I use backpack to keep track of the links I want to share with you when the time is right. But for some of these links – their time never comes. They sit there in the queue and never get their 15 minutes of fame. They never get to stand up straight in front of millions with the lights shining. It really is a sad situation and I’d like to rectify it. Today I’d like to dedicate this post to all the links that are not as interesting, not as shiny, a little outdated, and are all around a little more dull than the other links. (note: your millage may vary)
* Free Conference calling for when you don’t have WebEx or another corporate tool.
* Three Hypotheses of Human Interface Design “Hypothesis 1: Human interface cognitive load is proportional to the number of clicks/keystrokes/gestures”
* The Lightswitch That Might Explain a Lot About Java via Global Nerdy “I gave a talk at Sun Labs where I encountered a special light switch in one of their conference rooms. At first I thought it was some kind of silly “engineer” joke. But the light switch functions as stated for real. Does it win the award for the most confusing light switch?”
* Grey’s Law also known as Hanlon’s razor “Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.”
* Google Product Search (formerly Froogle) lets you comparison shop prices across many online stores, Google style.
* Instructables “The World’s Biggest Show & Tell” have user submitted content on how to do one thing or another. Their feature article: How to Solve A Rubik’s Cube.
* Spiral of Silence – “The theory asserts that a person is less likely to voice an opinion on a topic if one feels that one is in the minority for fear of reprisal or isolation from the majority”
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