Entries from November 2008

November 26, 2008

NetBeans 6.5 IDE – PHP Development

Take advantage of syntactic and semantic code highlighting, pop-up documentation, code formating and folding, instant rename, code templates, and automatic code completion (including bracket completion) for PHP. The Editor recognizes PHP code including heredoc notation in PHP projects and in PHTML and PHP files.
via NetBeans 6.5 IDE – PHP Development

November 24, 2008

Webcast: Twitter for Business

Twitter for Business
Date: This event took place live on November 13 2008
Presented by: Sarah Milstein
This is a free live event. Scheduled for approximately 60 minutes.
Twitter–the messaging service that lets you send instant, short updates to people around the world–is fast becoming a mainstream communication tool. Hundreds of brands and thousands of companies use it to [...]

November 21, 2008

Scalable Inman Flash Replacement

Scalable Inman Flash Replacement (sIFR) is an open source JavaScript and Adobe Flash based technology that enables the replacement of text elements on HTML web pages with Flash equivalents. It was initially developed by Shaun Inman and improved by Mike Davidson and Mark Wubben.
via Scalable Inman Flash Replacement – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

November 19, 2008

Genealogy – Free Family Tree – Geni

Geni is a private place for your family to build your family tree,
preserve your history and share your lives.
via Genealogy – Free Family Tree – Geni

November 18, 2008

How do I track files such as PDF, AVI, or WMV that are downloaded from my site?

Google Analytics provides an easy way to track clicks on links that lead to file downloads. Because these links do not lead to a page on your site containing the tracking code, you'll need to tag the link itself with the _trackPageview JavaScript if you would like to track these downloads. This piece of JavaScript [...]

November 18, 2008

Black Friday sales arrive early this year

Starting November 8th, Walmart will have in-store specials starting at 8 am. The retailer will be selling several 15.4-inch Compaq CQ50-139WM laptops for $298, Sony's 2GB Walkman player for $49, Samsung's S760 point-and-shoot digital camera in red for $89, a 46-inch Sanyo 1080p LCD HDTV for $798.
via Black Friday sales arrive early this year : [...]

November 14, 2008

Textmate – ReMate

ReMate is a TextMate plugin which can be used to disable the automatic project tree refresh when the application regains focus (for using SSH-FS etc.).
via Ciarán Walsh’s Blog » ReMate Update

November 14, 2008

NASA – Space Shuttle

With Endeavour’s cabin vented and the vent valves closed, the Closeout Crew’s work in the White Room has been accomplished. The crew takes the elevator down to the ground level and is transported away from Launch Pad 39A, their work having been successfully completed.
via NASA – Space Shuttle
The space shuttle launches in less than an [...]

November 14, 2008

23andMe

Order kit for $399
Spit in the kit
Send it in, results 4-6 weeks
Log in to website to see results

via 23andMe – Beyond genetic testing: Personal DNA analysis and research for health, family, ancestry, and genealogy.
This is pretty awesome

November 14, 2008

960 Grid System

The 960 Grid System is an effort to streamline web development workflow by providing commonly used dimensions, based on a width of 960 pixels. There are two variants: 12 and 16 columns, which can be used separately or in tandem.
via 960 Grid System