January 2008
45 posts
CSS Reference →
Now online - “the reference contains a bunch of features that make it stand out from the pack — things like cross-browser compatibility charts and user feedback.”
Bootie - the biggest bootleg mashup party in the... →
I haven’t been to any of their parties (not that I don’t want to go, I just haven’t made it) but I’m enjoying all of the mashup albums and downloads.
“For personal reasons, I do not browse the web from my computer. (I also have not...”
– Richard Stallman
Browser History Timeline →
Just what the title says.
“So freezing the web to IE7 levels condemns much of it to eternal...”
– Bruce Lawson : Microsoft versioning: accessibility implications
Make3D --- convert your image into 3d →
“takes a two-dimensional image and creates a three-dimensional “fly around” model, giving the viewers access to the scene’s depth and a range of points of view.” Output formats include VRML, Shockwave and Flash.
Internet Explorer lays anchor in 1999, sets sail... →
Insight regarding the whole X-UA-COMPATIBLE meta tag (and lemurs).
“Microsoft shouldn’t hold the progress of the whole open Web hostage to the...”
– David Baron’s weblog: January 2008
Free screen cleaner →
via Khoi Vinh.
Microsoft koan [dive into mark] →
Said the monk: If you give me non-standard markup, I will render it according to standards. If you give me standard markup, I will not render it according to standards. What do you do? The student sat for a long time and said nothing. Then, without looking up, he raised one finger and said, “There is only one web.” Many years later, the monk was enlightened, but by then it was too late.
“Every physical move presents a unique opportunity to shed physical attachments,...”
– Attachments [dive into mark]
“Internet Explorer 8 will support DOCTYPE switching for new DOCTYPEs (like...”
– John Resig - HTML5 DOCTYPE
Albino Blacksheep - Internet for the Blind →
An old favorite.
Tentacle Arm →
Post-Macworld Wrap-up Part 1: MacBook Air
Okay, enough with the bombarding me with messages pleading for my unique take on the Macworld product announcements (Mom). I needed a second to process, but now I’m ready. Disclaimer: I’m not sure if any of this is unique - during the past few days where I was never outside of a 1.5 mile radius of Macworld, I’d never been more off-the-grid since the dawn of the Internet. For...
“The City of Long Beach is one of only two cities on Long Island (the other is...”
– The City of Long Beach, New York
Flickr: The Commons →
Expertly described by Simon Willison (including my shared belief about Mission Dolores Park) as “Exciting pilot collaboration with the Library of Congress to release images with “no known copyright restrictions”. The header photo (of a bench) is one of my favourite spots in the world, in Mission Dolores Park, San Francisco.”
iPhone Webclip Icons →
Notes for creating a custom icon that will show up in the Springboard when a user makes a “webclip” using their iPhone or iPod Touch.
“Flick finally starts. Appear to be in a medieval castle. The bedroom. Naked Ray...”
– globeandmail.com: Diary of a medieval movie outing
WatchIn The Know: Are We Giving The Robots That Run Our Society Too Much Power? | The Onion
Flickr: The LP portraits Pool →
Interesting… especially since I just moved all of my LPs.
jQuery: » jQuery 1.2.2: 2nd Birthday Present →
New version (1.2.2) offers a huge speed improvement to “$(DOMElement)” and an “overhaul” of “.ready()” so that it now waits for CSS rules to be ready (in addition to the DOM).
CSS Working Group Blog - Box Module: the... →
Bert Bos describes the challenge (for the CSS 2 specification) of horizontally centering blocks that are larger than their containers. Specifically, how should the specification accomodate browser limitations such as scroll bars? An interesting question.
Lippi Selk Bag →
“Roll with your Selk’Bag, not in it” Interesting - a wearble sleeping bag.
Wacom Cintiq 12WX LCD Pen Tablet Video Review... →
“probably the best peripheral I have ever tried.”
YTMND - Barack until the break of dawn →
Why do I find this so funny?
Fellowship of the Ring - HD vs DVD →
Comparing the HD and standard DVD resolutions of the film. I used to be happy with my upconverting DVD player, but not anymore.
Flickr: Help: Guest Pass →
“If you want to share private photos with people, use a Guest Pass. You can grant anyone access to the entire contents of one of your sets, including any private photos it contains. A Guest Pass is actually just that URL. This means that whoever sees that
Best of Bootie 2007 CD →
Last year’s mix was great; I’m looking forward to this one.
A New Sith, or Revenge of the Hope →
A persuasive hypothesis reconsidering Star Wars Episodes 4, 5, and 6 based on Episodes 1, 2, and 3.
“After February 1, there will be no more active product support for Navigator 9,...”
– End of Support for Netscape web browsers - The Netscape Blog