Will’s Blog

Seeking somewhere cooler today, I headed to the local shopping centre (Chadstone), and walked around a little.
Actually, was hunting for a new hifi system (the old one has a non-functioning CD Player, and none functioning right speaker!).
When I went past the Telstra shop, I decided to drop in to see if they had any of [...]

Wizard Based Interfaces are really easy for beginner users to interact with your system.
Traditional Interfaces provide a faster method of task interaction for more advanced users.
The traditional interface allows them (more advanced users) to be in control of the entire task interaction process from start to end.
A badly designed wizard interface forces users to do [...]

Ok, i’m still not at the stage where I plan to release too many details on the exact specifics of what the project is (I still don’t think it’s important to reveal what it is).
I’m not even sure at this stage if it’ll ever be more than a proof of concept/learning project.
That decision i’ll [...]

Here is an email I sent to the aus-dotnet list today that I thought I’d share with my blog readers (well, those blog readers who aren’t also on the list!)
Thought I’d also just copy and paste the exact subject line too

Hi guys,
I know that many web developers on the list and elsewhere [...]

Well, Andy Marks thinks it’s a good idea. (I know, old post, but it’s the first i’ve seen of it!)
I agree with many of the points he mentioned. (In fact, I think Andy Marks was a lecturer on my campus. Because I seem to remember one of my guest lecturers last year introduced himself as [...]

So, i’ve just been reading the Official Google Blog, and I noticed they added this post.
There are some tips and tricks here to refine your Google search, or maybe try the simple “CheatSheet”.
Looking at it, i’ve used nearly all of the different operators except for “~”.
Appending the ~ before a search keyword means it will [...]

I’ve been referred to this free DNN training videos website hosted by traincert.net.
Cool!
And there was a DNN article in this months’ first ever ANZ MSDN Magazine (ANZ = Australia and New Zealand) written by Philip Beadle and Todd Mitchell, both of whom are regulars at the Melbourne .NET User Group meetings.
Great to see [...]

Leona just messaged me on MSN Messenger with a link to JustF*$%ingGoogleIt.com.
She said “if someone ever asks you a stupid qn….” refer them to that site. (Hey, she said it, not me! )

One interesting thing to note is a non-existant website (http://12.163.72.13) has a GoogleRank of 4/10.
[If you don't know why that above web address is of interest, go read my previous post].
So how does a website that does not exist, end up being given a GoogleRank of 4 out of 10?
Well, some individuals actually have a [...]

Just a quick post before I go, then Melbourne .NET User Group meets today and there is going to be a guest speaker (Jonathon Wells) who is currently a Product Manager on the Compact Framework over at Redmond.
The meeting details is as follows:
Microsoft Theatre (5:30PM to 9:00PM)
Level 9
Como Office Tower
644 Chapel Street
South Yarra
Anyone is welcome [...]