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Developer's Corner / Re: Thoughts on HTML5?

« Last post by Renegade on May 27, 2011, 12:05 PM »

Did anybody else notice that Safari has much better HTML5 support on Windows than it does on (its native) Mac? I'm not really sure what to read into that. Other than perhaps that Mac is just gum-balling code together for the Windows version so they can work out how and what not to do on their own doorstep.

Save on support headaches by screwing up on somebody else's dime, yeah, that's inovative... Not!

-Stoic Joker (May 27, 2011, 11:43 AM)

That would make sense.

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Living Room / Re: Skype Outage

« Last post by Renegade on May 27, 2011, 11:58 AM »

Maybe when governments finally wrest control of the internet from the people by calling it a "civil right" we'll see some of that, but hopefully that's still a long way off...

-Edvard (May 27, 2011, 11:55 AM)

Sounds like we get screwed by corporations or by governments. Sigh... 

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General Software Discussion / Re: WorkTimer: A free web app for freelancers

« Last post by Renegade on May 27, 2011, 10:07 AM »

Something like that would be great in a mobile app.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Thoughts on HTML5?

« Last post by Renegade on May 27, 2011, 09:34 AM »

I think the biggest holdup for faster adoption is that all the big players like Google and Apple and Micrsoft are holding off on better support until they can figure out ways to twist this open standard to their own ends. Apple hopes to use it to kill Flash. Microsoft wants to make it just another extension of their web development product line. Mozilla is hoping to they'll finally figure out a way to make some real money from all this. And Google...well... who knows what Google is up to? Their 'official' story changes almost every other day.

I personally think HTML5 will be the battleground. And HTML6 will be what eventually emerges as the "new" new web coding standard. I'm thinking that will be sometime around 2017. 

-40hz (May 27, 2011, 09:14 AM)

I think you're bang on there.

But, I'm not sure if HTML6 will be that soon. It will take a few years for HTML5 to reach "adoption" level at this rate.

Looking at some HTML5 specs, I'm not impressed. JavaScript? Jeez... Can we get a compiled language that will run decently? Sigh... Ruby, Python, C#, whatever. Just something better than crappy scripting.

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Living Room / Re: Mr. Jelly

« Last post by Renegade on May 27, 2011, 09:31 AM »

I just discovered this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk...of-psychoville.shtml

They have web sites for a lot of characters. The "Best Murders" site is excellent! Hilarious!

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Living Room / Mr. Jelly - Psychoville web sites

« Last post by Renegade on May 27, 2011, 09:18 AM »

Spelled with an 'e'. Not an 'o'. That's the other fellow that's always ripping him off.

This is just whacked:

http://www.jellyparties.co.uk/



The site is exactly what you would expect if Mr. Jelly actually did it.

Can you imagine the twisted mind of the web designer that did that? Hahahah~!

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Developer's Corner / Thoughts on HTML5?

« Last post by Renegade on May 27, 2011, 09:00 AM »

Well, it looks like HTML5 support in browsers is still pretty piss-poor.

http://www.findmebyip.com/litmus/

Opera and Chrome seem to shine, but...

http://marketshare.h...t-share.aspx?qprid=0

Yay... 14% there. (Or whatever -- close enough.)

Is it worth bothering with right now?

Would you do a site in HTML5?

Have you used any good cross-browser scripts to help maintain compatibility?

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Little Voice Commander / Re: Adding spoken word option

« Last post by Renegade on May 27, 2011, 07:40 AM »

I'll be setting up my equipment this weekend, and will do the recording then.

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Living Room / Re: 15 Minutes to Hack Your Email

« Last post by Renegade on May 27, 2011, 06:47 AM »

Well I know one TV producer, a self-employed baker and a retiree, and maybe even a butcher or candlestick maker or two who may have read the article, now have an education on why "free wi-fi" should be avoided at all costs. This is a hard message to get out there, articles like this help just a little.

-daddydave (May 27, 2011, 06:37 AM)

Hmmm... Now I wonder if it would be profitable to supply something like an entire downtown area with free Wi-Fi...

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Living Room / Re: 15 Minutes to Hack Your Email

« Last post by Renegade on May 27, 2011, 05:08 AM »

It's a man in the middle attack, so you get to do whatever you want.

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Living Room / 15 Minutes to Hack Your Email

« Last post by Renegade on May 27, 2011, 01:47 AM »

http://www.dailymail...tion-hack-email.html

Hacking in to an email account is easier and faster than you may expect. In fact it takes less than 15 minutes, according to a new study.

A class of volunteers, including a TV producer, a self-employed baker and a retiree, were able to learn how to hack into someone's account in less than quarter of an hour. 

The small group who had limited technological knowledge, followed an online tutorial using a ‘man in the middle’ technique to hack into a computer network and obtain each other’s login details. 

The controlled classroom experiment conducted by Life assistance company CPP  Group Plc (CPP) involved the volunteers following a 14-minute tutorial which is freely available online.

First result for "man in the middle tutorial" turns up this:

http://openmaniak.co.../ettercap_filter.php

Youtube turns up this:

Well, I suppose we all knew that all that was out there. Sigh... Why can't people focus more on being productive rather than destructive?

