Blogs

Just a quick link to a very cool visualization of magnetic fields by Semiconductor. Apparently the effect is closer to art than science but the lines and sounds have a really great aesthetic. It would be really cool to have this sort of information displayed live using an augmented reality system.

Another test application for visualizing data collected by my GPS logger. This time the data is from skiing at Whistler Mountain.

I was always under the impression that a business account is something desirable, that there were benefits of having one. Maybe lower fees or advantageous account types. If you're a web-based freelancer thinking about a business account you might want to reconsider.

Just stumbled on the periodic table of visualization which shows several different types of visualizations including tree maps, flow charts, and venn diagrams. Best of all, you can see examples of each by rolling over it's little square. Great resource thanks to Visual Literacy!

I've cleaned up the process of adding images from Flickr to my blog posts. If you're interested in seeing how it was done and downloading a hashed-together module, keep reading.

I saw some great tricks at the recent WordPress camp; tricks that make it more pleasant to write blog posts. I've implemented some of these ideas in my Drupal blog so read on to find out how you can make blogging easier for yourself.

The inaugural WordCamp Vancouver was inspiring and fun. Seven people spoke on a good variety of topics including writing better content, using WordPress as a platform for developing websites, and monetizing a blog.

You might have seen Flash advertisements or video players where the Flash movie expands beyond its original borders. The basic implementation is a javascript resize but there are a couple ways to go about this, each yielding quite a different effect.

This has got to be the easiest way to get your Wordpress blog data into a graph visualization. I've done most of the legwork for integrating with Constellation Roamer so all you have to do is set some configuration options and upload. Give it a try!

A quick test for visualizing similar artist data harvested from MusicBrainz and Last.FM. It's also been coupled with Amazon's web service so you can see a list of albums sold by the artist.