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Archive for March 2006

links for 2006-03-27

Monday 27 March 2006

Portable Firefox 2.0 Alpha 1 - Download It Here!
Great way to test Firefox 2.0 Alpha 1 without installing it. (Recommended, as the uninstaller does not work properly).
(tags: firefox browser internet)

Computerworld > Microsoft warns of nasty IE bug
Microsoft has confirmed the existence of a third critical vulnerabiity in Internet Explorer. Turning off Active Scripting will prevent [...]

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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo at the Peacock Theatre, London

Wednesday 22 March 2006

Got a couple of free tickets courtesy of our friend E. and went to see the 'Trocs' the other night. Classical ballet where all the female roles are performed by male dancers with refined irony and occasional slapstick. Very skilled male dancers, with perfect technique and a sense of humour to match.
Highly enjoyable even for [...]

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links for 2006-03-18

Saturday 18 March 2006

Data Tables and Cascading Style Sheets Gallery
'The CSS Table Gallery is a showcase of how CSS and data tables can work together to create usable and pretty results. '
(tags: code css download html reference style table web usability)

Rules to Better Google Rankings | SSW
'There is a plethora of information out there and we've brought it [...]

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Friday 17 March 2006

BBC NEWS | Technology | Disabled users to test websites
'The pool of disabled surfers has been brought together by the Usability Exchange, which aims to give instant feedback on website navigation. '
(tags: disability accessibility website internet usability)

Flash Player Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities | Macromedia
'Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Flash Player that could allow [...]

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The sale of Dr B.'s flat fell through

Wednesday 15 March 2006

I was going to announce that we were moving into a fabulous new flat in Vauxhall.
But instead of exchanging, yesterday we received the news that the buyer of Dr B.'s had got a new job away from London and had consequently withdrawn his offer.
This means the fabuolus new flat in Vauxhall, yards away from what [...]

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links for 2006-03-11

Saturday 11 March 2006

Every other PC sells with remote control and media software | Guardian Unlimited: Technology
PC World (UK computer superstores) says 'more than 50% of new PCs are now sold with a remote control and feature media software such as Windows Media Centre Edition as standard'
(tags: pc computer media windows music remote)

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Friday 10 March 2006

Pretty Pretty Princess
Zahara Jolie Pitt's diary (August - October 2005)
(tags: blog celebrity angelinajolie bradpitt zahara hoax spoof parody fun)

AutoMaddox
Maddox Jolie Pitt's weblog (May - September 2005)
(tags: blog celebrity angelinajolie bradpitt maddox hoax spoof parody fun)

Easy Flag Identifier
I used it today to find out the nationality of the barista who made my coffee (Russian Federation) and [...]

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Thursday 9 March 2006

PictureCloud.com | Create your free picture cloud now.
Take photos all around an item/person. Upload and make a 360-degree view, for free. No software required.
(tags: picturecloud 360degrees photo image)

Morning Sickness: The Amanda Lepore Doll - Gawker
Well, the original model is made of plastic anyway…
(tags: amandalepore doll plastic barbie)

ABBA reunite for gay rights- from Pink News- all [...]

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Wednesday 8 March 2006

The Mills-Jowell case seen from Italy | BBC NEWS | World | Europe
'news from London of the latest twists and turns in the Mills-Jowell affair has scarcely raised any eyebrows in Italy [...] By Saturday, the Italian press seemed to have lost interest in the story.'
(tags: politics berlusconi jowell mills uk bribe corruption italy)

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Friday 3 March 2006

Google Code: Web Authoring Statistics
December 2005 analysis of a sample of slightly over a billion documents, with statistics about popular class names, elements, attributes, and related metadata.
(tags: google code html elements metadata stats web)

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Thursday 2 March 2006

A bit of BitTorrent bother | BBC NEWS | Programmes | Newsnight
ISPs are trying to block data from P2P networks (it accounts for over one third of all traffic). Programmers have already found a way around this by encrypting the torrents. File sharing cannot be stopped.
(tags: bittorrent filesharing internet media technology encryption p2p)

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Wednesday 1 March 2006

Encyclopodia - the encyclopedia on your iPod
Free software to load Wikipedia on your iPod. 'It has been successfully tested on a third-generation iPod and on an iPod mini, but it should also work on other iPod generations.'
(tags: ipod wikipedia encyclopedia encyclopodia reference software mp3)

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Pepsi Max Cino launched in the UK

Wednesday 1 March 2006

Bloody typical.
I decide to give up fizzy drinks for Lent (all four 500ml bottles I drink every day at work) and the day before going cold turkey I discover Pepsi Max Cino (cappuccino flavoured).
I thought: Wow - acesulfame potassium (essential to tone down the metal aftertaste of aspartame), caffeine, potassium benzoate, artificial coffee flavouring - [...]

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