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Living Room / Re: Which is more important: the gadget, or the software and apps that runs it?

« Last post by Renegade on May 26, 2011, 10:06 PM »

...It has sucked a lot of enjoyment out of the whole process.

-superboyac (May 26, 2011, 09:59 PM)

Nothing personal... It's just business... 

I know what you mean. It would be nice if companies would view customers as people that they can make happy and be profitable while making people happy, rather than viewing people as cash cows that they can milk and abuse.

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Living Room / Re: Skype Outage

« Last post by Renegade on May 26, 2011, 09:33 PM »

Skype has gone out before, so this is not even eyebrow raising.

I mean, as far as I know, ink on the deal isn't even dry yet, why the hell blame Microsoft so quickly?
Even the latest flap about Skype severing ties with Asterisk is about a deal that was planned months ago.

-Edvard (May 26, 2011, 03:35 PM)

Skype’s Response:

Jennifer Caukin, a spokeswoman for Skype, has a different slant. Caukin said, “Skype made the decision to retire Skype for Asterisk several months ago, as we have prioritized our focus around implementing the IETF SIP [Session Initiation Protocol]  standard in our Skype Connect solution. SIP enjoys the broadest support of any of the available signaling alternatives by business communications equipment vendors, including Digium.  By supporting SIP in favor of alternatives, we maximize our resources and continue to reinforce our commitment to delivering Skype on key platforms where we can meet the broadest customer demand.”

Nope. Can't accept that. Must... Blame... Microsoft...

Meh... I'm no fan of Steve Ballmer, but I don't know if he's at the helm behind that decision. But it's irrelevant. The MS haters will continue to blame MS for killing off Asterisk, famine in North Korea, the slave trade, increasing obesity, and twisted children that torture puppies...

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Living Room / Macs More Attractive for Malware Authors?

« Last post by Renegade on May 26, 2011, 09:28 PM »

I just read this:

http://www.betanews....you-think/1306458529

Out of 832 respondents to the Windows PC question, 86.66 percent use anti-malware software. By comparison, 84 percent of the 582 Mac respondents don't have anti-malware software installed on their primary computers.

So, 87% of Windows users have AV software, while only 16% of Mac users have AV software. Yikes.

As Mac Defender and countless Windows malware show, successful attacks are more about social engineering than lax operating system security.

It's good to finally hear some good information in the media. The OS isn't the security issue... It's the USER!

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General Software Discussion / TweetDeck?

« Last post by Renegade on May 26, 2011, 11:22 AM »

Oh god... I hate it within seconds of installing it.

It has the most obnoxious alerts that are just grainy and irritating. I turned them off right away. My poor ears aren't used to such vile obscenities...

Not sure if I'll stick with it, but we'll see. I'm going to give it a chance...

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Living Room / Skype Outage

« Last post by Renegade on May 26, 2011, 09:54 AM »

Man... When Skype goes down, it's a real pain.

My quick take on it:

http://cynic.me/2011...soft-is-responsible/

The MS bashing is going to be deafening. But I just can't see MS screwing up an 8.5 billion dollar deal that quickly. It should take much longer than that~!

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Living Room / Re: Which is more important: the gadget, or the software and apps that runs it?

« Last post by Renegade on May 26, 2011, 09:44 AM »

^Software does a lot more than just beat Wetware. Those two have a full blown sadomasochistic relationship going. And we're talking the "lifestyle" variety here. 

-40hz (May 26, 2011, 09:02 AM)

Do tell~!

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Living Room / Re: Which is more important: the gadget, or the software and apps that runs it?

« Last post by Renegade on May 26, 2011, 08:45 AM »

Wetware beats hardware.
Hardware beats software.
Software beats wetware.

hehehe - cute.

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Living Room / Re: Which is more important: the gadget, or the software and apps that runs it?

« Last post by Renegade on May 26, 2011, 05:29 AM »

@Renegade
Try running Windows 7 on a Pentium II and get back to me.

-Edvard (May 26, 2011, 04:40 AM)

The way I see it is... Try building a Pentium II out of Jell-O.

Windows 7 is meant to run on a PII in the same way a PII is meant to be built out of Jell-O. Or perhaps Flintstone chewable multivitamins.

You're not going to paint the Mona Lisa on a paper towel.

-Edvard (May 26, 2011, 04:40 AM)

Which seems to me to be saying that paper towels aren't prerequisites for great paintings. Or, that you need the proper prerequisites to be met.

I simply see good hardware as a prerequisite. That doesn't diminish the value of the hardware, because without it you're screwed. But what I'm really interested in is getting things done, and the software is the primary enabler.

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Living Room / Re: Which is more important: the gadget, or the software and apps that runs it?

« Last post by Renegade on May 26, 2011, 02:49 AM »

What is more important?

The stone, or the Thinker? The stone, or David? Venus de Milo?

Iron? Or the Eiffel Tower?

Canvas? Or Sunflowers? Mona Lisa? A Starry Night?

