In 1.0 we had Unisys and SCO. In 2.0 it looks like it will be Microsoft:
He says that the Linux kernel - the deepest layer of the free operating system, which interacts most directly with the computer hardware - violates 42 Microsoft patents. The Linux graphical user interfaces - essentially, the way design elements [...]
I encountered this the other day. Firefox, Safari and Opera do what I expected and believe to be correct. I’m curious if anyone can explain this, or knows of a workaround that “doesn’t suck”. Take the following testcase:
HTML [Show Styled Code]:
< !DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN">
<HTML lang="en">
<head>
<title>IE Table Border [...]
Some of my favorites for this year:
heise.de - Mozilla sues Microsoft over tabbed browsing.
WebKit - Switching to Trident (IE)
NASA - Americans Defeat Russians in First Space Quidditch Match.
CNet - Dalai Lama exiled to Second Life. Among other great fake story titles.
BBC - Sniff Screen Technology.
Google TiSP - Broadband via Your Toilet.
Gmail Paper - [...]
A few days ago I mentioned there are some limitations with HD Photo in it’s current state. The limitations are in the legal sense. Specifically they prohibit open source implementations. This obviously hinders adoption as many large organizations that work with graphics rely on open source software (think where we would be [...]
Microsoft is trying to standardize it’s new HD Photo (aka Windows Media Photo) format. In general the format sounds pretty decent (though I’ve yet to see it and really compare). From the site:
Multiple color formats for display or print
Fixed or floating point high dynamic range, wide gamut image encoding
Lossless or high-quality lossy compression
Extremely [...]
I must be dreaming…
Microsoft’s Photosynth Technology Preview includes support for Firefox in the form of an plugin. It looks like it installs via an extension (which improves user experience by a factor of 10). The plugin is nppsynth.dll for anyone who is curious. Awesome to see MS support alternative browsers.
I’m off to [...]
CNet’s review pretty much sums up my feelings on Vista after playing around with it for a little while:
The bottom line: Windows Vista is essentially warmed-over Windows XP. If you’re currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right [...]
I have iWoz autographed by Steve Wozniak. Do I need to get a signed copy of Vista Ultimate?
If I were to get that, Steve Jobs would need to sign a copy of Leopard or I would have trouble sleeping at night.
[Hat tip: Engadget]
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Is it just me? Or is someone intimidated by Firebug? Taking a look at the latest IE Developer Toolbar I can’t help but notice the striking similarities to Firebug. It’s not a carbon copy, but there’s a lot of things in there that seem to imitate Firebug.
Regardless of inspiration it’s good for [...]
David Pogue’s Vista Review has to be one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long time. I’ve been a fan of his for years, but this has to be one of the funniest things he’s ever done. Being a Mac fan of course I really understood the joke, though Windows people [...]
Robert Accettura is a web developer by day, a Mozilla contributor, self-proclaimed Mac Addict, and Open Source advocate on the side. more »
