Archive for July, 2008

Need to run multiple versions of Firefox on Windows or Linux?

I have had a few people ask recently how to run multiple versions of Firefox on the one Windows machine. The procedure is the same for Linux.
What you need to do is to install each version of Firefox into it’s own folder with a different profile for execution.
On Windows, create shortcuts like this:
“C:\Program files\Firefox\Firefox-1.5\firefox.exe” -p [...]

WIPA, IxDA, IA Institute & more

I am a web professional. I pride myself on my knowledge of all things web related. It has been like this for my entire technical career. It is what I do (apart from take the occasional photograph).
But with my move to Brisbane I have lost a lot of the contacts and peers that I had [...]

Pattern Libraries

I am currently working on a project that has had to review and implement user interfaces. The customer is in a hurry, as always, and the user (i.e. the people that pay the bills) are in danger of being ignored.
So what is the solution to this?
Well apart from negoitating and adovcating the user experience at [...]

UI tools for you to check out!

I do a lot of interaction design and like to experiment with lots of different tools. Have a look at these:
Balsamiq – A Flash based mock-up tool with a desktop version. I have used this and I like it a lot.
RapidRabb.it – Browser based prototyping. My next tool to try.
Pencil Project – Firefox browser based [...]

Yes they are…

Strength is learnt when conquering the seemingly insurmountable!
I have been working with the internet since 1993. I have seen a lot of things come and many go, but one thing that has stayed constant is change… Yeah I know, that’s no great insight but why has technology moved on, but the companies that implement or [...]