Category Archives: Technologies
Comprehensive Guide to Using Cufon Text with Raphael
[Note: I'm starting this post with a look at a specific problem and why I chose to use Raphaël in the first place. If you want to get straight to the point, scroll down to "Using Text in Raphaël".] I recently had the opportunity to re-create a Flash component in JavaScript. The component in question [...]
E-Books as a Blank Canvas
While reading a book yesterday I made an interesting discovery: a chapter that began on a verso (left-side) page. In a standard typeset book, chapters or other major divisions generally begin on a recto (right-side) page, leaving a blank verso if the previous section ended on a recto page. This book followed that standard everywhere [...]
The Apple iPad, Flash, and the Future of Computing
On Wednesday, months of rumor and speculation came to an abrupt end when Apple chief Steve Jobs formally unveiled his “latest creation,” the Apple iPad. The death of rumor relating to the device ushered in an entirely new wave of speculation. Is this really the thing that Apple spent years developing? Will it actually sell? [...]
Twitter for Fun and Profit
So, Twitter. What exactly is it good for? Nobody knows. No, seriously, no one really knows what Twitter is good for or how to use it “the right way,” whatever that is. All that anyone can do is tell you why or how they use Twitter and how it works for them. Nonetheless, there are [...]
The Browser Wars, Round 2