OpenOffice.org Training, Tips, and Ideas
Given my recent switch to Open Office, this blog is exactly what I need these days (via Kathy Sierra)
(tags: openoffice blog)

Sacred Cow Dung: All Things Web 2.0 - “THE LIST”
all the 2.0 apps you could ever want and then some… (although, obviously there are more that we don’t *know* that [...]

BackupMyBlog, Automatic Remote Daily Blog Backup
a (currently free) service that backs up any MySQL blog remotely. Nice idea, but am I the only person feeling a little reticent about giving someone else all my content in a nice little bundle like that. (yes, yes… I know, they could just as easily get it all via [...]

Every now and then, companies do really smart stuff. Apple are pretty well known for doing smart stuff, and Nike have also done lots of smart (or at least, expensive!) stuff online. And now, hoorah, they’re doing smart stuff together. I feel so proud and happy!
Nike and Apple® today announced a partnership bringing the [...]

FavIcon from Pics — how to create a favicon.ico for your website
one day when I finally get around to ‘branding’ myself (or, more to the point, briefing someone competent to do it for me!), I’ll definitely need a favicon. In fact… maybe i need a temporary one now!
(tags: favicon icons blog)

Stellarium
Stellarium is a free open [...]

in the last few days, Microsoft Office has been playing up on me. I go to load Windows, and it just doesn’t. I don’t know what’s wrong and I’ve tried all the technical tricks I know to get it working (which is a pretty limited bag of tricks I have to admit). So, I’ve decided [...]

Does your gmail inbox look like this one? Mine does.
Does having a never-ending, never-empty inbox stress you out? Yeah, me too.
Did you know *you* can have a beautifully clean, empty gmail inbox with all your emails beautifully filed away, out of sight where they’re not going to make you feel anxious? No, me either.
In fact, [...]

How is an interaction designer like a choreographer? They both rely on conventions and patterns to faciliate powerful and efficient communication.

Last night I went to the ballet. I’m not really much of a ballet girl. You’re much more likely to find me at the symphony. I haven’t been to the ballet for almost 10 years [...]

Does Google Succeed Despite Bad Design?
A great response by Joshua Porter to Don Norman’s recent attack on Google’s design (Derek Powazek has apparently also been having a go at Google’s design… I haven’t gotten to that yet)
(tags: google critique interfacedesign)

information - interact 10 ways
an *amazing* way to see a whole lot of images. [...]

New Levels of Experience Design
an interview with the Head of Brand Visual and Sensorial Experiences at Nokia (what a great job title!)
(tags: experiencedesign nokia)

Reduce user needs with these 15 tips for writing smart user manuals
I don’t write so many user manuals these days, but if I was just starting out at it, I would have [...]

It’s been a long time coming and, just like Google Calendar, it comes completely out of the blue.
Hooray! Finally we have Australian Google Maps.
Reported today in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Let the mashups begin!