Anton Olsen . com

Stop the Auto-Play Madness

I don't care if you are a band, and want to promote your new song.  If I am shopping for music, then odds are very good that I like music, and that I am already listening to something.  Your shit doesn't sound good mixed up with whatever I'm listening to.

Don't set up a player widget to start automatically.  Bonus asshat points if you hide the stop button.  That just makes me leave your site much sooner.

Do put a player widget on the page and make it easy to see.  I promise I'll click play when I'm ready.

links for 2008-07-11

• 555 and 556 Timer Circuits
  Bit of info about 555 and 556 timers and some circuits they work well in.
  (tags: 556 analog circuit howto)
• Magento - Magento Core API - Open Source eCommerce Evolved
  The API docs for the latest version of Magento
  (tags: API Magento)
• Find is a beautiful tool
  Awesome little tutorial on using find to speed up editing.
  (tags: bash linux shell toread)
• SparkFun Electronics
  Wee, arduino mini but cheaper.
  (tags: wee arduino microcontroller)