I haven’t always worked with CSS, as much of my work is involved with coding. However I love playing with CSS, and I love that in its purest sense it’s so very elegant and powerful. I’ve always been of the philosophy that you should be able to take one basic html structure, and apply virtually [...]
Continue Reading →Today I got this email:
Tell us what you think of PlayStation® apps/services
Dear Alex
We value your opinion. Please help us by completing a short survey on your views on some PlayStation® apps/services. The questionnaire should take 5-10 minutes to complete.
Simply click on the link below to take part…
http://survey.euro.confirmit.com/wix/p999999.aspx?r=9999&s=IVQKWILF
(If you encounter [...]
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There was a rather cool exhibition at the Crown Gallery earlier today. Clive Barker made a rare visit to show his work and to sign autographs for his fans.
Many years ago I read Weaveworld, and it was my favourite fiction book for quite a long time. I also read (and recommend) The Great [...]
Continue Reading →As an application developer I sometimes get a little frustrated with some attitudes towards functionality. There is all too often too much temptation to throw in as many different aspects and functions to a design rather than to focus on streamlining the user experience for the core of what you’re developing.
As an example, you [...]
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Next year is going to introduce some big changes to my life, and I’m really looking forward to it. Sometimes life has hard lessons, and just sometimes it seems that fate plays you the most wonderful cards. One of the things that I’m looking forward to most is a rather significant trip to a [...]
Continue Reading →There are a few websites that I find useful.
Database designer, using Google Apps. Allows you to build a database diagram and output it in code that you can use to directly create your MySQL database. There are more complete or easier apps to use, but it’s pretty cool when you can use something like [...]
Continue Reading →When I mention that I’m learning Japanese, many people ask something along the lines of “isn’t it a difficult language to learn?” To be honest, the only true answer is that it’s difficulty is a direct inverse of your interest level, so really the question boils down to time, and how one would rather be [...]
Continue Reading →There are a couple of key phrases that are really useful to remember when you’re starting to learn Japanese. First though, there are some of the niceties:
onegai shimasu.
ãŠããŒã„ã—ã¾ã™ã€‚
Please.
doumo arigatou gozaimasu.
ã©ã†ã‚‚ ã‚ã‚ŠãŒã¨ã† ã”ã–ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚
Thank you very much.
gomen nasai.
ã”ã‚ã‚“ãªã•ã„。
I’m sorry.
The key phrases [...]
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