Script v. Program

Written by fjania on 04.02.2009 | Uncategorized

Here is how wikipedia describes a scripting language:
… “Scripts” are often treated as distinct from “programs”, which execute independently from any other application. At the same time they are distinct from the core code of the application, which is usually written in a different language, and by being accessible to the end-user they enable the [...]

IE6, Sprites and Transparency (a follow on)

Written by fjania on 19.01.2009 | Uncategorized

Long story short, IE 6 is a nightmare. Slightly longer story. If you want to use a sprite technique to reduce the number of roundtrips the browser makes to generate your page, it’s fairly straight forward… unless you use IE6.
If you’re making large sprites, with varied images that might be transparent, you might get away [...]

The tip of the long tail

Written by fjania on 03.01.2009 | Uncategorized

I just got this in the mail…

When I was a kid, I remember going into one of those giant “Hudson News” stores in Manhattan – the one with thousands of magazines. I thought to myself “wow! There is a magazine for EVERYTHING!”.
Of course, the web opens up the space even more so that there is [...]

The new iPhone is here

Written by fjania on 23.07.2008 | Uncategorized

I got my new iPhone 3G yesterday. I just found out about the wordpress application, so I figured I’d give it a try.
Here is a picture from outside my window:

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