November 2009
24 posts
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Slaying the Autocomplete Dragon
Designing an autocomplete framework is hard. Really hard. How do I know? I need one, and I need it to perform several different duties: as a search box, as the “TO:” field for a social network messaging form, and as a tag list. Each use case demands autocompletion, but they behave differently in subtle yet important ways.
First I tried jQuery.autocomplete, but that uses a silly...
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I was doing some comparison shopping at Apple today. Here’s a shot of Apple’s “Employee Purchase Program” store:
And here’s the same page at Apple’s “Education” store:
Notice any differences? They’re subtle, to be sure.
The EPP store has a Favicon, while the EDU store does not. Winner: EPP.
The search box on the EPP store is...
Wine Review: 2007 Ruffino Chianti
Rating
★★✩✩✩
Winery
Ruffino
Vintage
2007
Country
Italy
Color
Red
Name
Ruffino
Grape
Sangiovese, I assume
Price Paid
$9.99
Good for
grad school house parties, particularly if you can get it cheaper than I did
Bad for
romantic dinners
This wine has surprising legs and a potent alcohol smell for only being 12.5% alcohol. Other than the alcohol scent, though, there’s...
RT @Yardboy: “‘Washington needs a dose of Florida common sense.’ Crist, you couldn’t be more cliché if you were gay and married your beard.”
RT @stephenfry: Dreamt I solved the Poincaré Conjecture using a tennis racket, teapot & rubber sheet. It really worked but vital steps gone
Gorgeous and useful new @storenvy updates
Reading through Stephen Few’s comments on the data visualization examples on his site: http://www.perceptualedge.com/examples.php
RT @janettecrawford @dougsdigs Totally awesome Halloween window projection in KC: http://bit.ly/pubm5
A bit sad that only one position on the Somerville ballot is contested today. #bostonelection
I’m trying to make pinstripes on a large canvas in Acorn. Zoom out -> crooked lines (don’t snap to grid). Zoom in -> can’t do whole vertical
Just nominated http://grasshopper.com for Social Media Ad Campaign http://mashable.com/owa #openwebawards
Just nominated @lessallan for Funniest Person to Follow http://mashable.com/owa #openwebawards
Just nominated http://thedailybeast.com for Best Online Newspaper http://mashable.com/owa #openwebawards
Just nominated http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/ for Best Political News Site http://mashable.com/owa #openwebawards
Just nominated @techpickles for Most Educational to Follow http://mashable.com/owa #openwebawards
trying to put together a meeting invitation for about 20 people and Entourage keeps crashing. #moremicrosoftsoftwarethatsucks
Settling into another Monday at the office…
Too much to accomplish to do NaNoWriMo or PragProWriMo. They do sound both fun and useful, though.
I don’t suppose anyone has a copy of the Diablo II expansion pack. (HT to my cousin Alex for getting me re-addicted to DII)
I just found a “Bonnaroo 2009” CD in my apartment with a setlist written on “Husch Blackwell Sanders” paper. Does this belong to you?
Watching the MIA/NYJ game because it’s what’s on at the restaurant. Makes of think of @garyvee. I hope he’s well.
RT @Yardboy: “Few things in life match the thrill of a marathon.” Hey, whatever helps you freaks sleep at night, sure, go with it.