Flash is one of the most rewarding platforms. With it, you can apply mathematics, art, and programming to create some really beautiful things. Yet, while coding, I find myself trying to remember the name and signature of methods from the vast Flash library.
“Hmm… what’s the signature for creating a gradient again?”
“Remind me. What’s the simplest [...]
UK-based Truphone, a VoIP service provider for Wifi/data enabled handsets, today unveils a special version for owners of the latest version of the iPod Touch.
– Tech Crunch, 12/3/08
I want one!
This has free WiFi calls, an iPod, iPod applications all wrapped in one little $229 device. To really top it off, how about a free [...]
Alex Welch is a terrific startup CEO. While I worked for him at Photobucket, the sales team would call frequently, begging and pleading for us to build a whitelabel version of the site. The revenue was real, meaty, and immediate.
Alex stayed his ground. We focused on free services for the consumer, [...]
Simon Wardley is amazing. He turns 185 slides into a thoroughly entertaining, unforgettable presentation. His transitions remind me of Steve Jobs pitching at Apple, his humor reminds me of Monty Python. Whack the rabbit. I hope you enjoy his presentation on the future of web applications; he nailed it! Its [...]
Today I was hacking IE7, working on formatting issues caused by relative positioning in CSS. IE7 likes to ignore the negative X positions (e.g. left: -87). While Googling around I stumbled across an elegant hack from Rafael Lima that let’s me specify different CSS depending on the browser.
Add their one line of JavaScript to your [...]