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Link Bundle - May 7
2008-05-07 16:33:00 Javascript Wolfenstein 3D Here is a little nostalgia for you gamers out there. The Nihilogic site has created the Wolfenstein 3D video game using Javascript, Canvas and a little AJAX. Pretty cool. Improving Code Readability With CSS Styleguides Smashing Magazine brings you a great article on some “best of” practices for keeping your CSS code nice, neat and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Link Bundle - May 7", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/07/link- bundle-may-7/" }); More About: Reviews
How Can You Change The Design Of The Spork?
2008-05-06 14:42:00 So, can you really change the spoon to fork ratio in the spork? Click the image below to see the exciting conclusion. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How Can You Change The Design Of The Spork?", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/06/how-c an-you-change-the-design-of-the-spork/" }); More About: Comic
Coding In Minneapolis
2008-05-05 14:30:00 I am in Minneapolis , MN this week for business so I’m not sure how prolific my posting will be. So I thought I’d just drop in a quick note to say, “Happy Monday!” It’d be happier if I were back in my home office, but oh well. In the mean time you can check out ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Coding In Minneapolis", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/05/codin g-in-minneapolis/" });
Friday Song Of The Day - Iron Man
2008-05-02 20:06:00 Of course with the highly anticipated Iron Man Movie coming up I had to post this song as a FSOTD. This is Iron Man by Black Sabbath as it appears on their Paranoid (1970) album. I am Iron Man Has he lost his mind Can he see or is he blind Can he walk at all Or if he moves ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Friday Song Of The Day - Iron Man", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/05/02/frida y-song-of-the-day-iron-man/" }); More About: Video , Music
Link Bundle - April 30
2008-04-30 17:20:00 Insoshi: Best Social Network Platform Evar Mashable covers an open source platform for creating your own social network. Insoshi is built with Ruby on Rails and looks like it has most of the bells and whistles that come with modern social networks. Lycos On the Auction Bloc Interested in competing with Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Live? Well now ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Link Bundle - April 30", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/30/link- bundle-april-30/" }); More About: Reviews
soundsnap - Pro Quality Free Sounds And Loops
2008-04-29 15:39:00 I recently ran across this site and was impressed, so I thought I’d throw them some props. If you have any needs for sound files or loops then soundsnap is a great place to start. Their tagline is “Search for pro quality free sounds and loops.” They are kidding either. I sampled (hee hee; pun ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "soundsnap - Pro Quality Free Sounds And Loops ", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/29/sound snap-pro-quality-free-sounds-and-loops/" }); More About: Music , Reviews
Yahoo May NOT Have The Answers
2008-04-28 20:05:00 In which case you should go take a coffee break or something… according to them. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Yahoo May NOT Have The Answers ", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/28/yahoo -may-not-have-the-answers/" }); More About: Search Engines , Yahoo!
10 Alternate Versions Of The Super Mario Bros Theme Song
2008-04-28 12:05:00 I ran across a few interesting version of the Super Mario Brothers theme song and so I thought I’d share what I found. Some of the people in these videos are phenomenally talented… and some are just plain silly. Enjoy! 1. Jean Baudin plays the theme on an 11-string bass guitar. What!? I didn’t even know ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "10 Alternate Versions Of The Super Mario Bros Theme Song ", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/28/10-al ternate-versions-of-the-super-mario-bros- theme-song/" }); More About: Video , Video Games
Friday Song Of The Day - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
2008-04-25 21:40:00 This weeks Friday Song Of The Day goes out to my PC. It died a tragic, burnt electronics death night before last. Thankfully it was quick and I don’t think she suffered much. The song is (I Just) Died In Your Arms from Cutting Crew’s album Broadcast (1986). (Nick Van Eede) I, I just died in your ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Friday Song Of The Day - (I Just) Died In Your Arms", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/25/frida y-song-of-the-day-i-just-died-in-your-arm s/" }); More About: Video , Music
Optimus Maximus Keyboard - Optimus Pricetag
2008-04-24 15:42:00 So, would you spend $1,500 on a keyboard for your PC? Yeah, that’s the pricetag on the Optimuxs Maximus Keyboard . Though, before you discount this as extravagance (which it probably is) you should check out the features. This keyboard has a mini-LCD screen embedded in each and every key! Plus you can customize what is ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Optimus Maximus Keyboard - Optimus Pricetag", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/24/optim us-maximus-keyboard/" }); More About: Hardware , Reviews , Toys
Up In Smoke - PC Hardware Failure
