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XHTML 2 Canned…
…not many dead. In other news: Phlogiston “seemed like a good idea at the time”; Doubt cast on Ussher chronology; Cold Fusion – yeah, right. Next, the Shipping Forecast.
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Fix After Security Update 2009-001 Bricked My MacBook
This afternoon I finally got around to letting Software Update install the OS X Security Update 2009-001 for Tiger on my MacBook. Being an idiot, I didn’t do a backup first. When the system restarted, it got to the grey screen with the Apple logo and the spinning gear, where it remained… for over half […]
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New Theme: GiltEdge 0.1 alpha
At long last, I’ve got around to developing a new theme for the site. Given the gold-and-lead colour scheme, and the dire financial straits the World currently finds itself in, the name GiltEdge seemed fitting 🙂
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Urgent Update of Internet Explorer – Install It Now
Given that I’m so prone to criticising Microsoft, I have to give them credit for moving so rapidly to provide a patch for the recently discovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
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More On ASP.NET’s Broken Error Handling
More on ASP.NET’s peculiar approach to HTTP errors.
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Why Can’t Microsoft Just Use HTTP Like Everybody Else?
A 5xx server error shouldn’t redirect the user to a new location. They should be left where they are, ready to retry when the server has recovered.
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Bandwidth? Yeah, whatever…
Well, that’s nice. The Council’s electoral registration form came through the door today, so I visited the web site to indicate that everything’s the same.
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Avoidance != Solution
On a forum I frequent, somebody recently posted a tale about some sysadmins having a problem with a server. Said server kept on restarting due to a signal from the UPS indicating that its power drain was excessive.
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Why “left: -9999px;” is Better For Accessibility Than “display: none;”
Update: Thierry Koblentz points out in the comments that either technique may be appropriate, depending on circumstances. I mention this in the last paragraph, but just to be clear, there should have been a “usually” or “often” or some such word in front of the “better” of the title. That, or a different title. Update […]
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WebDD: Microsoft’s Reality Distortion Field is Fully Functional
A designer? Originally uploaded by writerus drivelus. Last Saturday I went to the WebDD conference at Microsoft Campus, Reading. Following my standard conference procedure, I checked in, obtained coffee, and fired up my MacBook.