Author Archives: James McParlane

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About James McParlane

CTO Massive Interactive. Ex Computer Whiz Kid - Now Grumpy Old Guru.

More JavaScript and CSS News

Posted on December 13, 2005 by James McParlane

A list ofg Common CSS Bugs in Safari, Firefox and Opera by Andy Budd. An article by Ryan Campbell on the good bits in Sam Stephenson’s Prototype library. A further article by Justin Palmer on prototype. I’ve been busy in low level C land … Continue reading →

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Getting Some Joy From The Google Deskbar

Posted on December 2, 2005 by James McParlane

I was about to give up on the email part of Google Deskbar, it was recording all the email I got – even the vast majority that ended up in my Spam folder. Had a poke around a few days … Continue reading →

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Web Patterns

Posted on November 21, 2005 by James McParlane

Cool article that takes the concept of design patterns and applies it to web development. “….In short, we lack a pattern language for the web. But is our discipline mature enough to develop this vocabulary and language? Only trying to … Continue reading →

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Using JavaScript As A Target Language

Posted on November 9, 2005 by James McParlane

Another company working with automatically generated JavaScript. Morfik offers ground-breaking Javascript Synthesis Technology (‘JST’) that allows developers to use a visual design environment and a high-level language of their choice to create applications comprising only of HTML and Javascript. This … Continue reading →

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Killing Me "Quickly" With Coffee

Posted on November 7, 2005 by James McParlane

Death by Caffeine http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/ How much of your favorite caffeinated drink would it take to kill you? Take this quick test and find out: You could drink 109.17 cups of Brewed Coffee before croaking

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God Save King Mike

Posted on November 3, 2005 by James McParlane

JERILDERIE, Australia (AP) — If Australian forklift operator Mike Hastings is, as genealogists contend, the rightful heir to the British throne, then he really needs to brush up on his tea-making skills. A documentary team from Britain’s Channel Four conducted … Continue reading →

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Safari Passes Acid2 Test

Posted on November 1, 2005 by James McParlane

“The update also makes Safari the first major browser to pass the Acid2 test. The probe verifies a browser’s compliance with several current internet standards. A quick probe by vnunet.com found that neither of the current versions of Firefox, Internet … Continue reading →

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What Was BSCAL?

Posted on October 31, 2005 by James McParlane

“In a digital computer, the instructions are in the form of COMMAND (ADDRESS) where the address is an exact (either absolute or relative) memory location, a process that translates informally into “DO THIS with what you find HERE and go … Continue reading →

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The True Meaning Of Web 2.0

Posted on October 28, 2005 by James McParlane

Hilarious article by Russell Beattie. I’m as gung-ho as the next person, but I have to admit its getting ridiculous. But also rather amusing.

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Flock

Posted on October 27, 2005 by James McParlane

Its not often that I find an application that uses more memory than Microsoft Outlook, if that was the aim of Flock then they have succeeded. Seriously, good idea, and an obvious idea that everyone is moving towards, but it … Continue reading →

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