2008-04-24 15:42:00 I was just hopping a ride from Nagrand to Hellfire Peninsula. Suddenly there was a loud clanking sound, the monitors went blank and there was the distinct odor of burning electronics. *Sigh* I bend down and take a look… sure enough the PC is off and it smells burnt. Great! There goes my personal computer ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Up In Smoke - PC Hardware Failure ", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/24/up-in -smoke-pc-hardware-failure/" });
There Are Two Types Of Yoga
2008-04-23 18:50:00 I received this in an email, but it was too funny. So I’m committing a terrible crime and actually posting it on my blog. Oh well, what can you do? There Are Two Types Of Yoga Yoga From India Yoga From Alabama SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "There Are Two Types Of Yoga", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/23/there -are-two-types-of-yoga/" });
StumbleUpon Has A Nice Error Page
2008-04-23 18:43:00 I was recently (a few minutes ago) trying to stumble an article that I found on the internet and received an error from the StumbleUpon servers. Usually the errors you get can be anywhere from formal and informative to downright ugly. This message however is extremely user-friendly and nice. It makes you just want to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "StumbleUpon Has A Nice Error Page ", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/23/stumb leupon-has-a-nice-error-page/" }); More About: Stumbleupon
Link Bundle - April 23
2008-04-23 17:43:00 Apple Designing It’s Own CPUs? Apple has announced an agreement to buy a boutique microprocessor design company called PA Semi. Hey Steve, what are you up to now? NASA - Duct Tape Saves The Day! NASA shares a story of how astronauts used duct tape to repair the Apollo 17 moonbuggy. Dilbert Goes Open Source Ever have writers block? Well, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Link Bundle - April 23", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/23/link- bundle-april-23/" }); More About: Reviews
Digg Employees Get Their Groove On
2008-04-23 17:38:00 Awesome video of the Digg staff jamming to the hit “The Groove Is In The Heart”. Hilarious because the staff members are actually lip syncing to the words of the song. Digg Dubb: Groove Is In The Heart from Trammell on Vimeo SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Digg Employees Get Their Groove On", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/23/digg- employees-get-their-groove-on/" }); More About: Video , Humor , Music
Wireless Storage For Your Digital Camera
2008-04-22 15:29:00 Have you ever lost the cable that connects your digital camera to your PC? I have and it sure is annoying. So when I saw this little gem, I thought I’d share it with my readers. Eye-Fi has created a Wireless SD Memory Card that can connect to your Windows or Mac PC through your ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wireless Storage For Your Digital Camera", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/22/wirel ess-storage-for-your-digital-camera/" }); More About: Hardware , Technology , Reviews , Toys
Software Engineering - Can You Have It Good, Fast And Cheap?
2008-04-21 15:00:00 Anyone who has been in software engineering can most likely recognize the old project triangle. The basic premise to this triangle is that in software engineering you may pick only two of the tips of this triangle. You can create software quickly and cheaply but it will suffer quality. You can have high quality quickly but it ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Software Engineering - Can You Have It Good , Fast And Cheap ?", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/21/softw are-engineering-and-the-project-triangle/ " });
Is Last.fm On It?s Last Leg?
2008-04-18 19:22:00 No, just kidding. I just haven’t posted any Site Malfunctions in a while so when I received this login error I thought I’d mock them. Muahaha! EDIT: (April 18, 2008 12:22 PM) Apparently the problems they are having are more serious than I initially thought. The Last.fm site is down due to problems with the power at ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Is Last.fm On It’s Last Leg?", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/18/is-la stfm-on-its-last-leg/" });
Requiem For A Wardrobe
2008-04-18 16:20:00 Check out this hilarious video of Dan and Dan over on YouTube. It’s Dan’s birthday and so he decides to compose a song to say farewell to his old clothing. While he’s singing the song his brother, Dan puts on all of the clothing items (or “snaps” them onto Dan who is singing). Stay tuned ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Requiem For A Wardrobe", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/18/requi em-for-a-wardrobe/" }); More About: Video , Humor
Friday Song Of The Day - A Hard Days Night
2008-04-18 15:57:00 The song for this Friday goes way back to one of the greatest bands of all time (in my humble opinion). This is A Hard Day’s Night by The Beatles. It was the feature song on their album of the same name, A Hard Day’s Night (1964). It’s been a hard day’s night And I’ve been working ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Friday Song Of The Day - A Hard Days Night", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/18/frida y-song-of-the-day-a-hard-days-night/" }); More About: Video
So How Can I Make My Software Engineers More Productive?
