http://www.collicott.net/jess The web site of Jess Collicott Tue, 20 May 2008 14:46:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Found a great quick tip on converting existing Eclipse projects into PDT projects from the globalways Developer Blog. Essentially you just add a few elements to the .project XML file, and then you have a PDT project! I'd recommend running the "Clean Project" task afterwards just to make sure your project ... http://www.collicott.net/jess/2008/05/20/convert-php-eclipse-projects-into-pdt-projects/ The Microsoft SharePoint Designer Team Blog has some good tips on incorporating compact and powerful conditions in your workflows. I've loved using Regular Expressions in the past - they are so powerful for string matching - and I'm really glad to see it can be used in SharePoint Designer workflows. If ... http://www.collicott.net/jess/2008/05/19/compound-conditions-and-regex-in-sharepoint-designer-workflows/ I have been a little "distracted" in a SharePoint Bootcamp this week, but the WorldWide Telescope has been launched. I'm looking forward to going through it with my daughter and getting her reactions. http://www.collicott.net/jess/2008/05/14/microsoft-worldwide-telescope-launched/ SitePoint is giving away their 278 page book The Photoshop Anthology: 101 Web Design Tips, Tricks & Techniques for the next 30 days in PDF format. You do have to give an e-mail address, but then you can download the PDF directly. The chapters are: Getting Started with Photoshop Basic Skills Creating Buttons Creating Backgrounds Working ... http://www.collicott.net/jess/2008/05/14/free-photoshop-book-from-sitepoint/ The IEBlog lists new HTML and DOM standards compliance ehancements in IE8 Beta 1. If you mess with JavaScript or the DOM at all, this is good stuff to keep aware of.  I'm a little removed from this level of web development as compared to my old role, but I ... http://www.collicott.net/jess/2008/04/11/new-html-and-dom-standards-compliance-in-ie8-beta-1/ Apple pushes Safari on Windows via iTunes updater (posted 3/21) Apple has started offering Windows users its Safari 3.1 Web browser through the same online updater it utilizes for iTunes and the QuickTime video player. Not just offering, but pushing. As in you must manually un-check the install or ignore it, or ... http://www.collicott.net/jess/2008/03/31/apple-pushes-insecure-web-browser-on-computers/ Five for Fighting sings about a flag: The man behind the counter is Fred Ferguson, a Medal of Honor recipient. h/t: Hugh Hewitt http://www.collicott.net/jess/2008/03/25/freedom-never-cries/ Check your bulbs if you use 'em. I found brown tinting on two others. Don't know what to make of that yet, but I will be calling the customer service number on them. Holy cow. http://www.collicott.net/jess/2008/03/13/energy-efficient-bulbs/ Coming soon http://www.collicott.net/jess/2008/03/07/microsoft-worldwide-telescope/ NewsGator and Nick Bradbury (primary developer behind FeedDemon, TopStyle, HomeSite) announced today that their line of RSS clients, including the stellar FeedDemon, are now free! That is awesome! I have been using FeedDemon as my primary RSS aggregator for over a year, and have loved it. Very quick, responsive, and a ... http://www.collicott.net/jess/2008/01/09/feeddemon-and-other-newsgator-rss-clients-now-free/ Myth vs Reality. Hi Jeff! :) http://www.collicott.net/jess/2007/12/20/hiding-wireless-ssids/ Incredible! Seems like the basics are mostly worked out. I wonder what the models in 5 years will be like. http://www.collicott.net/jess/2007/12/11/honda-demos-linked-humaniod-robots/ Always visible tasks and appointments. Sweet. http://www.collicott.net/jess/2007/11/30/outlook-2007-gadgets-for-windows-sidebar/ Somehow I missed this very interesting exchange on Al Jazeera back in 2006: I know people currently serving in the military. The negative aspects she describes are among the reasons these people volunteered to serve in the current war on terror, to protect us here and to help our global neighbors ... http://www.collicott.net/jess/2007/11/14/ex-syrian-woman-debates-the-qualities-of-islam-on-al-jazeera/ Thanks to Eric Kintz for posting an entry I'd been thinking about doing myself since last year: Why Blog Post Frequency Does Not Matter Anymore My particular favorites: #3- Loyal readers coming back daily to check your posts is so Web 1.0 #4 - Frequent posting is actually starting to have a negative impact ... http://www.collicott.net/jess/2007/11/14/fwd-why-blog-post-frequency-does-not-matter-anymore/