Comments for andrewzahler.com http://andrewzahler.com Online journalism and offline life Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:15:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Making timelines with Time Glider by Michael Richardson http://andrewzahler.com/2010/02/24/making-timelines-with-time-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-542 Michael Richardson Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:15:08 +0000 http://andrewzahler.com/?p=463#comment-542 Hey there Andrew: Thanks for the nice blog entry about TimeGlider. I think your critique is a good one. We're working on having the zooming be a little more responsive and doing some serious head-scratching about how to handle a lot of (stacking) images. We're experimenting with a corner-resize function, but then the system would ideally resize them larger as things spread out, eh? Any more thoughts you have are most welcome. Also, check out our new New York Times Explorer tool: timeglider.com/nytimes. (You'll notice snappier zoom working with this.) Cheers, Michael Richardson Cofounder/Lead Developer TimeGlider.com Hey there Andrew: Thanks for the nice blog entry about TimeGlider. I think your critique is a good one. We’re working on having the zooming be a little more responsive and doing some serious head-scratching about how to handle a lot of (stacking) images. We’re experimenting with a corner-resize function, but then the system would ideally resize them larger as things spread out, eh? Any more thoughts you have are most welcome. Also, check out our new New York Times Explorer tool: timeglider.com/nytimes. (You’ll notice snappier zoom working with this.)

Cheers,
Michael Richardson
Cofounder/Lead Developer
TimeGlider.com

]]> Comment on Making timelines with Time Glider by Andrew http://andrewzahler.com/2010/02/24/making-timelines-with-time-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-536 Andrew Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:53:12 +0000 http://andrewzahler.com/?p=463#comment-536 Thanks, Derek. I definitely wasn't ruling Dipity out for the future. On my to-do list is going back and playing with it. That tutorial will be a boon. Also, great job representing your project. This isn't exactly a Technorati top-rated blog ;) Thanks, Derek. I definitely wasn’t ruling Dipity out for the future. On my to-do list is going back and playing with it. That tutorial will be a boon. Also, great job representing your project. This isn’t exactly a Technorati top-rated blog ;)

]]> Comment on Making timelines with Time Glider by Derek Dukes http://andrewzahler.com/2010/02/24/making-timelines-with-time-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Derek Dukes Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:42:33 +0000 http://andrewzahler.com/?p=463#comment-535 Hi Andrew, Sorry you had a hard time trying to setup a timeline manually with Dipity. Here's a link to a YouTube tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8slBz1dtgXM Dipity is AJAX based and also address some of the 'cons' you pointed out above. Good luck with your timeline what ever solution you use! Hi Andrew,

Sorry you had a hard time trying to setup a timeline manually with Dipity. Here’s a link to a YouTube tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8slBz1dtgXM

Dipity is AJAX based and also address some of the ‘cons’ you pointed out above. Good luck with your timeline what ever solution you use!

]]> Comment on Making timelines with Time Glider by Andrew http://andrewzahler.com/2010/02/24/making-timelines-with-time-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-534 Andrew Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:58:07 +0000 http://andrewzahler.com/?p=463#comment-534 Thanks, Sara. I had a hunch if I posted this somebody would let me know that there is a way to manually tweak Dipity. Halfway there. That said, here's an important distinction, in my book: I didn't figure out Dipity right away, but I picked up Time Glider instantly. I had a day to do this project, so time was definitely a factor. Thanks, Sara. I had a hunch if I posted this somebody would let me know that there is a way to manually tweak Dipity. Halfway there. That said, here’s an important distinction, in my book: I didn’t figure out Dipity right away, but I picked up Time Glider instantly. I had a day to do this project, so time was definitely a factor.

]]> Comment on Making timelines with Time Glider by Sara http://andrewzahler.com/2010/02/24/making-timelines-with-time-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Sara Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:17:47 +0000 http://andrewzahler.com/?p=463#comment-533 We used in Dipity in St. Louis. I went through some informal instruction on it, but I never used it to create something. You should be able to manually build a timeline on there, though I don't recall how to start. (That was also at least a year ago, so it might have changed.) I also <i>think</i> it has the expanding thumbnail capability you mentioned. I would refer you to my web-fun guru Erica Smith for more specifics. We used in Dipity in St. Louis. I went through some informal instruction on it, but I never used it to create something. You should be able to manually build a timeline on there, though I don’t recall how to start. (That was also at least a year ago, so it might have changed.) I also think it has the expanding thumbnail capability you mentioned.
I would refer you to my web-fun guru Erica Smith for more specifics.

]]> Comment on Making timelines with Time Glider by Andrew http://andrewzahler.com/2010/02/24/making-timelines-with-time-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Andrew Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:41:39 +0000 http://andrewzahler.com/?p=463#comment-532 That's a good thought, Hank. I think this tool would work better for topics that stretch for a shorter period of time, say 25 to 35 years. That’s a good thought, Hank. I think this tool would work better for topics that stretch for a shorter period of time, say 25 to 35 years.

]]> Comment on Making timelines with Time Glider by Hank http://andrewzahler.com/2010/02/24/making-timelines-with-time-glider/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Hank Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:05:56 +0000 http://andrewzahler.com/?p=463#comment-531 This looks like something one could have fun with for someone who's retiring, a couple's anniversary, etc. But from the cons you list it would require a more savvy user. This looks like something one could have fun with for someone who’s retiring, a couple’s anniversary, etc. But from the cons you list it would require a more savvy user.

]]> Comment on Trying out Publish2’s Wordpress plugin by Andrew http://andrewzahler.com/2009/08/17/trying-out-publish2s-wordpress-plugin/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Andrew Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:42:07 +0000 http://andrewzahler.com/?p=374#comment-521 Thanks, Daniel. I'm using Atahualpa theme. There's a link at the bottom of the blog if you want to check it out. Highly customizable. Thanks, Daniel. I’m using Atahualpa theme. There’s a link at the bottom of the blog if you want to check it out. Highly customizable.

]]> Comment on Trying out Publish2’s Wordpress plugin by Daniel Wood http://andrewzahler.com/2009/08/17/trying-out-publish2s-wordpress-plugin/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Daniel Wood Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:19:49 +0000 http://andrewzahler.com/?p=374#comment-517 This is a great Wordpress Blog. What theme are you using? This is a great Wordpress Blog. What theme are you using?

]]> Comment on I love this Flickr plugin for Wordpress by Portable Tap Dance Floor http://andrewzahler.com/2008/08/08/i-love-this-flickr-plugin-for-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Portable Tap Dance Floor Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:21:27 +0000 http://andrewzahler.com/?p=106#comment-412 Actually, never tried using this plugin but will think about it. It sounds awesome for blogs. Thanks! Actually, never tried using this plugin but will think about it. It sounds awesome for blogs. Thanks!

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