2008-04-17 17:08:00 I was actually in a situation exactly like this one time. Hilarious. So do dual monitors actually make you more productive? SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "So How Can I Make My Software Engineers More Productive?", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/17/so-ho w-can-i-make-my-software-engineers-more-p roductive/" }); More About: Humor , Comic , Productivity
Link Bundle - April 16
2008-04-16 22:26:00 Google Earth 4.3 Released Mashable gives the lowdown on the new version of Google Earth Where’s Our Real World Data Portability? Josh Catone at Read Write Web talks about data on the internet. What does data portability mean? Twitter Saves Man From Egyptian Justice TechCrunch covers an incident of a man using Twitter to get himself out of a tight ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Link Bundle - April 16", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/16/link- bundle-april-16/" }); More About: Reviews
Inserting A Picture Into Your WordPress RSS 2.0 Feed
2008-04-15 17:24:00 I use NetVibes for my browser home page and RSS feed reader and I’ve noticed over time that some of the feeds that I subscribe to have pictures embedded within their feed summary. Why doesn’t my feed have a picture in it? I thought that this was really neat because it gives you a quick ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Inserting A Picture Into Your Word Press RSS 2.0 Feed", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/15/inser ting-a-picture-into-your-wordpress-rss-20 -feed/" }); More About: Wordpress , Tutorials , Web Development
Happy WordPress 2.5 Day!
2008-04-14 07:34:00 Well, anyone who is “in the know” knows that the 2.5 version of Word Press has been out for a while. Ok, but a guy can’t just go updating his blog all willy-nilly. There are plugins that must be checked for compatibility and data to backup and so forth and so on. Yes, now I’m just ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Happy WordPress 2.5 Day!", url: "http://www.franzone.com/2008/04/14/happy -wordpress-25-day/" }); More About: Wordpress
Friday Song Of The Day - Funky Town
2008-04-11 19:01:00 This one comes by way of a special request from a special someone in my life. You know who you are! This is the pop hit single Funky Town by Lipps, Inc. You can get this awesome gem on their album Funkyworld: The Best of Lipps, Inc. You can listen to the entire track ... More About: Music , Song , Friday , Song lyrics
Project Deadlines And Risk Mitigation
2008-04-11 18:48:00 “Sometimes the best defense is a good offense.” Have you ever complained about customers and scope creep? Well, Wally has the answer for you. More About: Humor , Project , Mitigation , Risk , Dilbert
Link Bundle - April 9
2008-04-09 14:21:00 App Engine: Host Your Apps with Google Brady Forrest over at O’Reilly Radar gives us the low-down on the new Google App Engine project. This is a hosted platform for creating web applications, including storage, auto-scaling, Google’s processing power and a datastore. Hack Your Mid-Week Routine To Enjoy The Coming Weekend Hyder at Everybody Go To gives us ... More About: Reviews , April , Link , Bundle
Calling A Stored Procedure In Java With A Blob Field
2008-04-08 19:45:00 Here is the situation. You are writing a program in Java . You need to access data in a Microsoft SQL Server via stored procedure and the data has an XML field. A what field? SQL Server 2005 introduces a new datatype for XML. It is essentially a blob field that you can perform XML operations ... More About: Calling , Field
Looping Through Pages In WordPress
2008-04-07 16:41:00 In a recent article I outlined how to modify the output of the wp_list_pages() template function in Word Press . Later on, however, I found that having the <span> tags that I added in every single title was not desirable. So instead of using a filter I wrote a small bit of custom code to iterate through ... More About: Wordpress , Tutorials , Web Development
Friday Song Of The Day - Can?t Get It Right Today
More articles from this author:2008-04-04 16:45:00 I just can’t seem to get this song out of my head for the past couple of days so it will be today’s Friday Song Of The Day. It’s Can’t Get It Right Today by Joe Purdy from his album, You Can Tell Georgia (2006). Most people will know the song from the Kia Spectra ... More About: Video , Music 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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