Note: This column represents the opinions
of the writer and as such, is not represented as fact
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At last,
the contents of Aardvark's "million-dollar ideas" notebook
are revealed for all to see!
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Macromedia's Flash is probably one of the most ineptly used and abused
pieces of technology on the Web.
A whole generation of "look how clever we are" web designers have jumped
on the Flash bandwagon and tried to turn the humble Internet into a kind of
cartoon television.
Instead of clean, elegant, ergonomic, informative websites, these clowns
seem to turn out audio-visual extravaganzas that take hours to load for everyone
except the few thousands of Kiwis who have DSL or other broadband connections.
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Even the occasional "Click to Skip Intro" links do little except add an
extra layer between the visitor and the information they've come to find.
In all my time on the Net I've probably only ever seen a handful of sites
that use Flash in a manner that actually represents a positive addition
to the website concerned.
However, in the wake of the September 11 attacks in the USA and
subsequent US retaliation against the Taliban forces in Afghanistan, I believe
that Flash has finally found its forte.
I refer of course to the myriad of very funny Flash cartoons that have
targeted Bin Laden and the Taliban.
The addresses of the websites carrying these cartoons have cluttered email
servers across the globe and produced an immense amount of time-wasting
traffic -- but just in case you missed them -- lighten-up comes early to
Aardvark this week and here are a few of the best I've seen:
If you have similar (or better) links, please feel free to forward them and I'll
publish the best.
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who put their money where their mouse is :-)
If guilt is gnawing away inside you then there's still time to donate.
Just drop by and
hand over your loot.
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