Greg Scowen's Blog, page 6
July 1, 2011
Interview – The Spanish Helmet
How did you come up with the title? The central artefact in The Spanish Helmet is an iron helmet found in a New Zealand harbour many years ago. The helmet was determined to be of Spanish origin and date to the 16th century. That seems a little odd, since no Europeans were believed to have [...]
April 9, 2011
The Spanish Helmet – Acknowledgements
As The Spanish Helmet starts to get increasing attention on Authonomy (http://www.authonomy.com/books/32345/...), I decided it was high time I thank and give credit to some of my inspiration. Faction The Spanish Helmet falls into a category of fiction made famous by Dan Brown; faction. That is, fiction that is based on facts, or in the [...]
The Spanish Helmet – Cover
I decided that The Spanish Helmet should have a cover. Something I can use to help identify the book on Authonomy and in other places where it appears online. Problem is, covers aren't cheap. Graphic designers need to eat. So I designed one myself. I'm no expert, but I think it looks OK. Certainly, I [...]
July 27, 2009
Web App: ETH-E-Citations Admin Tool
Year: 2009 Skills: Requirements Analysis, Systems Design, Website Development, Web Design, Big Data The E-Citations project required that the existing ETH bibliographic data be normalised and prepared for migration tot he new system. Unfortunately, the chosen software package did not have any features suitable for this purpose. To enable the team of quality control staff to easily access, clean, maintain and submit the data to the new system, I developed a back-end administration tool that op...
Website: ETH E-Citations
ETH E-Citations is the bibliography of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich).
July 26, 2009
AlmostSwiss: Gallery & Review Site
2009 - AlmostSwiss was a personal website that incorporated a Blog, travel guides, reviews and photo galleries from 13 countries.
November 25, 2007
Usability: Published Dissertation
2007 - My first dissertation was published in the International Journal or Information Technology and Web Engineering in 2009 and then published again as Chapter 13 in the IGI Global book - Web Engineered Applications for Evolving Organizations: Emerging Knowledge.
August 1, 2007
Knox Dental Website
2007 - The web presence of a dental practice in Dunedin, New Zealand.
March 22, 2007
Website Evaluation Template (WET)
2007 - While my studies had an emphasis on usability, I developed a Blog at Fusability.com and created many resources including this template for website evaluation.
April 15, 2005
Website: Pleppin New Zealand
2005 - The rebranded site of New Zealand Focus.
