Google App Engine SDK 1.1.6 released, brings sortable datastore keys
1 day ago
Google today released Google App Engine SDK 1.1.6 (announcement, download) which, among other things, brings with it datastore keys that you can sort and filter on. What this means is that you ca .......
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Keywords: google
1 day ago
Google today released Google App Engine SDK 1.1.6 (announcement, download) which, among other things, brings with it datastore keys that you can sort and filter on. What this means is that you ca .......
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Qik into Wordpress, first attempt.
4 days ago
I love the immediacy of Qik for recording short videos and yet I don't want my Qik videos to reside separately from my blog. In my initial attempt, I decided to integrate the two by putting a vi .......
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Keywords: player blog videos qik feed
4 days ago
I love the immediacy of Qik for recording short videos and yet I don't want my Qik videos to reside separately from my blog. In my initial attempt, I decided to integrate the two by putting a vi .......
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playerversion.com update
5 days ago
At the urging of Patrick Welfringer and Paul Booth, I've updated the playerversion.com site. playerversion.com is a deliberately unstyled, one-page site that simply tells you which version of th .......
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Keywords: site player flash useful
5 days ago
At the urging of Patrick Welfringer and Paul Booth, I've updated the playerversion.com site. playerversion.com is a deliberately unstyled, one-page site that simply tells you which version of th .......
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Graphics and trackpad glitches on new Macbook Pro under OS X 10.5.5
6 days ago
Oh noes, there's something wrong with my new Macbook Pro. The above screenshot is how my blog looks when I scroll with the trackpad in Safari (scrolling works correctly when using the arrow keys .......
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Keywords: fix issue trackpad
6 days ago
Oh noes, there's something wrong with my new Macbook Pro. The above screenshot is how my blog looks when I scroll with the trackpad in Safari (scrolling works correctly when using the arrow keys .......
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Linux Format mag highlights
8 days ago
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Looking through the Official Playstation mag
8 days ago
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Teaching people to get phished, old skool style!
8 days ago
No, this isn't a write-up on Twitterank , the latest example of 15 seconds of hype-fueled hysteria that the Internets whipped into a minor frenzy before moving on to the next sensationalistic .......
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Keywords: call knowing security companies needs
Filed under: Articles bad practices old business old school Security
8 days ago
No, this isn't a write-up on Twitterank , the latest example of 15 seconds of hype-fueled hysteria that the Internets whipped into a minor frenzy before moving on to the next sensationalistic .......
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Filed under: Articles bad practices old business old school Security
The importance of manual override (or Google?s country autodetection is broken!)
9 days ago
YOU'RE IN GERMANY... NO I'M NOT! Google's country autodetection is borked. Whenever I access the Internet through a T-Mobile WiFi Hotspot in the UK, it thinks that I'm in Germany. I get a lovely Ger .......
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Keywords: google country software override manual
Filed under: General
9 days ago
YOU'RE IN GERMANY... NO I'M NOT! Google's country autodetection is borked. Whenever I access the Internet through a T-Mobile WiFi Hotspot in the UK, it thinks that I'm in Germany. I get a lovely Ger .......
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Firefox 3?s feed subscription feature: convenience for the masses or a dangerous precedent?
10 days ago
BUG OR FEATURE? There's something about Firefox that's been bugging me for a long time now and, more than being a mere inconvenience, I feel that it is a design decision that Mozilla took that .......
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Keywords: feed source firefox reader google
Filed under: Development AOLization open rss source The DAMN Fallacy The Developer as EveryMan Fallacy view source
10 days ago
BUG OR FEATURE? There's something about Firefox that's been bugging me for a long time now and, more than being a mere inconvenience, I feel that it is a design decision that Mozilla took that .......
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Aral Balkan Keywords: feed source firefox reader google
Filed under: Development AOLization open rss source The DAMN Fallacy The Developer as EveryMan Fallacy view source
A new look for 2009
11 days ago
Lest you jump to conclusions from the title, no, I haven't had botox. My beloved blog, however, did just get a facelift (she's a little sore but recovering nicely!) It's time to say hello to a ne .......
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Keywords: blog time site
Filed under: b2 Mac redesign theme waybackmachine
11 days ago
Lest you jump to conclusions from the title, no, I haven't had botox. My beloved blog, however, did just get a facelift (she's a little sore but recovering nicely!) It's time to say hello to a ne .......
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Filed under: b2 Mac redesign theme waybackmachine
Reflexes and Brains
13 days ago
The brain is a complex organ with complex processing. But it's slow. Early AIs were written to explore the highest level of brain functions ? things like planning, logic, natural language, creativ .......
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Blobs in Games
Keywords: slow brain system reflexes needed
Filed under: design
13 days ago
The brain is a complex organ with complex processing. But it's slow. Early AIs were written to explore the highest level of brain functions ? things like planning, logic, natural language, creativ .......
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Fun with Little Big Planet
15 days ago
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15 days ago
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What a 4-track virtual conference really looks like!
18 days ago
Here's a sneak peek into how our techadmin team saw the web conference . Our nifty 4-up view helped us keep an eye on things and step in to help at the first sign of trouble. I have to say that .......
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Filed under: <head> Conferences
18 days ago
Here's a sneak peek into how our techadmin team saw the web conference . Our nifty 4-up view helped us keep an eye on things and step in to help at the first sign of trouble. I have to say that .......
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Multiple clients for the same game
19 days ago
When I'm interacting with my computer, there's a range of interfaces I use. On the ?high? end, there are full screen specialized UIs sometimes with specialized controllers. I have a highly customi .......
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Blobs in Games
Keywords: games playing interfaces client people
Filed under: design
19 days ago
When I'm interacting with my computer, there's a range of interfaces I use. On the ?high? end, there are full screen specialized UIs sometimes with specialized controllers. I have a highly customi .......
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2008 opening video from the London hub
19 days ago
We kicked off 2008 at the London hub with a short video I threw together using Animoto . Those of you who weren't at the hub missed out on that bit so here it is! Links: .......
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Filed under: <head> Conferences
19 days ago
We kicked off 2008 at the London hub with a short video I threw together using Animoto . Those of you who weren't at the hub missed out on that bit so here it is! Links: .......
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19 days ago
Last week, we made a little history when over 70 speakers and 500 attendees from around the world congregated on the Interwebs for the web conference and, in doing so, took part in creating .......
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http://qik.com/video/460403
Mon,
27 Oct 2008
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27 Oct 2008
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first day was a hit! Day two begins in a few hours.
Sat,
25 Oct 2008
Stephanie and I are on the train back to Brighton for the second day of the web conference after hosting the London hub yesterday. Everyone seemed to have a great time at the London hub yester .......
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Filed under: <head> Conferences
Sat,
25 Oct 2008
Stephanie and I are on the train back to Brighton for the second day of the web conference after hosting the London hub yesterday. Everyone seemed to have a great time at the London hub yester .......
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http://qik.com/video/447023
Fri,
24 Oct 2008
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24 Oct 2008
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http://qik.com/video/446439
Fri,
24 Oct 2008
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24 Oct 2008
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