Inspired by phreakco I've implemented a small top frame for navigating the new and popular list. I'm scheming a system where you can mark results and then get a frame to surf them with, if somebody doesn't patent it first.

1/14/2000 6:43:07 PM

CNET.com - News - The Net - Search tools leave Web out of sight covers a pair of browser adjuncts which provide additional contextual information on a lexical level. These functions take advantage of the power of hypermedia , but with ugly proprietary backends. We need a GNU, javascript version, that integrates with public databases and offers greater degrees of customization.

In other news, I've got a demo of my readability enhancement for Neuromancer up - it's IE only and better (?) in IE5.... feedback appreciated.

1/13/2000 11:26:10 AM

It occurred to me this late evening, while detailing a javascript solution to alllowing deep linking to an atlanta publication for my local engine, that old browsers share a certain parallel with the human elderly. Kinda of a scary thought, but one that works on a usability angle and fits with the notion of "internet time". Need Sleep...
ADDENDUM: If Netscape 2.0 is an old man, IE 3 an old woman, what is AOL 3?

1/11/2000 10:49:06 PM