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Archive, July 2003
Thursday, 31. July 2003
GoogleGuy Says
[08:38 pm]
GoogleGuy Says
A summary of quotes of a Google employee helpful in responding to questions and providing information to webmasters in the forums at WebmasterWorld. For those who don't know, the forum has some threads that are viewable by members only.
Wednesday, 30. July 2003
Rentacoder rant
[11:35 pm]
There is a hot thread at the Evolt.org list. It started as a a rant about the site rentacoder.com. I must admit, I also tried rentacoder.com, but gave up after two or three unsuccessful bids. Who can build the world for less then 100 bucks? Somebody might, but not if you live in Canada, where a dinner for two costs pretty much the same.
Of course, the thread gradually evolved to a discussion about contemporary economics and offshore development, a hot topic indeed. Supposedly, 1 in 10 tech jobs may move offshore! As much as it may seem worrying for those who live in developed countries like me, we should not complain, because we cannot stop the process anyway. We need to adjust, specialize, and innovate rather then try to protect something that we already have. Will all web development projects be moved to India and Russia, because it's cheaper over there? I don't think so, but I might be wrong. And, if I am wrong, then I'll probably move there too, in the near future :-)
Monday, 28. July 2003
B'day
[01:13 am]
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Sunday, 27. July 2003
My penis isn't large enough
[08:15 pm]
What does your email tell you? A hilarious thread at Ozone Asylum.
A few that I receive daily:
- My penis isn't large enough.
- I'm fat.
- I need Viagra.
- Find singles in my area.
- Need bigger breasts.
Saturday, 26. July 2003
Happy B'day Mic
[03:22 pm]
Thursday, 24. July 2003
Optical Illusion
[11:46 pm]
Believe it or not, the picture is not moving.
Just a JPG and your eyes being fooled.
Checker-shadow illusion is another one. I had to use Photoshop and Eyedropper Tool to convince myself.
I need a beer.
Tuesday, 22. July 2003
Is PDF format bad?
[05:10 pm]
Jakob says, PDF: Unfit for Human ConsumptionUsers get lost inside PDF files, which are typically big, linear text blobs that are optimized for print and unpleasant to read and navigate online. PDF is good for printing, but that's it. Don't use it for online presentation.
Sunday, 20. July 2003
Windows XP Power Toys
[11:10 pm]
Microsoft releases new Windows XP PowerToys
Saturday, 19. July 2003
Mother Earth
[11:39 pm]
The Blue Marbel is supposed to be the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date. I could stare at it for hours.
Western Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Thursday, 17. July 2003
Netcraft's best hosting companies
[12:07 pm]
Most reliable and fastest hosting company sites during JuneNetcraft measure and makes available the response times of fifty leading hosting providers' sites The performance measurements are made at fifteen minute intervals from four separate points around the internet, and averages are calculated over the immediately preceding 24 hour period.
One of my clients hosts his website on Pair.com which makes it to the Top 5.
Tuesday, 15. July 2003
Netscape dead?
[06:57 pm]
Rumours are flying that AOL has let the Gecko team go and dismantled Netscape. This, of course, does not mean the end of Mozilla open source project. So, we won't miss anything, right?
Monday, 14. July 2003
Squirrel
[10:48 am]
Heh, Yahoo! news is being too slow. We talked about this a few days ago ;-)
Yahoo! to Acquire Overture. Huge news!
In Toronto, squirrels are like domestic animals. This guy was calmly sitting on a tree in front of our balcony and chewing on a peach kernel.
As of today, you can post your comments about my humble photos.
Sunday, 13. July 2003
Photoshop Tip
[10:28 pm]
A useful Photoshop tip for today:
If you need to change the typeface or type style on multiple text layers you don't have to do it hard way by doing it one by one. Simply link all text layers you want to edit, press the Shift key and apply the desired changes.
Saturday, 12. July 2003
Love Parade
[03:20 pm]
Sometimes I miss Berlin, especially when the world's biggest open-air street party goes on. Spiegel offers us a peek into a, potentially not very work safe, gallery.
Thursday, 10. July 2003
Miško
[11:05 pm]
As you might already know, we have a beloved animal, a cockatiel named Miško. We are taking many pictures of the guy, so that I finally decided to create a little section here called Miško Weekly.
Tuesday, 08. July 2003
The Internet is shit
[12:07 pm]
Just so that you know, the Internet is shit.
Monday, 07. July 2003
Tour de France
[11:33 pm]
How much longer until Lance Armstrong wins that French bike-racing thing :-)? I used to do a lot of cycling during the time I lived in Germany. Of course, I would follow the Tour daily and would cheer to Miguel Indurain, who was unbeatable at that time. Big Mig set a record of five consecutive race victories. Lance Armstrong won four so far. Will he be capable of reaching the record this year?
Sunday, 06. July 2003
Mass Destruction
[01:04 pm]
mozdev.org website a victim of a DOS atack?
I wonder, why somebody would attack this site?!
Weapons of Mass Destruction
A fun site, which pretty much looks like an error page, is currently indexed on Google's first place when searched for "Weapons of mass destruction".
Friday, 04. July 2003
Googlebot
[07:05 pm]
Help the Googlebot understand your web site
A list of the things you should do to help the Googlebot understand your web site as fully as possible.
Tuesday, 01. July 2003
Canada Day!
[12:40 pm]
Happy Birthday Canada!
