Entries during Mar 2010
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Mar302010
The WePad May Join Our Family Soon
I wasn't very enthusiastic when Apple announced the IPad earlier this year. I also looked at a couple of other tablet PC's at the time, but could not see myself using any of these devices, and my personal thoughts was that these devices are just silly gimmicks that will never really take flight.
About a month later, and my opinions have drastically changed. The main reason for this shift is that I realised that I am already looking for various solutions in my day to day life, that I aimed to replace …
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Mar202010
Don't anchor me down
The World Wide Web has long been a new and exciting application platform, and it just keeps getting better. No longer do we have to be confined to a single platform for an application, nor do we need an extra budget to develop for other platforms because these days, all we need is a browser and an Internet connection.
New technologies like HTML5, CSS3 and SVG is gearing up to make the web even better and more interactive. One of the biggest reasons I love web, is that it simplifies interface design. …
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Mar172010
Epic Games for an Epic Future
This is an idea which I've been pondering about since I first saw Second Life. It's about transferring the energy and focus that gamers pour into fantasy worlds, into the real world. How can we solve real world problems, using the intense focus and energy from gamers whom solve multiple problems every day in the online gaming world. It is quite evident that Jane McGonigal have done a …
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Mar102010
How I deploy Django via Buildout
I used to just jump in and develop my webapps in Django without giving any thought about how I'm going to deploy the project. I always maintained that I can worry about that later, and that it's either more important, or more fun to actually sit and write some code and put together that exciting new project. I'm sure there are many other that may share that sentiment. I mean, the deployment of the project is just a minor and final step, right? Not always.
After deploying my first and second, and …
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Mar032010
A Fresh Look for Ubuntu
Since there are far too many blogs already talking about the new ubuntu look, I'm not going to saturate the blogosphere further with yet another post about the new look. This entry is merely to highten awareness, in case someone missed the news in other blog entries, tweets, forums, etc.
The ubuntu wiki has more information and screenshots if anyone is interested.
If you would like to engage in more of a discussion or see more of a review, I suggest you read the blogs here and …