Ryan Feeley » Uncategorized http://ryanfeeley.com User experience designer living in Toronto Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:46:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Fun with Google’s Auto Complete http://ryanfeeley.com/2009/07/25/fun-with-googles-auto-complete/ http://ryanfeeley.com/2009/07/25/fun-with-googles-auto-complete/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:43:32 +0000 Ryan Feeley http://ryanfeeley.com/?p=376 What kinds of questions are our fellow humans asking Google? From the Google homepage, start typing a question (who, what, when, where, why, how, etc.) to see what’s being asked.

Google's Auto Complete

To see what teenagers are curious about, start with “can u”. Endless fun. My favourite: “can women get prostate cancer?”

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Dialog

UPDATE: If you are using jQuery or Prototype.js, follow these examples which only affects links. Otherwise use this original version, which affects all double-clicks.

Feel free to propagate in your HTML to end the senseless double-clicking of web links forever!

]]> http://ryanfeeley.com/2009/05/14/the-education-of-single-click/feed/ 7 The onimoD Effect http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/07/04/the-onimod-effect/ http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/07/04/the-onimod-effect/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:33:22 +0000 Ryan Feeley http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/07/04/the-onimod-effect/
Dominoes, originally uploaded by Napalm filled tires.

I hereby submit for consideration into the greater discourse a term to explain an often occurring phenomenon in as condensed a manner as possible.

Have you ever set out to solve a problem, only to uncover an intermediary problem? This happens far too regularly in the world of computers.

“Before you get to him, you’ll have to go through me first.”

It is the opposite of the Domino Effect where a series of events unfolds with ease. Hence, The onimoD Effect.

]]> http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/07/04/the-onimod-effect/feed/ 0 I’m on a Mexican Video http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/06/10/im-on-a-mexican-video/ http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/06/10/im-on-a-mexican-video/#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:25:33 +0000 Ryan Feeley http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/06/10/im-on-a-mexican-video/ We’ve been back a week from our better-than-honeymooon trip to Patzcuaro Mexico. Here’s a selection of videos hosted on Google Video, which if you can believe it, has been processing one of the videos for a whole week and is still not done.

An almost 360° view of the Patzcuaro’s central square called Plaza Vasco de Quiroga.

Some of traditional dancers on the square doing the dance of the Viejitos (little old fogies?).

Even more.

Some caged chicks for sale. Not what it sounds like.

An almost 360° view from the highest point in town.

The hotel’s security official, an adorable Shar Pei called Vanilla with some nerve problems in his back legs.

During rainy season it rains up to an hour a day but what a cathartic rain it is.

]]> http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/06/10/im-on-a-mexican-video/feed/ 0 On Vacaciones en Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/05/23/on-vacaciones-en-patzcuaro-michoacan-mexico/ http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/05/23/on-vacaciones-en-patzcuaro-michoacan-mexico/#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 20:22:58 +0000 Ryan Feeley http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/05/23/on-vacaciones-en-patzcuaro-michoacan-mexico/ Julia and I are guests of Gemma and Didier at the wonderful hotel Casa de la Real Aduana. Here are the best photos in a slideshow, which I will update regularly. Julia, Didier and I all took turns as photographers.

]]> http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/05/23/on-vacaciones-en-patzcuaro-michoacan-mexico/feed/ 3 Etymology of Feeley http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/05/23/etymology-of-feeley/ http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/05/23/etymology-of-feeley/#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 14:05:17 +0000 Ryan Feeley http://ryanfeeley.com/etymology-of-feeley/ Actually this is just a test page to see how to use Wordpress as a static site, and not a blog.

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Rol San on Spadina

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Tye, originally uploaded by ryanfeeley.
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To highlight your natural wooden yo yos, place them in a bowl made from exotic wood.


See more Flickr photos by ryanfeeley.
]]> http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/04/08/yo-yo-shelf/feed/ 1 Landlord almighty http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/03/22/landlord-almighty/ http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/03/22/landlord-almighty/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:24:47 +0000 Ryan Feeley http://ryanfeeley.com/2007/03/22/landlord-almighty/ Found in Kensington Market.


Landlord almighty, originally uploaded by ryanfeeley.

Pleez sine thiss kontract four wun yeer.

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