December 2007
43 posts
@floehopper - not sure whether andrew is sharing our pain.
Still feeling like shite. *cough* Merry Christmas *cough*
Deleting thousands of old emails.
@lazyatom - does Mac OS X Leopard come with Front Row?
Starting to feel slightly human again having felt wiped out all of yesterday…
2 1/2 hours sleep and still feeling drunk. i can only assume i had a good time at the christmas party.
Migrating from fastmail to google apps for domains. Sorry fastmail - you’ve served me well but you’re $39 more expensive that $0.
Lining my stomach ready for today’s drinking.
Chrome List :: Firefox Add-ons →
This chrome list extension confirmed my suspicion that my extension wasn’t being loaded at all (I was previously accessing the files I expected to exist by entering their chrome URLs).
It can only mean one thing →
The exact same thing happened when my macbook died - hard disk clicking, rainbow cursor followed by reboot and the disk with the question mark.
4 pints. that’s about The right number to have before ice skating. right?
Amazon.com: Amazon Web Services (2): Help: Amazon... →
Some more Amazon goodness for Alex to start pimping.
Thanet Life: Trains - Pay More, Get Less →
Some more info on the proposed fast train link between Ramsgate and London. It looks less and less likely doesn’t it…
Feeling satisfied having spent a couple of hours tracking down a MySql bug (or feature?)
Adobe Releases BlazeDS, Open Source Version of... →
Sounds like Adobe are offering something similar to Alex’s Juggernaut software.
Jesse Ruderman » Internet Explorer drops support... →
There are quite a few comments about the 508 character limit of bookmarklets in IE 6 and above but I’ve not managed to find a definitive (i.e. Microsoft) source for this ‘fact’. Experience certainly says that there is a limit though…
Battling the 508(?) character limit for bookmarklets in IE. Fun, fun, fun. Oh no, that’s not it. The opposite of fun - that’s what I mean
Install multiple versions of IE on your PC |... →
Aah - so it’s a limitation of Multiple IE - trying to use bookmarklets causes the Print Dialog to display! Bugger.
Introduction to Range →
Useful information about using ranges in Safari. This enabled me to get the dynamic reevoomark insertion working in Safari (as well as firefox).
Web Inspector Update →
WebKit now supports the HTML5 SQL storage API, and the Inspector has full support for this new feature. You can execute SQL queries right in the Inspector and see the results live, or browse through all the databases and tables a website uses.
Train journey time has been increased by 10 mins. Wonder if this is so they can “slash” times by 10 mins at some point in the future.
Intempo GX01: Net radio for the streaming n00b -... →
This article points to a google search for some upnp media servers which are apparently required for streaming audio from Mac to this Internet radio.
Finding video reviews at shinyshiny.tv useful while trying to determine which DAB radio to buy.
Need to find a pirate costume. Hang on, what’s on the Internet? http://www.squidoo.com/pirate-costumes - I love the Internet.
Wondering whether I should stay up or attempt to grab a couple of hours sleep.
Developer's Guide - Google Chart API - Google Code →
Now this is pretty cool. If only I could of a use for it…
Dan Manges - Misunderstanding the Law of Demeter →
Good post on the law of demeter. I must admit to having fallen foul of adding delegation methods for view access. Interesting stuff.
Yahoo! Site Explorer →
Pointed out by James. Like Google Webmaster Tools. I’m waiting for blog.seagul.co.uk to be verified as I type.
Demand Satisfaction! » The Name Game →
I signed up to “I want Sandy” but have never felt the need to use it. This is the sort of thing that makes it stick in my head so that I may use it in future though.
YouTube - Trimaran kitesurfing →
An awesome video of wakeboarding behind a trimaran.
Can’t sleep. Bugger.
DecentURL - Making ugly URLs decent →
Great site pointed out by Paul. This basically does what I want to do with the exception of allowing you to point your own domains at it.
The Jetworks - Seadoo RXP →
The jetski that Michael mentioned.
The Jetworks - Herne Bay →
Jetski shop round the coast from us in Herne Bay.
BoatShop24: homepage | Boats for sale, new &... →
Recommended by Michael for Jetskis.
RJP Marine - Jetski and Personal Watercraft... →
Jetski insurance people that Michael Yates uses.
extras:del.icio.us [AllPeers Developer Server] →
Some possibly useful references for extending an existing firefox extension - I’m thinking of making my del.icio.us extension changes a separate plugin rather than monkey patching the original.
Peer Pressure » del.icio.us and Flickr Get Some... →
Some possibly useful references for extending an existing firefox extension - I’m thinking of making my del.icio.us extension changes a separate plugin rather than monkey patching the original.
Extension Dependencies - MozillaWiki →
Some possibly useful references for extending an existing firefox extension - I’m thinking of making my del.icio.us extension changes a separate plugin rather than monkey patching the original.
Peer Pressure » Extending Extensions →
Some possibly useful references for extending an existing firefox extension - I’m thinking of making my del.icio.us extension changes a separate plugin rather than monkey patching the original.
Server Admin 10.4 Help: Setting Up iChat Service... →
Step by step guide to setting up iChat server on Mac OS X Server.
Syntax of CSS rules in HTML's "style"... →
Apparently you should be able to css style pseudo classes (e.g. a:hover) by using inline styles (<a style=”..”>) - I couldn’t get it to work though.
Off to France to drink French beer. Now. Tequila or Gin for the train to Dover? Decisions, decisions.