http://robert.accettura.com Robert Accettura's Personal Blog on Web Development and Tech Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:00:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You want to use @font-face, then you realize it's got some downsides. First of all, it's another http request, and we know that the golden rule of web performance is to keep http requests to a minimum. Secondly fonts aren't even small files, they can be 50k+ in ... http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2009/07/03/optimizing-font-face-for-performance/ Firefox 3.5 has been released. Click the logo above to get it now. If you don't know why you want it, read my blog post from a few days ago about things you'll love about Firefox 3.5. http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2009/06/30/firefox-3-5-released/ I mentioned back in September 2007 that cell phone manufacturers were looking to replace their varied connectors with Micro USB meaning most cell phones would use the same chargers and accessories. MacRumors points to a Reuters report that Apple has also agreed to go Micro USB in Europe, which ... http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2009/06/29/apple-to-use-micro-usb/ I'm going to make a bold prediction on the night before a certain web browser is scheduled gets an upgrade. @font-face (MDC) will change web design, but not just for typography. As I suggested a few days ago, to use a font on the web it needs to ... http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2009/06/29/font-face-hacks/ I always thought it would be fun to locate some classic TV locations and find them on Google Maps. Here's some of the more interesting things I've found in my research. Each photo is a link to Google maps with the actual location should you want to pan ... http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2009/06/27/sitcom-homes-on-google-maps/ Firefox 3.5 is around the corner. For those who don't pay attention to development here's the big features worth checking out. There's lots more, but these are my favorites: User Centric Features Private Browsing - Officially it's called "Private Browsing" but most know it as "porn mode". Simply put ... http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2009/06/20/things-youll-love-about-firefox-3-5/ It's hardly a secret that there is a serious demand for saving power in data centers. In a recent Times Magazine article: Data centers worldwide now consume more energy annually than Sweden. And the amount of energy required is growing, says Jonathan Koomey, a scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. ... http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2009/06/13/data-center-power-consumption/ I had the Apple WWDC keynote going in the background as I always do so I can follow the madness as it happens. Overall not terribly shocking. The biggest surprise just came a few weeks earlier than I thought. MacBook/MacBook Pro/MacBook Air So the big news in the MacBook world ... http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2009/06/08/wwdc-2009-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-iphone-3gs-iphone-os-30-macbooks/ As tradition goes, here are my predictions: iPhone OS 3.0 Announced (100%) - Notice I said "announced" not released. Apple last released iPhone OS 3.0 beta 5 on May 25th. I'm suspicious that they won't just go from beta to final on developers over the course of 2 weeks. ... http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2009/06/06/wwdc-2009-predictions/ Google Wave is a pretty impressive demo, and the fact that they are open sourcing most of it, documenting the protocol and enabling federation is a major win, but I'm hesitant to think it will replace email anytime soon, if ever. John Gruber has a very interesting observation: Communication systems that succeed ... http://robert.accettura.com/blog/2009/05/31/google-wave/