May 2008

129 bookmarks saved in May 2008

parchment - Google Code

http://code.google.com/p/parchment
"Parchment aims to be a web-based Z-machine interpreter that uses open web technologies to provide the same level of functionality that desktop-based Z-machines offer, with added conveniences that only the web can provide. "

Isolator

http://willmore.eu/software/isolator
"When you're working on a document, and don't want to be distracted, turn on Isolator. It will cover up your desktop and all the icons on it, as well as the windows of all your other applications, so you can concentrate on the task in hand."

rifflet.com

http://rifflet.com
"A rifflet is a piece of a song--a bass line, a guitar riff, a drum beat or something else entirely. Share your rifflets and combine them with others, or even upload a finished song."

Creating accessible charts using canvas and jQuery | Filament Group, Inc., Boston, MA

http://www.filamentgroup.com/lab/creating_accessible_charts_using_canvas_and_jquery
"Data visualization in HTML has long been tricky to achieve. Past solutions have involved non-standard plugins, proprietary behavior, and static images. But this has changed with the recent growth in support for the new HTML Canvas element, which provides a native drawing API that can be addressed with simple Javascript. This article is a proof of concept for visualizing HTML table data with the canvas element."