I want to introduce my child to online social networks but how best to explain some of the risks involved? Thought I’d start with a song… This is a rewrite of the traditional folk song “Sloop John B”, famously covered by the Beach Boys (www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSAoEf1Ib58) although Cap’n Tom Jones deserves a mention for his singing … Continue reading Song: Social Network B ♪
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Song: Web Guru
♫ “I wanna be a billionaire…” ♫ Yeah, it’s not a bad song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aRor905cCw), but a billionaire? Is that all? I wanna be something a bit more… special. https://www.youtube.com/embed/jdgXT0wEuFU Video URL (with captions): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdgXT0wEuFU Downloads For your downloading pleasure, here are the video and audio–only. Video (WebM): web-guru.webm (10.8 MB) Audio (Ogg): web-guru.ogg (1.1 MB) License is Creative Commons … Continue reading Song: Web Guru
Song: Web Conference Blues
You know that lonely feeling, where all the hip web designers and developers gather at the coolest conference and you’re stuck at your desk? Here’s a song for those of us that miss out on all the glamour. https://www.youtube.com/embed/u_gAPRJmEWs The original song, by the way, is Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash. Video URL (with captions): www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_gAPRJmEWs … Continue reading Song: Web Conference Blues
Song: Mailing List of Fire
With apologies to Johnny Cash, the sorry tale of a mailing list that takes no prisoners. On a totally unrelated note, how’s HTML5 coming on? https://www.youtube.com/embed/HCwgKtiu1II Mailing list of fire on YouTube (with captions): www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCwgKtiu1II Downloads For your downloading pleasure, here are the video and audio–only files. Video (WebM): mailing-list-of-fire.webm (9.3 MB) Audio (Ogg): mailing-list-of-fire.ogg (1.5 MB) License is Creative … Continue reading Song: Mailing List of Fire
CSS3 Song
OK, so it’s not just for web animation, and you might need more than one line of code, but CSS3 is still cool and worthy of its very own song. https://www.youtube.com/embed/5b7dNNapMCM Video URL (with captions): www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b7dNNapMCM Downloads For your downloading pleasure, here are the video and audio–only files. Video (WebM): CSS3 Song.webm (20.2 MB) Audio (Ogg): CSS3 Song.ogg … Continue reading CSS3 Song
Song: Goodbye Google Wave
So it’s so long Google Wave. I was lucky enough to see a presentation by the user interface designer and understand some of their design decisions. Not only did they put a lot of effort into the user experience, the technology behind the real-time, synchronous editing was particularly innovative. I feel sorry for the team … Continue reading Song: Goodbye Google Wave
Song: Just a Phone?
I don’t get all this fuss about just another phone. Maybe if I sing a song it’ll help me understand… https://www.youtube.com/embed/LNTSR1oOzqw Video URL (with captions): www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNTSR1oOzqw Downloads For your downloading pleasure, here are the video and audio–only files. Video (WebM): Just-a-phone.webm (14 MB) Audio (Ogg): Just-a-phone.ogg (1 MB) License is Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. If you need … Continue reading Song: Just a Phone?
Song: Ode to IE6
It’s so unloved even Microsoft is trying to get rid of it. Here’s my ode to Internet Explorer 6. https://youtube.com/embed/FggueO2CYls Video URL (with captions): www.youtube.com/watch?v=FggueO2CYls Downloads For your downloading pleasure, here are the video and audio–only files. Video (WebM): Ode-to-IE6.webm (17.0 MB) Audio (Ogg): Ode-to-IE6.ogg (1.5 MB) License is Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. If you need a … Continue reading Song: Ode to IE6
Song: HTML5 it is a-changin’
Off sick with a cold, what better way to recover than by singing a song? A performance, requested by Futomi Hatano, of the tune by Bob Dylan with lyrics by Jeff Allen, suggested by Molly Holzschlag and inspired by Shelley Powers.Details and lyrics: http://www.molly.com/2010/01/05/bob-dylan-meets-html5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2s8AU8PkBU Video URL (with captions): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2s8AU8PkBU Downloads For your downloading pleasure, … Continue reading Song: HTML5 it is a-changin’
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