Archive for March, 2008
Refresh Detroit March Meeting
So I attended the Refresh Detroit meeting a few days ago in Ann Arbor, MI. The speaker was Barb Hernandez, User Experience Manager at TechSmith. She talked about refreshing the UI of SnagIt.
SnagIt is a screen capture application for Windows. I am not familiar with too many trialware applications for windows since its not part [...]
Saving Keystrokes with Firefox and Keywords
As a university web worker we constantly are typing in the same pattern of URL for every site. This becomes time consuming and routinely gets misspelled forcing a rapid delete key actions. I also wondered in the back of my mind about a shortcut to typing in URL’s much like IM word shortcuts but never [...]
PHPSimpl 0.8.5 Feature Release
Long awaited features now implemented. Main highlights include cross database join’s. Functions on DisplayList() fields and a way to change where the required indicator (*) is on forms and the character that is displayed after the label.
A rundown of the complete changes include:
Updated example
Completely rewritten Export class with CVS, JSON, XML and SQL support
Export() function [...]
Bye Bye Blockbuster
After being a member since opening their online doors I have decided to kick blockbuster online to the curb. The reasons have been building since I joined. I have summarized a few below. If you have your own thoughts about Blockbuster feel free to share them.
Abandoning Early Adopters
The initial pricing was simple and cheap, it [...]