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Internet Explorer 7 beta 2
Chatter amongst the web design community is getting louder now with the recent release of Internet Explorer 7 beta 2. With much improved CSS support, there's been concerns that CSS hacks used to 'fix' IE 5/6 are no longer necessary, but might still be picked up by IE 7 and thus rendering the page incorrectly. The IE 7 developers have even made it a point... more »
Getting Real
I've been reading reviews and kudos about 37signals' book, Getting Real, and so I bought and downloaded the PDF book yesterday. After spending a good half hour wrestling with my laser printer trying to figure out how to feed the paper properly to print in duplex as it doesn't have an automatic duplexing unit, I got the whole 171-page book printed out. Much as I... more »
Windows XP on Intel Macs using Apple Boot Camp
When the first Intel Core-based Macs came out and people were asking if they could ever run Windows on it, Apple's response what they don't support it, but they won't do anything to stop it either. However, the decision to use EFI instead of BIOS basically stopped it from happening on a hardware level. Today Apple released a beta of Boot Camp, which enables dynamic,... more »
iTunes Australia
It's about 2 weeks since Australia got its own version of the iTunes Music Store. It had a few glitches in the opening week with pricing of some albums still being adjusted, and some other oddities like tracks being labelled as 'Album Only' purchases, yet where the 'Buy Album' button should be, it says you can only buy it "By Song Only". Despite launching without... more »
Some thoughts on the iPod nano
Apple released the iPod nano last week and having now seen the photos and read reviews of people who actually got it in their hands (and destroyed and dissected it), I've got some thoughts about it. I wasn't very impressed with the looks at first. One of the things that struck me was the proportions. It is narrower than the iPod mini it replaces, thus... more »
Perakean?
I received this patronizing email last night which made me cringe and my stomach wretch: Greetings from Perak, Hi there ! How is your life in Australia. Let me introduce who we are... we call ourselves deleted. We are mobilizing young perakeans to come back to the state. We are in the midst of a campaign for Perak Branding. This is a campaign which you... more »
Free MP3
Colin's got a new guitar and he's recording again. It's a new version of his melody which has gone by several names. "Alone", "Nevermore" which has vocals by his girlfriend Snow, and now "Wishing for Snow" which sounds much better quality and in a different key. Looking forward to the other tunes and the full demo 'tape' (like who uses tapes anymore?).... more »
Warning signs that a project isn't worth taking up
Andy Budd has nailed it on the head in his post, 10 Bad Project Warning Signs . I've seen a few of those in my time (and in my naivety, took up the projects still). The best line to say to the clients still is "Price, Speed, Quality. Pick any two" which is also mentioned in the comments somewhere. Update: Another somewhat related article has... more »