Archive for May, 2009

Making more printable web pages

31st May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

hartija – Google Code
A universal CSS print stylesheet
(tags: printing web css layout design library programming code)

Aardvark Firefox Extension
Powerful editor to temporarily change a web page before printing.
(tags: javascript ajax web printing css tool design webpageprinting)

Edit Any Web Page in your Browser Just Like a Wiki
(tags: javascript code web webpageprinting)

Make a Print Friendly Version of [...]

Web site design patterns

27th May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

Design Patterns At a glance » The Design of Sites
(tags: design web library webpageprinting)

Quick link to your contacts list on Google Voice

26th May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

Google Voice – Contacts
Because my cellphone reception at home is so bad I usually use Google Voice to place calls from my home phone.
(tags: daily webservices)

Some information about the “Strain-built” houses in the neighbourhood in which I grew up

25th May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

Winds and Breezes » Does anyone know anything about Alexander Strain?
Some information about the "Strain-built" houses in the neighbourhood in which I grew up.
(tags: ireland personal)

Useful looking AWS machine image for Java deployment

23rd May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

Amazon Web Services Developer Community : Java Web Starter
Useful looking AWS machine image for Java deployment
(tags: webservices java deployment)

links for 2009-05-14

14th May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings – Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities
The Word document linked to from this page has some nice clear definitions of the terminology used in the cloud computing space.
(tags: architecture)

The Big Eat SF: 100 Things to Try Before You Die | 7×7
I've been to at about a quarter of these restaurants, and [...]

Framework virtualization

13th May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

App Engine Java Overview – Google App Engine – Google Code
Framework virtualization
(tags: java webservices architecture)

The Reality behind the Hype of Wolfram Alpha

10th May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

After been given advance hands-on access to Wolfram Alpha, I did some testing and my conclusions about the current state of this tool are:

It would be a good educational tool, especially at the secondary/high-school level and perhaps in some areas at the college level.
It is an entertaining exploration tool for those with an interest in [...]

Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing

9th May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

Identity in the Age of Cloud Computing
Report from a round table at the Aspen Institute
(tags: networking politics architecture)

If you are a Java programmer, you need to bookmark this page.

6th May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

Overview (Java Platform SE 6)

(tags: java reference programming daily)

A copyright tracking platform

4th May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

a copyright tracking platform
(tags: webpageprinting webservices)

CMYK to LAB color conversion

3rd May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

DEMO.DESIGN FAQ

(tags: design)

Twitter Animated GIF

1st May 2009 by eamonn No Comments

twittergif service did seem a bit broken, but I did manage to get this animated GIF of my tweets. Not sure how often it gets updated.
(tags: my web2.0 webservices)