One of the most beautiful interactive charts I have ever seen is Gapminder World 2006, which merges impressive data visualization technology with human development statistics.
This chart allows you to compare worldwide statistics such as population, % of women in the workforce, and poverty. The two axes can be changed on the fly, and on mouseover [...]
I recently started using Tortoise SVN (Subversion) to get a handle on version control in a multi-programmer project. Subversion is a Good Thing—you know, subvert the dominant paradigm, just like we learned in college.
However, I was having trouble getting Subversion and Dreamweaver to play nice. You see, Subversion places a “.svn” directory inside each of [...]
Recently I had the task of designing an online data collection form that included a “top three” question. This question requires the user to choose three favorites, ranked in order of preference, from a long list of options. The user can only choose one item for each ranking (i.e. there can’t be two items ranked [...]
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