No comments

To some people R is just the 18th letter of the alphabet. To others, it’s the rating on racy movies, a measure of an attic’s insulation or what pirates in movies say.

via R, the Software, Finds Fans in Data Analysts – NYTimes.com.

Open source software makes the Times.

The Cornell Note-Taking System

1/6/2009 in General by face | No comments

Forty years ago, Walter Pauk (1989) developed what is known as the Cornell notetaking technique to help Cornell University students better organize their notes. Today, Pauk’s notetaking technique is probably the most widely used system throughout the United States.

via The Cornell Note-Taking System.

Cornell Notetaking – Blank Sheets

1/6/2009 in General by face | No comments

It’s hard to believe that this little tool designed to help you take better notes has been around since October of 2005, but it has. I’ve received loads of feedback from students, parents, and teachers singing the praises of the notetaking method and the generator that makes taking notes a little easier.

via Cornell Notetaking Method Custom PDF Generator.