This is abstract about key iPad features and characteristics. Here you can learn few differences between iPhone and iPad phenomenon. :)
- Split view – you can use this iPad-only element to display more than one view onscreen at
General
iPad Characteristics
Microsoft on the verge of releasing Windows Mobile version 2.0
OK… sorry about the inflammatory title, but it really does feel like MS has been coasting since it came out with its first mobile software release. I’ve used Windows Mobile on two Dell Axim revs and two cellphones. Instead of feeling like each new OS revision was an upgrade, it just felt like the same thing with a few more applications included and a few more options in settings. Before that I went through almost every model of the Apple
Code blocks with optional arguments in Ruby 1.8.x
Ruby 1.9 has some cool new features. One of them is the ability to define default values for the arguments passed to code blocks, like in the following example:
pow = proc { |a, b = 2| a**b } pow.call 3, 3 # 27 pow.call 3 # 9
This is very useful, for instance, when we dynamically create new methods using metaprogramming and want some of the arguments for these methods to be optional.
class MyMath class < < self define_method
How long will it take to understand Rails 3 in and out?
According to David Heinemeier Hansson, you will never understand it all. Case in point? David himself.
That was the gist of his answer to how a new change to the way rails 3 renders actions in the browser would be handled for older browsers.
DHH gets involved in the parts he cares about and doesn’t worry about the exact details that have been delegated to someone else. He says we should not worry about knowing the whole framework because he doesn’t either.
How to Fix Chrome for Mac Broken Fonts
If your Google Chrome browser is acting awkward with fonts like in the picture (displays all “A” characters) instead of serif fonts or of all fonts, you may need to clean your Mac OS X Font Cache.
Here’s how to do it.
Google Chrome vs. Safari
Everyone can finally download the public beta of Google Chrome for Mac. Many could think this is a piece of software that should only appeal to windows users, since they are the most subject to be unsatisfied by their Internet Explorer standard web experience, however there are reasons for you to try out Chrome even if you’re a happy Safari user.
At least, these are 3 reasons why I’ll try it out.
Linux kiosk
I recently did some maintenance on a linux-based kiosk project. It runs linux and has a rails application serving content. Firefox is running in a kiosk mode and there is no keyboard or mouse present.
In adding a touchscreen from a different vendor, I found some details that can help make a kiosk application more responsive to touchscreen taps.
If you use linux in a touchscreen implementation, I recommend staying away from linux drivers offered by the vendor if possible. These were
Turning technologies upside down: exchanging web and embedded approaches
I’ve posted about working in Rhomobile to develop for embedded platforms. This work has been progressing and we’re seeing the platform mature as developers are pushing its limits.
This is a platform that has code snippets that look like rails. An entire page for listing several firefighter rotations for example can be as simple as:
<div>
<h1 id=”pageTitle”>Rotations</h1>
</div>
<ul id=”rotations” title=”Rotations” selected=”true”>
<a href=”/app/Rotation/new” target=”_self”>New</a>
< % @rotations.each do |rotation| %>
<li>< %= link_to rotation.name, :action => :show, :id => rotation.object %></li>
< % end %>
</ul>
Now, contrast this
Climate change: are we at the “point of no return”?
Post by Giuseppe Dalu. During the fifties was spread the idea that consumerism would bring development and prosperity, but already in the sixties we began to see two side effects:
1. Negative impact on the environment, and the “disposable” approach very soon led to the problem of waste disposal, still unresolved;
2. Increasing the gap between rich and poor countries, and also between rich and poor people within the same country.
McNamara realized, and denounced the fact that 20% of the population was using no less than 80% of the world’s resources (Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968, president of World Bank from 1968 to 1981). Volunteerism was encouraged (ie Peace Corps) and other smaller initiatives, with a too limited scope and duration to produce tangible effects.
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