Google Analytics and cookies
A few days after the launch of Google Analytics, the web is buzzing all over about it. Due to an unexpected amount of users the service was temporarily crippled, but now it seems to be up and running.
Posts from year 2005
Found 14 hits, currently showing 1-10.
Release party for Playing the Angel
The release party for the new album Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode was upon us. The stage was set for the all-star tribute band called 101.
Bricks of Segovia
The magnificent aqueduct of Segovia was created around 100 AD, being one of the best preserved Roman aqueducts in Spain and possibly the world. 14 kilometers of stone brought water to the city with a one-percent grade of slope.
Viva Las Vegas
One might think that you arrive to Sin City by casually driving your car down the Strip, throwing your car keys to a valet and start indulging in whatever the premises have to offer.
The beauty of Big Sur
Big Sur is a section of the Californian coast, often said to be one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. We left the cozy town of Carmel early in the morning, leaving nothing but memories and a pair of sunglasses in the sand.
Hello again San Francisco
It’s been two years, but it feels like I never left the streets of San Francisco. The smell of Chinatown, the dust of Rasputin Records, the financial loss at Amoeba Records, the joy of Borders and the something-something of Haight-Ashbury. It’s good to be back.
The Big Easy is not so easy anymore
The hurricane Katrina has arrived at the mainland of Louisiana and hit Mississippi like a ton of bricks. Many streets in New Orleans are reportedly flooded by two meters with tales of alligators swimming around.
Accessibility issues with Ajax
The word Ajax has been buzzing everywhere for the last couple of months. Ajax is a term coined by Jesse James Garrett at San Francisco-based company Adaptive Path in February 2005.
Google Maps versus Virtual Earth
The map war between Google and Microsoft has recently gone full throttle. In response to Google Maps, today Microsoft launched Virtual Earth. In standard software tradition they “happened” to delete the Apple headquarter from the map.
The web of tomorrow
The last ten years has seen the web transform from a technical curiosity to a vital channel for information. In the middle of the 1990s, very few knew what a web page was, let alone had one.