As I mentioned in this post, the migration of Ubuntu’s window controls from the top right to the top-left were a precursor to other changes which would make use of the now-empty corner of the title bar. I’m still not …
Read moreLosing the http:// is a good thing
Chromium – the developer builds of the code that eventually becomes Google Chrome – was recently changed to not show the “http://” that precedes normal web URLs. This has, of course, led to bug reports and much discussion about the …
Read moreOrdnance Survey OpenData
I’ve only just spotted this one – perhaps the official release date of April 1st meant that it was overlooked with the usual rubbish April Fools stories that populate a lot of the online tech sites – but it would …
Read moreOh well, maybe next time (extended remix)
This is an extended version of a post associated with my webcomic, The Greys. I’ve posted it here because the extended version reflects my personal opinion, and not necessarily that of my comic strip co-author. The winners for this year’s …
Read moreWill Lucid play havoc with the Dell Mini 10?
There has been a lot written about the change in position of the window controls in the alpha- and beta-releases of Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx. I haven’t really got much to add that’s not in this excellent post, and it’s …
Read moreCredit Card (in)Security
My girlfriend is a partner in a small print and design business. As such, she has a company credit card – but it usually only sees service to buy stamps and other minor things. She’s finally decided that it’s time …
Read morePlaying with SVG filters on HTML content
Note: The technique described below only works in Firefox 3.5 and above (or products using the same rendering engine). It isn’t part of any formal spec (though it would be a great addition to one of them), and could potentially …
Read moreEasy easing gets easier; hard easing stays hard
I’ve just been reading about CSS Transitions, which are part of the CSS3 draft specification, and which has been experimentally implemented in Opera, Webkit (Safari, Chrome and Konqueror amonst others) and in nightly builds of Firefox (with documentation on the …
Read moreXDMCP support in Ubuntu: make your voice heard
As I’ve pointed out previously, the XDMCP support has been severely crippled in Ubuntu 9.10, Karmic Koala. I suspect that XDMCP is something that isn’t considered a very high priority by the Ubuntu and upstream developers, as it’s an old …
Read moreAnother use for 3D TVs
It seems that just about every manufacturer is planning to launch 3D-capable TVs this year. Most of them use high frequency refresh rates, synchronised with LCD shutter specs, to present a different image to each eye: the screen is actually …
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