Mine was only about 3ft though:
BBC News - Conger eel free to search for love
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Monday, 14 November 2011
Google are so cool
Not only do they make loads of cool stuff for free, but they also have a secret research lab. Not only that, but it's called Google X and the robotics section is at a secret location. Nice.
Frankly, Apple have got nothing on them.
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Frankly, Apple have got nothing on them.
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Important advice to web designers
Don't ever, ever make a fully Flash-driven website. Please.
I've recently been looking at the Singtel website to help Denise choose a new phone. But I'd like to share some opinions about the consequences of using Flash:
1) Websites that have a loading bar are incredibly irritating. This is an all-too-common feature of websites that are completely built on Flash. Don't let this happen, I would rather have a less pretty website that loaded at the same speed as any other site. Avoid.
2) Make sure that I can open new items in new tabs. If I am choosing from a range of phones I want to be able to have them all open at once so I don't have to keep going back to the list of search results to look at a different phone. The otherwise excellent thetrainline.com website is another example of this - it can only handle one journey being viewed at a time. Not helpful.
3) Flash crashes. I don't want to have to reopen Chrome every time the Flash plugin that is integral to the website's functionality crashes - I like to look at other websites at the same time and don't want to reopen them. I will make an exception for Youtube, as their video player is great. But then again Youtube rarely crashes my plugin.
So there you go, three important considerations the next time you consider building a website out of Flash. Don't. Try HTML 5.0.
I've recently been looking at the Singtel website to help Denise choose a new phone. But I'd like to share some opinions about the consequences of using Flash:
1) Websites that have a loading bar are incredibly irritating. This is an all-too-common feature of websites that are completely built on Flash. Don't let this happen, I would rather have a less pretty website that loaded at the same speed as any other site. Avoid.
2) Make sure that I can open new items in new tabs. If I am choosing from a range of phones I want to be able to have them all open at once so I don't have to keep going back to the list of search results to look at a different phone. The otherwise excellent thetrainline.com website is another example of this - it can only handle one journey being viewed at a time. Not helpful.
3) Flash crashes. I don't want to have to reopen Chrome every time the Flash plugin that is integral to the website's functionality crashes - I like to look at other websites at the same time and don't want to reopen them. I will make an exception for Youtube, as their video player is great. But then again Youtube rarely crashes my plugin.
So there you go, three important considerations the next time you consider building a website out of Flash. Don't. Try HTML 5.0.
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Fabregas learned well from Wenger
It appears that Cesc Fabregas has learned well from his time at Arsenal. First by taking one too many passes in front of goal when he should have shot, and then by complaining about 'negative tactics'. Eerily reminiscent of Arsene Wenger's complaints about Stoke.
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Thursday, 10 November 2011
But have you prayed about it?
We tend to plan without praying, or worry without praying. Here's a reminder about the correct ratio of talk/worry:prayer.
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Friday, 4 November 2011
Image Resizing Made Easy with PHP | Nettuts+
Working on an image website - needed a good way to create thumbnails in php - look no further...
Image Resizing Made Easy with PHP | Nettuts+:
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