June 2011
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How to dump a Zest graph into an Image
If you are developing an Eclipse plug-in or RCP application which has something to do with graphs chances are you are using Zest. At one time you might want to add feature of exporting graph as an image. The one pattern I’ve found to do it (from Eclipse bugs) looks something like this: // g is a zest graph object Point size = new Point(g.getContents().getSize().width,...
Jun 1st
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May 2011
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Anatomy of a Mashup: Definitive Daft Punk... →
Mashup of Daft Punk’s songs. The amazing part is pure-HTML (minus audio, which goes through flash) visualization.
May 14th
December 2010
2 posts
Dec 24th
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Dec 11th
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October 2010
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Wierd bug in Safari + Flash
While posting amazing videos I’ve found on Vimeo to Twitter I’ve come across a very strange bug. Somehow text rendering in safari can be affected by flash plugin running on the site. I do not say it always does, in fact it almost never does. But compare the two images: This is standard Twitter stream: And this is the very same stream but with Vimeo plugin running in 2nd pane....
Oct 5th
September 2010
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1Password, Dropbox and symbolic links
If you have a Mac and don’t use 1Password, you’re missing a lot. If you have a computer and don’t use Dropbox — see previous sentence. If you think you have a mobile and it’s not an iPhone… Anyway, for some time now 1Password was touting new feature — Dropbox sync. All should be working in an Apple-way — just turn it on and voilà. Unfortunately 1Password has problems if it’s password repository...
Sep 20th
August 2010
2 posts
Flood Lite: Apple's Attention to Detail →
In July 2002, Appled filed a patent for a “Breathing Status LED Indicator” (No. US 6,658,577 B2). They described it as a “blinking effect of the sleep-mode indicator in accordance with the present invention mimics the rhythm of breathing which is psychologically appealing.” Some can smile, but the truth is sleeping MacBook is the only LED diod in the house that is not getting on my nerves at...
Aug 26th
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Lukas Bank - nie dla idiotów
Ktoś do mnie dzwoni. Odbieram. Dzień dobry, nazywam się XXX YYY, dzwonię do Pana z centrali Lukas Bank z Wrocławia. Chciałem zaprezentować panu ofertę nowego oprocentowania na koncie oszczędnościowym. (…) Tutaj dowiaduję się o wspaniałej nowej ofercie, wystarczy stały przelew co najmniej 100 zł miesięcznie na konto, żeby go uruchomić. I od razu następuje pytanie: Czy mogę pana prosić o...
Aug 22nd
December 2009
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Whiteboard
clientsfromhell: After presenting a new design for a company website, the owner leaned over, asked if she could suggest some changes to the layout, got out a black marker and started drawing the changes on my MacBook’s screen. I was stunned.
Dec 3rd
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October 2009
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Oct 2nd
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September 2009
4 posts
Sep 26th
The Ultimate Productivity Blog →
Sep 24th
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“You’re not here to write code; you’re here to ship products.”
– by Jamie Zawinski via Joel on Software
Sep 24th
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Flickr: Stormstoopers, their secret lives and... →
Now you know what was really happening between the 3rd and 4th episode.
Sep 23rd