http://www.pagetoscreen.net/ On paper its one thing. On screen its another. en chris@pagetoscreen.net 2008-07-08T12:25:00+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/start_of_the_page_navigation/ You will have seen ‘back to the Top’ or some such phrase used on web sites. I have always hated seeing that phrse, because ‘top’ doesn’t really make a lot of sense. Words lke this just distract from the real content. There are often times, though that pages become very long when lots of items (like in a blog) are listed, and it really does help if there is a quick way to get back to the navigation and menus etc. Here is what I am doing on a few sites. ExpressionEngine, How I do things, Ideas Chris Jennings 2008-07-08T12:25:00+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/new_bbc_website_for_wider_display/ I think this looks really good. It really is just plain simple and the layout is not too busy. The best feature has to be the customisation. It is possible to change the colour scheme and choose alternative categories for the site.One important change; this is set up as fixed width - fitting into a 1024 pixel wide display. Most sites I work on are still kind to users with 800 pixel widths.You can find the BBC web site here. Noticed Chris Jennings 2008-04-09T17:44:01+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/public_or_private/ I have set up a few forums and blogs with commenting and I have had some thoughts and issues about what should be private and what should be public. This can often lead to confusion. Why should things need to be kept private and how do you manage different levels of privilege? Ideas Chris Jennings 2008-02-04T10:40:01+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/cables_cobbled/ We don't tend to think about it that often but our connections around the world are actually reliant on cables laid on the ocean floor. It turns out that 2 cables running side by side have been severed by a ship's anchor off the coast Egypt.There are conflicting reports about the cause but what seems strange to me is that the cables are near enough to one another to have sustained the same damage.  Noticed Chris Jennings 2008-02-03T20:08:00+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/coda_ing/ Used up the tryout period and have now committed some money for real!What a tremendous tool this is but wait.... I still have some niggles. I love it but how can I deal with all the other lovely tools that now clutter my applications folder. What shall I do with BBedit? And what of TextMate? My students need to use Dreamweaver (unfortunately), so I still need to know all about that too.  Software Chris Jennings 2007-11-11T19:54:00+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/the_100_laptop/ David Pogue, who now says that he will stop his podcast for a while elaborated on the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC).Earlier on Pogue reviewed the laptop and you can see this on YouTube. Take look ...  Noticed Chris Jennings 2007-10-17T11:34:00+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/realistic_electronic_books/ This is a Google TechTalk from Google's YouTube channel.An electronic book is defined as a digital book that not only captures the affordances of a physical book, but also transcends the limitations of its paper counterpart. There is much debate as to whether the use of the book metaphor is appropriate for an electronic document. - Veronica Liesaputra  Reading, Technology Chris Jennings 2007-07-31T15:15:00+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/announcing_the_open_library/ Aaron Swartz has announced a demo of the Open Library Project. I really admire this idea and wish him and the team the very best of luck with it. The technology looks really good and the team includes designer Rebecca Malamud who's work I have admired before at MappaMundi.net Visit the Open Library site Sourced at Aaron Swartz Books, Noticed, Publishing, Reading Chris Jennings 2007-07-30T22:06:00+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/sichuan_media/ The group of journalists were from Sichuan provence in China and were undertaking a course in the department of continuing Education at Oxford.Here is the lecture  Talks Chris Jennings 2007-07-19T15:08:00+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/digital_da_vinci_codes_thousands_of_leonardos_papers_go_online/ A small library in Leonardo Da Vinci’s hometown uploads a large portion of the Renaissance man’s notes into a searchable digital archive, free for all the world to pick through. Sourced at Wired News Education, Noticed Chris Jennings 2007-06-23T18:26:27+00:00