Windows? Or Guitar & Drum Trainer? (Ok, maybe it's not really good example there, but I had to get in some kind of humor for those that get it. )

The medium/platform isn't as important as "what you can do", which is entirely dependent on the software running on the platform. So, while "Windows" may not be the most important, and GDT isn't either, the fact that you can learn to play cool new music definitely is much cooler if that's what you want to do.

It's what you can "do" that's the important thing.

I see platforms as unmoulded clay, waiting for an artist to come along and paint something wonderful on it.

Different platforms, in the painting analogy, are just oil paints and water colors. They're different. Oh, and then there's edible finger paint / Mac.

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Living Room / Re: Which is more important: the gadget, or the software and apps that runs it?

« Last post by Renegade on May 26, 2011, 01:30 AM »

That's easy: Applications.

I've been stalling on getting an e-reader just because it's (nearly) a single-function aparatus, in favor of a decently sized tablet that can run (almost any) other stuff too, besides being an anything-reader. It's most likely not going to be an iPad though

-Ath (May 26, 2011, 01:14 AM)

+1

Hardware tells you what is possible, while software operates inside those limits to actually do something. A CPU is useless unless it's powered up with software.

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Living Room / Re: Apple admits existence of MacDefender malware - Update planned

« Last post by Renegade on May 26, 2011, 01:27 AM »

But wait folks! There's more!!

Within 12 hours of Apple’s announcement, the author of the original Mac Defender program had a new variant available that renders key portions of the current Mac Defender prevention plan obsolete.

http://ct.zdnet.com/...;brand=ZDNET&s=5

-Edvard (May 26, 2011, 01:15 AM)

An entertaining comment there:

...Apple double talk. And I guess if Microsoft had any brains they would run a few years worth of ad's explaining how PC's don't get Mac malware.

Its always the same with the Apple apologist crowd. Its like a four step process.

1. If your an Apple lover, concede that Apple products are not perfect or flawless. It makes you seem sane, gives your upcoming arguments an air of authenticity, and if god forbid, sometime in the future something really goes sideways you can at least save some face by saying "I never said Macs were perfect!" Plus, keep in mind, saying something isn't perfect isn't an admission that something isn't right!

2. If your an Apple lover and you come across someone pointing out that something isn't right about a Mac then immediately jump down the throat of the person saying such a thing. Fight them with everything you have and everything you can think of. Never concede that anything is not right with a Mac. Ever. Its one thing to say a Mac isn't perfect, its a completely different thing to actually admit to any specific flaw.

3. If your an Apple lover, and something does happen that for all intents and purposes does appear to be empirical evidence of something specific not being right with a Mac, do not despair or give in. Instead minimize the issue to the point of it appearing that it's actually a non-issue. Rationalize it away. Use arguments like, "when you can show me a PC that doesn't have these kind of issues worse then a Mac then talk to me about whats wrong with a Mac." Above all, never ever relent. And never, ever ever agree that PC's have been getting called out by Apple lovers for the same kinds of issues. That admission can never happen because it minimizes the very things we have been claiming are wrong with PC's.

4. If your an Apple lover, try not to let an opportunity to bash PC's pass you by. When times seem hard for anything about the reputation of Mac's, thats actually when you should be looking at the situation as an opportunity! Its hard to take any kind of issue with a Mac seriously if you can divert attention from the issue at hand by pointing out that PC's have had all sorts of problems and issues for years, and best of all, most PC users concede that so it should be easy!!

Happy hunting.

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Living Room / Re: Apple admits existence of MacDefender malware - Update planned

« Last post by Renegade on May 25, 2011, 11:14 PM »

The more one learns about Apple and Steve Jobs, the uglier it gets. There comes a point at which you -- as an honest, decent person -- take responsibility for the direct effects one's purchase decisions. For example, if three workers, an elephant, and part of the rainforest had to die to get me my next "iPad," then maybe you shouldn't buy the horrific device.

-zridling (May 25, 2011, 11:01 PM)

My apologies. That was a non sequitur. Carry on.

-zridling (May 25, 2011, 11:02 PM)

Every time you use your iPad, God kills a kitten.

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Developer's Corner / Re: To ASPX, or Not To ASPX...

« Last post by Renegade on May 25, 2011, 09:20 PM »

For the client site that I'd mentioned above, I changed the DNS and had the site up and running inside of a morning with time to spare (I think it took me less than an hour). Done. From there on, it was only a matter of entering products.

I know I'm kind of harping on it, but time... There's just so little of it. Anything I can do to save me time is a godsend.

For things going wrong, I've never had a smooth PHP installation. I always need to tweak the INI file to stop modules (that are supposed to actually run properly) from killing PHP entirely. I'm not a fan of PHP on a Windows box. Yeah, I run PHP, but I cripple a lot of it so that it doesn't cripple itself. Kind of like breaking a lemmings legs so that it doesn't run off the cliff.

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Developer's Corner / Re: To ASPX, or Not To ASPX...

« Last post by Renegade on May 25, 2011, 08:09 PM »

Put it like this... Sure... you *can* hunt rabbits with a .22, but you can also hunt them with a Barrett M107A1 .50 caliber semi-automatic sniper rifle (with or without suppressor):