The Laptop Returns…

29 February 2008

…complete with new DVD drive, new inverter and new fan!

I can now stop rocking in the corner.

Smarts-R-Us

26 February 2008

I recently took my Roadster in to Smarts-R-Us for a (much cheaper than Mercedes) service, and after I got home realised they had charged me for two bulbs that didn’t (in the end – due to their advice) get fitted. With the stereotypical view of garages in mind I thought I’d have no chance of seeing a refund for that, but one quick call later and it was all sorted, they even thanked me for calling and informing me of their error!

I’ll certainly be taking the Roadster back next year. Check them out:

http://www.smartsrus.com/

Newton Faulkner

25 February 2008

@ Carling Academy, Birmingham 24-02-2008

In a word… brilliant.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lTPMXCQV6-I

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nnwr-eSVYs

.NET Naming Conventions

21 February 2008

A good list of common naming conventions:

http://www.irritatedvowel.com/Programming/Standards.aspx

I like the ux prefix idea for as control types do often change and renaming is a pain.

Javascript Dock Menu

20 February 2008

A nice JQuery/CSS based implementation of the OS X Dock.

http://www.ndesign-studio.com/blog/design/css-dock-menu/

I’m not convinced with how it fails completely when javascript is turned off, but it’s a good start.

UPDATE: Looks like it originated here: http://interface.eyecon.ro/demos and uses http://www.jquery.com/