Apr 2
Continuing on from some of Ian’s earlier posts about the physical side of things which make the internet tick, yesterday Google released once secret information about the make up of their servers and data centers.
Interesting to see how they do things. Read the whole article here.
Mar 29
For some people watching Formula 1 is like watching paint dry, however, for me its some what more exciting. Thats why I dragged myself out of bed at silly o’clock this morning to watch it live on the BBC. The race in Melbourne is the first of the season and also the first chance to size up the BBCs new coverage, after they finally wrenched it back from ITV.
There have been several changes in the rules and cars for the new season including a new system called KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) which gives 7 seconds of extra power per lap, aerodynamic changes and the return of slick tires. All of these things are designed to make the sport more entertaining to watch by making overtaking easier and the pack run closer together.
I think its still a wee bit early after just one race to say definitively if all of these measures have been a success, but if this race sets the standard for the ones to come then it looks a lot like they have been. The racing was tight, there was lots of overtaking and it wasn’t until the last 3 laps that we knew Button was going to take victory. The race wasn’t decided by fuel loads or pit lane tactics, it was sheer hard work on the track by the drivers battling each other to the end.
The other refreshing change was seeing a top 3 not dominated by Ferrari or McLaren, this time it was Brawn and Toyota (although Hamilton has now been awarded 3rd by the stewards). The Brawn team seem to be going from rags to riches, winning the grand prix only 6 weeks after not knowing if they had the money to even enter a team this year. Good to see that a team with relatively small finances (compared to the big 3 or Ferrari, McLaren and Toyota) can fight with the big boys and win.
The BBC coverage also deserves a mention, with some good punditry (although things did look a little frosty between David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan) and the joy of finally being able to watch a grand prix with no adverts. Good coverage on the TV and as only the BBC can continuing that across on the Red Button, online and on the radio. With all those services they really showed up the failings of the ITV coverage and in my opinion the coverage is worth the cost of the license fee alone. Good old aunty.
Bring on Malaysia in a week.
Mar 17
I found this very interesting, I never really thought about the physical implications of the world as as giant LAN.
Mar 15
This is an interesting article I have found.
Internet Explorer is changing and Microsoft’s next web browser will be based on a research project named Gazelle.
Link to story
Mar 13
Hi my names Ravi aka Theformula and I have used and loved amigs for many years. Currently there has been a lot of debate about why people use Amiga these days. I would like to do a small article on how I think new Amigas will fit into the world of modern computing. I will leave out new classic machines like MiniMig as I want to do an article on the future of retro Amiga soon.
Mar 10
This is an interesting article about the way that designers may need to re-think their development process. I completely agree that Dreamweaver is becoming obsolete. It has it’s uses as a learning tool, but ultimately it will just slow you down.
Mar 9
This is a guide on how to get Amikit working on the Asus Eee PC 701 running windows xp. These guides are taken from my old site.
AmiKit
This is a guide I have created to get AmiKit fully working on an EEE Pc.
Mar 5
Howdy! Mac OSX Terminal. A dark scary place full of text. That’s how it feels at first anyway. This is a selection of Terminal Commands that I have found particularly useful. If you are just making your first forays into OS X Terminal land hopefully they will help you out. I’m sure I have left plenty of others out, so feel free to chip in! Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 27
OK so this one is an obvious choice. Still it is possible that there are some people out there who might be interested in making websites who do not know about this incredibly useful tool.
To put it simply, if you are only going to use one web based tool when building websites this should be it. Making sure that your code is standards compliant will not only earn you tons of browny points, it will help to ensure that anyone using a standards compliant browser will be able to enjoy your site as you intended. It will also cut down on the number of bugs that you have to fix. Bellissimo!
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