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Archive for May, 2010

Windows 7: new shortcut keys (windows hotkeys and more)

Posted by jpluimers on 2010/05/06

In the past there were already a lot of shortcuts, including a few including the windows key.

SEO Consultants has a good overview of both lists.

Microsoft has the classic list.

Windows 7 introduced quite a few more, which I’ll list below.
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Posted in Conference Topics, Conferences, Event, Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, Power User | 5 Comments »

Microsoft: IE9 also favours HTML5 over Flash (IEBlog : HTML5 Video)

Posted by jpluimers on 2010/05/04

Last week, I blogged that we should move away from Flash to HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, commenting on Steve Jobs’ Thoughts on Flash post announcing support for HTML5 including video playback of H.264 encoded video.

In the mean time, the Microsoft Internet Explorer team announced that in IE9 they are going to support HTML5 and that H.264 will be the only supported video encoding standard.

There is a truckload of hardware that supports H.264 decoding acceleration.

So  the movement is from a plethora of video encoding standards into one broadly accepted H.264 standard.
When you look at the combination of support in HTML5/H.264 for all the major browsers, only FireFox has not announced support. This is probably because H.264 is not a free (as in beer) standard: commercial use requires payment. But  – if I read the H.264 article right – content that is free for end users requires no royalties to be paid.

This combined hardware and software support means that there is a pretty strong backing for H.264!

–jeroen

Reference: IEBlog : HTML5 Video.

Posted in CSS, Development, HTML, HTML5, Software Development, Web Development | Leave a Comment »

WhiteHouse.gov releases part of their code as Open Source

Posted by jpluimers on 2010/05/03

I just noticed that WhiteHouse.gov last week released some of their code as Open Source.

In addition to using the Open Source Drupal project, they actually contribute to the Open Source community as well.

–jeroen

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Scott Adams Blog: That Lost 4G Phone 04/26/2010

Posted by jpluimers on 2010/05/03

Scott Adams blogged about the lost 4G phone; the blog includes two drafts of comics that will never get themselves into the Dilbert comic pipeline.

Fun nonetheless.

–jeroen

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10 tips for getting rid of stubborn malware | News | TechRadar UK

Posted by jpluimers on 2010/05/02

It is easy – even for experienced power users – to get your PC infected by a virus, trojan horse or other form of malware.

These 10 tips for getting rid of stubborn malware from TechRadar UK should help you getting back on track.

–jeroen

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