Choosing a Good Chart
Here’s a terrific diagram for deciding which type of chart you should use for your data. Click to see the full-size version, and also check out the links that go with it on the author’s site.
Category: News
Fun with Charts
A sample pie chart, as I tried to draw on the board the other day:
And now a column chart, from the site GraphJam:
This one makes more sense if you know the song “Should I Stay or Should I Go” by the Clash. (Although, now that I think about it, I think they got the columns backwards.)
I guess for the <body> tag, you'd get matching bracelets…
HTML jewelry. Yes, it exists.
So where does the <title> tag go?
How the Internet Works
A cute comic, showing a firewall, DNS, and an HTTP request and response. Click to view the full-sized version.
How the Internet Works
Off topic, but pretty incredible anyway: "CO2 is Green"
What on Earth are we supposed to make of this?
Apparently this is an actual advertising campaign going on in the US. Here’s some background info.
What is a browser?
In week 4, we’ll talk about the Internet and also web browsers. Here’s what happened when Google asked some folks in New York about browsers.
NorthwesTel reports a cut or damaged network cable near Grande Prairie
That means that internet, long distance, and cell phone services in the territory will be affected, or cut off completely. The cut cable belongs to Bell, and they estimate it should be fixed by the end of today (Wednesday).
