Text-Overflow Ellipsis CSS Support in Firefox 7
This is huge… Firefox 7 adds support for text-overflow: ellipsis
Something so simple, yet huge. This has been missing for ages.
Read more on the Mozilla Developer Network
Bank Simple Demo Video
Bank Simple’s demo of its web app kinda rocks.
Elegant UI. Natural search. Smart tools. Good info aggregation. Simple to understand. Looking forward to using it.
Check it out here: http://ow.ly/6BiaE
PHP 5.4 Traits
PHP 5.4 adds traits - a means of mixing in behaviors from multiple sources. Think multiple inheritance with some twists to make it manageable.
Check out this example
http://code.atavisticendeavor.com/using-traits-in-php-54
Or this post showing off some of the sugar:
http://simas.posterous.com/new-to-php-54-traits
Top 10 Mobile Web Dev Javascript Frameworks
If you’re doing front end web dev today perhaps you’ve experienced challenges getting your Javascript framework of choice behaving just right on mobile platforms. Fortunately there are mobile optimized Javascript frameworks available. They are optimized for touchscreens, lightweight, cross-platform and leverage HTML5 and CSS3 and give you the edge to get your mobile web apps to market efficiently and effectively.
Check out Top 10 Mobile Web Development JavaScript Frameworks
HP’s Big Pivot
HP exited the tablet market today. But is Apple’s dominance with the iPad too intimidating for competitive innovation?
No. It’s not. HP was prepared to take on Apple. But with the changes in leadership and lack of organizational motivation at HP, their heads and hearts aren’t in the game anymore.
Instead, today HP made a very public business pivot right in front of our eyes. They’ve recommitted themselves to focus on data and enterprise, and are poised for a heads up battle against IBM & Oracle, the new home of former HP CEO, Hurd.
Checkout the TechCrunch Article: HP To Apple: You Win.
PHP, Python, Perl & Ruby Side-By-Side
Check out this side-by-side comparison of PHP, Python, Perl and Ruby. Pretty awesome.
Installing NodeJS 0.4.6 on Ubuntu 10.04
The time has come to update my nodejs and as I was updating the docs for my project for other developers figured I’d post the instructions as well.
required ubuntu packages
sudo apt-get install g++ curl libssl-dev apache2-utilscd into node directory package
wget http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.4.6.tar.gz tar -xzvf node-v0.4.6.tar.gz cd node-v0.4.6.tar.gz ./configure make sudo make install
ralphmrivera asked: Are you originally from or do you have family on Arrakis (Sietch Tabr specifically?)
Yes. My family dominates Arrakis, and I am the controller of the spice. I control your destiny.
Anonymous asked: Are you originally from or do you have family in Ohio (northwest OH specifically?)
No! We’re all from the northeast back a few generations and a few have spread to other areas of the country, but none in Ohio to my knowledge.
3D Video Without Glasses.
And you’ll have some super strong eyelids too.
(BTW, this is fake - all done with CGI - see the making of video here)
Cloud Computing on Amazon Web Services with Rightscale & PHP Talk Tonight by @neuropunks at NYPHP User Group Meeting
This is a recording of the talk I posted previously.
In 2010 we ditched our cable TV. Here’s how we replaced it with online content.
We’ve begun the process to. HBO, Showtime, etc are a sticky issue so far. :-/
(via johngushue)
