I was trolling through Google’s blog search tonight when I happened upon a site that seemed a bit familiar. You know how sometimes you meet someone and it just feels as if you’ve known the person before? Well, I feel as if I’ve known this blog before. DevDad.com is a blog written by a stay …
I’d like to highlight a product for web development today called Instant Source by Blazing Tools Software. Now a huge disclaimer… I would not normally consider posting about a tool that is specific to the dreaded Internet Explorer. This is an exception, however because this tool is so absolutely cool and useful. (Plus I’m currently …
I’ve been doing WordPress plugin development for a little while now. I finally got around to setting up a development environment for this purpose. I wanted to have all of the version 2 releases available for testing so I went to the WordPress site to see how many there were. Seventeen. Hmmm, this could take …
That’s right… I’m talking about the hairstyle, not the fish! So what’s a mullet hairstyle? Basically it is short in the front, top and sides and long in the back. The saying goes, “business in the front… party in the back!” It’s a widely known fact that every time a mullet is born an angel …
During Digg.com’s downtime today the new site design was accidentally leaked. Mashable.com has the story: Is this the new Digg design Kevin Rose has been talking about? (Click for larger image). It certainly includes the features that have been mentioned, like an “All†tab to view all media on the site. Still no photo section, …
Site error found on Giveaway Of The Day.
Jonathan Schwartz, CEO of Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) has just announced that they will be changing their stock symbol to JAVA. I don’t normally bother with any news of the financial sort on this blog, but this change is a bit interesting and is stirring a lot of speculation. If, like me, you’re wondering if …
Another great list over at Mashable lists different ways to get screen-shots of websites. Here are just few to wet your appetite. These are in the form of Firefox plugins, but they also list some standalone programs and some web based tools to get the job done. Save as image – an aptly named Firefox …
Most programming languages that I know and can think of use conditional tests and comparison operators. This is one of the most basic concepts in programming. A conditional test at it’s most basic form is testing whether a variable’s value is less than, equal to or greater than a constant or known value. You then …
The folks at iPhoneSimFree have created software that unlocks the SIM chip on your brand-spanking new iPhone to allow you to register and use it on any network. Boy, that didn’t take long at all. This solution has been reviewed and tested by Engadget.com. The site says that they will be making individual per unit …