Web 2.0

my take working with the New web

Explain Twitter to your grandma

Posted by Gregg on February 9, 2009 in Web 2.0

What the ‘H E Double Hockey Sticks’ is Twitter?
I have been asked this question on many occasions and my response has varied and often fallen short of best describing what all the twitter is about.  So finding this video gem was very nice.

ASU’s Secure Web Development Committee’s First Meetup

Posted by Gregg on October 4, 2008 in Secure web development, Web 2.0

ASU’s Secure Web Development (SWD) committee’s first meetup from Gregg Turnbull on Vimeo.

My favorite page of the moment… and the angst of the Apple WikiServer

Posted by Gregg on July 30, 2008 in Web 2.0

So the new Apple wiki server is hot of the presses, feature rich, and really slick overall.  The problem is that there are very few steps to walk in and those using it are more like explorers hacking at jungle vines that tourists enjoying a well marked, scenic drive.  I’ve been charged with building a [...]

Check vs Select

Posted by Gregg on June 17, 2008 in Web 2.0

Working on an survey like application and came to a head scratcher. When some one is instructed to select one item from a list, should the question be presented as a select box, or radio buttons. There is much that goes into the decision.
Radio button method always presents the choices on the screen, [...]

Let’s get Naked! April 9th, 2008

Posted by Gregg on April 4, 2008 in Web 2.0

For the past two years I’ve missed the opportunity to be naked in public, at leas at the socially acceptable time. This year will be different as I have put everything in place to join many other web standards minded folk in celebrating CSS Naked Day.
This event was started two years ago by Dustin [...]

Sociable Timeline via Dipity

Posted by Gregg on April 2, 2008 in Web 2.0

It was one of those moments I am often faced with. An idea creeps into my head that causes an immediate rifle for the laptop to search for said idea to see if another had hatched it at an earlier date. My search term, ’social timeline web 2.0′. The second hit [...]

Take the ‘Rise’ on the go

Posted by Gregg on March 22, 2008 in Web 2.0

Announcing m.riseofthephx.com, or really my use of mofuse.mobi.  If you ever need one of my bad puns or one liners and are away from the traditional pc, just direct your browser to m.riseofthephx.com to see all my posts formated for your device.  Very crafty indeed.

What’s in your library

Posted by Gregg on February 7, 2008 in Web 2.0

One of the most cost effective ways to keep your team in the know is to periodically turn them loose on Amazon with the mission of stocking a reference cabinet. Tech books can be expensive and often fall out of date within a year or two of purchase so it becomes critical to [...]

If you build it (correctly), they will come (wirelessly)

Posted by Gregg on January 31, 2008 in Web 2.0

Just hitting the RSS Feeds and found a link on Cameron Moll’s Authentic Boredom blog that states “ESPN.com: Mobile visits briefly outpaced PC visits“.  This is huge for web masters/designers as it is yet more proof that the days of PC based visitors dominating the visit list is waining.  The fold is no longer fixed [...]

Awesome.. Google Maps Today and tomorrow!!

Posted by Gregg on January 28, 2008 in Web 2.0

Today..
Google Maps now allows you to correct the pointer when it is pointing to the wrong house. When you are in the maps view with an address being displayed in a bubble, there is now an option to ‘Edit’. Just drop and drag the arrow. Great for giving solid directions, bad if you [...]