Category Archives: Philly
Septa Schedule on iPhone
This week is full of iPhone news and coverage of its new 3G debut on Friday. In the same spirit I thought I would share one of my favorite web applications on the iPhone, it is iSepta.org. This is a type of site that I use everyday. It has all timetables and schedules of trains in Philly.
Even if you have another type of mobile phone (Blackberry, Treo etc..) with a web browser you can still use this site.
Three geniuses put together this little web app, and kudos for designing such a useful and easy to use iPhone app. Thanks!
Check it out: www.isepta.org
Free Philly Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi junkies should rejoice….The Philly Wi-Fi will now be free to use anywhere in the city. The wireless network was bought out by private investors yesterday. It is not completely free, in that you will see ads when you surf the net, but that’s still a good deal.
Philly’s Worst Logo
Compilation of the ugliest logos in Philly…it is a fun contest. Check it.
ZAG WEEK: Marty Neumeier coming to Philly
Marty Neumeier, author of ZAG and The Brand Gap, will conduct a three-day branding workshop in Philadelphia on September 18-20, 2007. For schedule and registration visit: www.zagweek.com
Something is in the AIR
I recently attended the Adobe AIR Bus Tour in Philadelphia and was quite impressed with the updated version of Apollo, which is now called AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime).
As many technology junkies predicted, line between web and desktop applications are beginning to blur. One of these technologies that bridges the gap between the web and the desktop is AIR. AIR allows you to easily develop and run web applications on the desktop in any platform or operating system as long as you have Flash Player installed. There are many AIR based applications already developed that you can download and install on your computer. For example, the Kuler Desktop, the online application for creating online color themes is pretty cool.
There are number of ways to develop AIR based applications, using Coldfusion, CSS+HTML, Ajax, Javascript and others, just make sure you have Flex Builder or the AIR SDK on your computer to test them out. Also, check out the tutorials if you are new to AIR.
Weekly Round-up
Microsoft Designs High-Tech School in Philly
Kudos to Microsoft and to Philadelphia School District for pulling this off. Let’s hope that other big cities move in the same direction to rescue their failing public school systems.
Phony Web Design Company Shutdown by U.S. Court
Beware if some web design company calls you to setup your web site for free. If you accept their “no-obligation” free-trial offer, you will pay an arm and a leg at the end of the month.
Web Builder 2.0 Conference
If you want to build rich-interactive web applications or would like to learn how to start, then you might want to take a look at this conference. It will be held from December 4-6, 2006 in Las Vegas, NV.
Amigo
Amigo is a new service that matches advertisers with online newsletters. Built by the same good people who brought you Drop Send.
Target.com Web Accessibility Lawsuit Gets Green Light
U.S. Judge in California upheld the lawsuit against Target.com. The lawsuit came about because Target.com was not accessible to blind users.
Crazy Egg
Very neat service that shows you where people are clicking and where they are not on your web site.
Add microformats magic to your site
Article on how and why you should incorporate microformats into your site.