How to design web2.0 (if you really must) During the process of redesigning my site, I’m usually struck with awre over the many CSS sites that spring up on cssreboot, cssbeauty, etc, etc…. most of them use web2.0 styled graphics, icons, and I’m no Photoshop expert; and although I suspect some (a minority) are actually templates (from sites such as templatemonster.com) and others […]
Youtube for Xbox 360? Microsoft has announced that it will be releasing a collection of tools that will allow independent and hobby programmers the chance to create and program games for the Xbox 360. Billed as the “Youtube” for Games, there will be a $99 annual subscription; but it is unclear if there will be any return to programmers. […]
SEO for Firefox plug-in SEOBook has developed a beta plug-in for Firefox which adds useful information to your Google and Yahoo! searching, retruning information such as: PR: (Google PageRank) an estimated measure of global link authority Age: age pulled from Archive.org, shows the first time a page was indexed by Archive.org’s spider. The theory is that if Archive.org found […]
Web developer’s handbook Vitaly Friedman has collected together a massive collection of links, blogs, cheatsheets and stuff one one page; the vast amount of links there to surf through is amazing and must have taken him ages. Link: http://www.alvit.de/handbook/
Jackie and Jet movie deal is almost sealed If there was ever a dream kung fu action movie, Jackie vs Jet would probably be it. The two superstars have not met on screen yet and the concept of them being on screen together, indeed fighting each other, has whetted many film-goers. A movie costarring two of the biggest names in kung fu cinema […]
Trump – the Game: Review I’ve only briefly played “Trump – the game”, and I’m glad that I only paid 5 for this game, because in reality; it’s not worth more than that. The objective of “Trump – the Game” is to be the player with the most money at the end of the game. We’re not talking Millions here, […]
Upcoming action movies to watch I’m not going to see Superman Returns, or Pirates of the Caribbean 2, or even teen action flick “Stormbreaker”; rather I’m more interested in the upcoming action movies that seemed to have gotten their kick-start, courtesy of Ong Bak; the Tony Jaa action movie. Although I probably will go see Casino Royale (this is the […]
DIY: Don’t repeat yourself A couple of weeks ago we were given a project where a table had well over 50 fields. Immediately, I thought WTF, but then when I had a moment to think clearer about the size of the project, we suddenly thought of the idea of using the concept of “Don’t repeat yourself” to help us […]
Screech is no show for comedy club Former TV child star Dustin Diamond (AKA: Screech) was widely reported to be in a financial issue; resorting to selling t-shirts on his website to raise up to $250,000. Dustin Diamond recently appeared on the Howard Stern Show, with a direct plea to Stern’s audience to help him save his house. Diamond explained that during […]
Whitehaired supervillians in kung fu movies Although most Western movie watchers will instantly recognise the above picture as being “Pai Mei” from the movie “Kill Bill”; the whitehaired Mei was actually a good guy in this movie and is a throwback to a character seen littered throughout kung fu movies, but always as the villain. But the question is — why? […]
