Month: April 2007
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Xaja tenretni
When I was a kid Ajax was the cleaner that didn’t scratch your surfaces (remember Xaja Diquil?). Now it’s Asynchronous Javascript and XML, a technobabble way of explaining the ability to dynamically refresh content on the page without the need to refresh or reload the entire page. From a users perspective, it can be pretty…
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In praise of the unpredictable
(Picture courtesy Holly Perkin aged 3 years 8 months). When children first draw pictures they are wonderfully unstructured and haphazard. Over time we encourage them to restrict this expression, we reward them for colouring in spaces and not going over the line, we congratulate them for accuracy of portrayal. Why do we do this? Is…
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Wonder pets! Wonder pets! We’re on our way!
If you’re reading this post in 2027 and no-one has used this yet – take note. Wonder Pets are the cultural reference of the future. They will be what The Clangers, Roobard & Custard and Rentaghost are for my generation. My two daughters are totally transfixed as each episode, Linny the Guinea Pig, Turtle Tuck…