March 2008 - Posts

18 March 2008
Hats off, lads
Just seen the sad news of the passing of Arthur C. Clarke. The world was better for his having been in it, and will not be the same without him. Read More...
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18 March 2008
Insightful
Joel Spolsky has a biting and articulate article on the IE8 standards debate. Read More...
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17 March 2008
A great article on handy SharePoint controls
I don't know about you, but I always mean to gather various bits of knowledge into one place, but just like tidying my filing at home, I never quite get around to it. Fortunately for me, Chris O'Brien is a bit more organised and in my ever expanding blogroll today I saw a great article about... Read More...
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17 March 2008
Taking time to enjoy the scenery
You know, the thing about RSS is that it's a bit like the advent of the motor car - you miss things. Just as driving around means you don't get to pass the time of day with folk, or discover that tiny little deli you'd never notice from the road, RSS dehumanises the web. For example, I subscribe... Read More...
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06 March 2008
Searching SharePoint through an IE8 Activity
IE8 Activities look cool. They're almost like favlets from where I stand, but they offer a very simple way for users to access online services and pass simple parameters. I decided I wanted to play, and we use SharePoint heavily here at Black Marble. The obvious thing to do was to create an activity... Read More...
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05 March 2008
IE8 Rapid Fire Site Test
I can't spend much longer playing with IE8 or my wife will skin me. However, from my cursory browsing experience I'm worried. Either the devs have a good deal of work to do or I'm going to be very busy with CSS rules for a while. Here's the University of Bradford site in IE8: And to try... Read More...
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05 March 2008
Internet Explorer 8...
Well, as expected, the public beta of IE8 appeared on the web pretty much straight after the Mix08 keynote mentioned it. I managed to grab it within mere moments and I now have it installed on my trusty laptop. As announced only a day or two ago, it defaults to the new rendering mode, with a big toolbar... Read More...
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