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An interesting round-up, with pointed commentary, of how magazine publishers are thinking of adapting to the iPad/slate world.
Taking The Tablet: 15 Ways Publishers Are Re-Imagining The Magazine | paidContent An interesting round-up, with pointed commentary, of how magazine publishers are thinking of adapting to the iPad/slate world. (tags: publishing mobile)
Handy step-by-step tutorial on using new HTML5, with and iPhone specific features
How to Make an HTML5 iPhone App Handy step-by-step tutorial on using new HTML5, with and iPhone specific features (tags: tutorial web)
Java package for solving systems of linear equations
optimal – Project Hosting on Google Code Java package for solving systems of linear equations (tags: algorithm library)
A different view of St Patrick
The meme of Christianity was in decline on the Western fringe of Europe as the Germanic tribes of the Angles and Saxons and Franks swept aside the lingering Celtic-Roman society left behind by the Roman Empire. But, some carriers of the meme, personified in legend as St Patrick, made it to Ireland where it proved [...]
A great visualization of the universe of diagram types
A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods A great visualization of the universe of diagram types (tags: reference)
Understanding Git Conceptually
Understanding Git Conceptually The Git source code control system has a lot of advantages compared to the more established Subversion. Many online tutorials emphasize the similarities to Subversion, giving examples of sequences commands that can adapted and used in a rote way. However these tutorials also tend to gloss over the sometimes fundamental conceptual differences [...]
This site is really useful for optimizing web page performance.
Pagetest – where web sites go to get FAST! This site is really useful for optimizing web page performance. (tags: programming design tool web)
Don’t read this if you plan to listen to the Pimsleur Mandarin audio course!
I like the Pimsleur courses a lot. They allow you to get to a very basic speaking level in a language very quickly. The courses are audio-only — in fact, they expressly discourage you from reading the language while you are listening to the course. Nevertheless, now that I am finished the first eight lessons [...]