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Node.js shortened URL decoder

Posted by TheNetIsDead 7 days ago Technology News
http://feedproxy.google.com — For quite a while I've had Node.js on my list of things to look into as soon as I can. Today I finally messed around with it for the first time. Especially now that HP/Palm's WebOS 2.0 is going to have Node.js for background services I just had to dive into it. Verdict: Awesome. If you know JavaScript you already know Node.js. There's really nothing to it. We can now use JavaScript both on the se Read More
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Stereoscopic 3D television - Some thoughts

Posted by TheNetIsDead 88 days ago Technology News
http://feedproxy.google.com — A month or so ago me and my wife decided it was time to demote our aging Samsung 32'' LCD to the bedroom and buy a bigger and better television for the living room. Since we're a family of gamers and movie watchers I decided it was ok to go for something really good. After a period of research I decided that the Panasonic TC-P50VT25 plasma TV was the best TV I could buy without breaking the bank Read More
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Mass Effect - The best Space Opera of all time

Posted by TheNetIsDead 147 days ago Technology News
http://feedproxy.google.com — It doesn't really ever happen that I talk about video games on this blog but this time I just can't stop myself. I have played a LOT of videogames in my life starting all the way back at stealing money off some French guy to play Space Invaders. While I usually have a satisfying sense of accomplishment when completely finishing a game things were different with Mass Effect. This was true for part Read More
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Technorati: What happened to you?

Posted by TheNetIsDead 215 days ago Technology News
http://feedproxy.google.com — At some point, my blog was in the top 5000 of Technorati. I hadn't really looked at it anymore for ages because I felt it kind of lost it's relevance. However recently I had to look into it again because my wife told me that publishers use Technorati to evaluate book bloggers in terms of how relevant they are.I found out that my wife's book blog has a 'Technorati Authority' of 1. That kind of mea Read More
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Some random thoughts about the iPad

Posted by TheNetIsDead 225 days ago Technology News
http://feedproxy.google.com — Everyone and their mother has an opinion about Apple's latest creation and therefore so can I. Not the most unique blog post I'm sure but hey, what the heck?So... after months and months of hype, Apple revealed the 'iPad'. I was honestly quite underwhelmed. Sure it's a sexy looking device but the big question is: what am I gonna do with this? I haven't quite figured that out. Let's start with a b Read More
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osx86 - Welcome to Hackintosh!

Posted by TheNetIsDead 382 days ago Technology News
http://feedproxy.google.com — Before you continue: this is NOT a full osx86 installation guide.It's Steve Jobs' nemesis and nightmare. It's not for the faint of heart. But... it's there. OSX86 or often referred to as 'Hackintosh'. It's the art of installing Mac OS X on hardware Steve Jobs doesn't want you to run it on: generic x86 PC hardware. Since I've had real Macs almost exclusively for 8 years now I never really got into Read More
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Designing and building a Tumblr theme

Posted by TheNetIsDead 382 days ago Technology News
http://feedproxy.google.com — Last weekend I decided to start using Tumblr for my smaller posts, rather than having them as a part of this website. I have several reasons for this:Low barrier postingPosting to my tumblelog has a very low barrier. It's super easy to quickly post a few lines about something nice I am thinking about or something I found online. Posting to Tumblr can be done through a Mac OS X dashboard widget, a Read More
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Helvetica, my second Tumblr theme

Posted by TheNetIsDead 383 days ago Technology News
http://feedproxy.google.com — After releasing my first Tumblr Theme iBlack and seeing it becoming a 'rising star' I decided I wanted to do another one. This time I decided to go minimalist and do a theme with almost no graphics. This theme is mostly typography and shapes and I'm pretty excited about it. It's called 'Helvetica' and it's a homage to the most awesome font ever created. Unfortunately Windows users will have to do Read More
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