May 2008 archives
Google-hosted AJAX APIs
Andrew // May 30, 2008 // no comments yet
There are also a number of performance benefits to using Google's hosted libraries, including caching these commonly used tools across the Interwebs, gzipping the code if your browser supports it, and other nerdy things like that. For me, it eliminates that question of, "Did I update this site's resources to use the latest/right version of [x]?" saving me time and making code management just a step easier. Thanks lazy Google programmers!
I Wrote A Sign!
Karen // May 20, 2008 // no comments yet
...with any luck, one that 900 people will read each day between now and November. Thanks to our good friend Ken Waagner of The Growing Connection, Element was able to play a small role in installing a garden of 30 EarthBoxes to add to the Museum of Science and Industry's new eco-exhibit, Smart Home: Green + Wired. The modular-constructed home is made 100% of recycled or sustainable materials, from the shower tiles made out of wine bottles to the dining room table top made from a piece of fallen Michigan Ash.
Visitors can tour the home and garden, and learn about The Growing Connection, a project of the UN, which seeks a solution for the problem of world hunger by teaching kids about new, highly water- and soil-efficient growing technology - and encouraging them to use the Web to share their experiences.
Being smart, green, and wired, it seemed like a good fit. Best of all, I got to spend an afternoon at one of Chicago's finest museums, digging in the dirt. Thanks, Ken!