Up until not so long ago, we used to base our designs on some rather general assumptions about screen size and input type. With the rise of devices with various screen sizes and alternative ways to interact, these assumptions have turned out to be unreliable. We need to upgrade the defaults that we use when we start designing our websites.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
What to look out for for responsive adaptable web design?
An article on the Smashing Magazine website - How Much Has The Web Really Changed? discusses what has changed for the past one decade or so in web development. A lengthy but easy-to-read article.
Sunday, May 05, 2013
Google Doodle for Malaysia On Polling Day 2013
Google doodle for Malaysia as the Malaysians go to the poll today.
GS1 Prefix List - How to Determine Origin of Food From Barcodes?
Do you know that it may be possible to determine the country where a food product is manufactured bought from a supermarket by reading the barcodes on the package itself? However, do note that the barcodes do not provide identification of country of origin for a given product though hopefully the manufacturer can put our mind at ease if certain countries are in our blacklist.
How to read the barcodes?
How to read the barcodes?
- Turn over the food product and look for the barcode.
- The first 3 digits of the barcode will reveal the GS1 Prefix.
- Tally with the list below to find out the country where the food product could have been manufactured at.
GS1 Prefixes do not provide identification of country of origin for a given product. They simply provide number capacity to different countries for assignment from that location to companies who apply. Those companies in turn may manufacture products anywhere in the world.
ASSIGNED GS1 PREFIXES 000 - 019 GS1 US 020 - 029 Restricted distribution (MO defined) 030 - 039 GS1 US 040 - 049 Restricted distribution (MO defined) 050 - 059 Coupons 060 - 139 GS1 US 200 - 299 Restricted distribution (MO defined) 300 - 379 GS1 France 380 GS1 Bulgaria 383 GS1 Slovenija 385 GS1 Croatia 387 GS1 BIH (Bosnia-Herzegovina) 389 GS1 Montenegro 400 - 440 GS1 Germany 450 - 459 & 490 - 499 GS1 Japan 460 - 469 GS1 Russia 470 GS1 Kyrgyzstan 471 GS1 Taiwan 474 GS1 Estonia 475 GS1 Latvia 476 GS1 Azerbaijan 477 GS1 Lithuania 478 GS1 Uzbekistan 479 GS1 Sri Lanka 480 GS1 Philippines 481 GS1 Belarus 482 GS1 Ukraine 484 GS1 Moldova 485 GS1 Armenia 486 GS1 Georgia 487 GS1 Kazakstan 488 GS1 Tajikistan 489 GS1 Hong Kong 500 - 509 GS1 UK 520 - 521 GS1 Association Greece 528 GS1 Lebanon 529 GS1 Cyprus 530 GS1 Albania 531 GS1 MAC (FYR Macedonia) 535 GS1 Malta 539 GS1 Ireland 540 - 549 GS1 Belgium & Luxembourg 560 GS1 Portugal 569 GS1 Iceland 570 - 579 GS1 Denmark 590 GS1 Poland 594 GS1 Romania 599 GS1 Hungary 600 - 601 GS1 South Africa 603 GS1 Ghana 604 GS1 Senegal 608 GS1 Bahrain 609 GS1 Mauritius 611 GS1 Morocco 613 GS1 Algeria 615 GS1 Nigeria 616 GS1 Kenya 618 GS1 Ivory Coast 619 GS1 Tunisia 620 GS1 Tanzania 621 GS1 Syria 622 GS1 Egypt 623 GS1 Brunei 624 GS1 Libya 625 GS1 Jordan 626 GS1 Iran 627 GS1 Kuwait 628 GS1 Saudi Arabia 629 GS1 Emirates 640 - 649 GS1 Finland 690 - 699 GS1 China 700 - 709 GS1 Norway 729 GS1 Israel 730 - 739 GS1 Sweden 740 GS1 Guatemala 741 GS1 El Salvador 742 GS1 Honduras 743 GS1 Nicaragua 744 GS1 Costa Rica 745 GS1 Panama 746 GS1 Republica Dominicana 750 GS1 Mexico 754 - 755 GS1 Canada 759 GS1 Venezuela 760 - 769 GS1 Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera 770 - 771 GS1 Colombia 773 GS1 Uruguay 775 GS1 Peru 777 GS1 Bolivia 778 - 779 GS1 Argentina 780 GS1 Chile 784 GS1 Paraguay 786 GS1 Ecuador 789 - 790 GS1 Brasil 800 - 839 GS1 Italy 840 - 849 GS1 Spain 850 GS1 Cuba 858 GS1 Slovakia 859 GS1 Czech 860 GS1 Serbia 865 GS1 Mongolia 867 GS1 North Korea 868 - 869 GS1 Turkey 870 - 879 GS1 Netherlands 880 GS1 South Korea 884 GS1 Cambodia 885 GS1 Thailand 888 GS1 Singapore 890 GS1 India 893 GS1 Vietnam 896 GS1 Pakistan 899 GS1 Indonesia 900 - 919 GS1 Austria 930 - 939 GS1 Australia 940 - 949 GS1 New Zealand 950 GS1 Global Office 951 GS1 Global Office (EPCglobal) 955 GS1 Malaysia 958 GS1 Macau 960-969 Global Office (GTIN-8s) 977 Serial publications (ISSN) 978 - 979 Bookland (ISBN) 980 Refund receipts 981 - 983 Common Currency Coupons 990 - 999 Coupons
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Friday, May 03, 2013
Official Chrome Extension for Google Keep
Google has released an official Chrome Extension for Google Keep - a task keeping minimalistic app. The Chrome extension can only be installed from the link above i.e. you won't find the app from doing a search.
As quoted from the Google Drive blog post,
As quoted from the Google Drive blog post,
The Google Keep Chrome app launches in its own window, so you can create notes, cross out your to-do lists, and attach photos to tasks while you work on other things. And if you don’t have an internet connection, don't fret: the Chrome app works offline because we all know that ideas (big and small) can be sparked at any time.
Monday, April 29, 2013
The Re-Imagining of Microsoft
Bing, Skype, and Xbox rebranding plans revealed in Microsoft design presentation.
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