I have just started using the Chrome Radio Player and search as I may, I was unable to find a single source for the streaming urls of Australian radio stations. I have found them and here is the result of my research. You can plug these URLs into … [Continue reading]
Visual metaphors assist busy readers, learners
Posted on April 26, 2010 Written by
See this in the news: Probono Austrlalia Apr-24 Non-profit Forum May-02 Announcing the availability of the first implementation of the Knowledge Ferret open source project. The knowledgeferret.com adds a compelling visual … [Continue reading]
Golf Zero
Posted on March 20, 2010 Written by
Some keen golfers face a time when they can enjoy a walk around a golf course, but are not able to swing a golf club like they used to. A golfer's swing could be interrupted due to injury, sickness or due to natural aging processes. Should an … [Continue reading]
Knowledge Ferret
Posted on March 20, 2010 Written by
A novel way of applying adult learning and human-centric design principles to the presentation of large bodies of knowledge. … [Continue reading]
Lifetime Postal Address
Posted on February 16, 2010 Written by
I would like a Lifetime Postal Address (LPA) that I could give to the 50+ organisations that send me items in the post. I would be happy to pay Australia Post $100 per year for the opportunity to never have to change my postal address - ever. Given … [Continue reading]
Working Commute by Rail
Posted on February 15, 2010 Written by
I visited Thirlmere yesterday - the centre of Steam Engines in NSW. I didn't get to ride on any of the engines, but did meet half a dozen people who commute daily to the Sydney CBD to work. This is a two hour commute - in both directions. One … [Continue reading]
Use less fuel in city driving
Posted on December 9, 2009 Written by
Given that expecting motorists to manually start and stop their cars at traffic lights is impractical and unlikely to be widely adopted ... How can we stop our cars burning petrol while waiting for a traffic light to go green crawling in … [Continue reading]
CSS Properties (on one page)
Posted on July 12, 2009 Written by
Check out this persuasive demonstration of CSS properties using the (On on Page) information design pattern: CSS Sandbox … [Continue reading]
SPARQL on one page
Posted on July 11, 2009 Written by
Check out this very informative page using the (On on Page) information design pattern: SPARQL FAQ … [Continue reading]
The Lightbox Clones Matrix (On One Page)
Posted on July 4, 2009 Written by
Ozh has created a Lightbox Clones Matrix selection tool that exemplifies many of the qualities of the (On One Page) design pattern. … [Continue reading]
(On One Page)
Posted on June 26, 2009 Written by
Announcing (On One Page)(On One Page) - is an information design pattern aimed at assisting people to master best practice guidelines, policies, procedures and bodies of knowledge. I have created some examples: New South Wales Health … [Continue reading]
Opera Unite and Tier Agnostic Computing
Posted on June 16, 2009 Written by
Opera has just released Opera Unite web server in the browser technology. Here is analysis by Mashable. Opera Unite is an enabling technology for tier agnostic Request Based Distributed Computing (RBDC). Key issues directly addressed by Opera Unite … [Continue reading]
Ambi Programming Language
Posted on April 29, 2009 Written by
Ambi is a programming language generalised from Reverse Polish Notation arithmetic and an extensible RPN Calculator hosted in the browser. I love RPN calculators and decided early in 2009 to try and build a fully programmable language as an extension … [Continue reading]
Visual PMBOK(r) Guide
Posted on April 29, 2009 Written by
jospar.com is a service to learners seeking to increase their PM knowledge and to their instructors. It is an application of information aesthetics to the PMBOK® Guide. … [Continue reading]
Collatz Conjecture and Ambi
Posted on April 29, 2009 Written by
Here is the Ambi code to calculate the Collatz sequence including a demonstration for the largish number 99,999,999. To run this code simply copy and paste it into the wholly browser based Ambi implementation. // Collatz Sequence … [Continue reading]