I’ve been using ExpressEngine from Ellislab for some time now, in fact it’s the basis for every web job I do these days, and tonight the family got a new arrival; MojoMotor.
Priced at a give-away $49.95, it’s well worth a look for those simple websites that don’t require the power and depth of ExpressEngine.
When viewing websites on the iPhone it will auto adjust font sizes at will to improve readability - this can be especially useful when switching from landscape to portrait, for example.
However, on certain web layouts this can cause problems and may result in an undesired layout.
To prevent this, simply add the following to any element in your CSS:
-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;
Safari will now no longer auto adjust the font size.
Over the last few months, on various occasions, I’ve hit issues when trying to access files in Windows. Generally this seems to be down to a permissions/ownership problem, and in many cases I’ve been completely unable to change the security settings. The security tab in the file/folder properties only displays “The requested security information is either unavailable or can’t be displayed” and offers no further options.
Today, I found a solution: ZTreeWin.
ZTreeWin is a fast and flexible text-mode file/directory manager for all versions of Windows. It has been developed as the successor to the legendary DOS file-manager XTreeGold. Anyone who has used that remarkable program would be aware of its superior capabilities as a text-mode, tree-structured file-manager - but would also likely be aware that its limited memory support, and lack of long filename support are today a major issue.
ZTreeWin is a 32-bit Windows program that has been developed to provide all the powerful functionality of the past (and much more!), while avoiding all the limitations of the old DOS-based program.
ZTreeWin can access any file (even those that Windows wouldn’t touch with a bargepole) and allows you to rename, move or delete as required without any permissions or ownership issues. For me simply renaming the affected file was enough to solve the problem - as soon as the file was renamed I was able to access it again through normal Windows explorer.
A very useful and inexpensive tool - highly recommended.
If, like many, you’re finding your old iPhone 3G a bit sluggish, here’s a handy tip from @philipzaengle and @johnwilliams713... turn off Spotlight Search (providing you don’t use it, of course). Here’s how:
Settings » General » Spotlight Search » Turn off all items.
You should notice a sigificant increase in how responsive the phone is.
An Atom feed is now available, and I’ve included a couple of other minor things that were missing, namely the Apple Touch Icon and Favicon.
Update 27/7/2010:
Comments are now active also.
Something worth remembering when signing off the finishing touches to a website is to create the Apple Touch Icon. This is the icon that shows on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad home screen if you chose that option when bookmarking a website.
Up until now I’ve always created these as a 59x59px PNG (named “apple-touch-icon.png” and placed in the web root), however on the iPhone 4 and to a certain extent the iPad, these always looked fuzzy and low res.
The fix is quite simple - create the same file at 129x129px and Bob’s your uncle!
This made me laugh.
Newsweek’s take on Apple’s iPhone 4 press conference, and John Gruber’s response.
From CNN:
77% of iPhone owners say they’ll buy another iPhone, compared to 20% of Android customers who say they’ll buy another Android phone.
As reported via Daring Fireball, I’m not entire sure how accurate that figure is, nor what demographic was tested to come up with those figures. It does however mirror my own feelings on the subject.
From Tumbled Logic:
And so we’re beginning to arrive at a situation where Flash authors are, for the first time, confronted with a situation where Flash isn’t in a position of unanimous support: the proportion of users without Flash support is growing, and it’s growing quite quickly. From a business perspective, there is a tipping point at which you have to make a decision, based on the numbers.
Well worth a read.
I’ve been planning for some time to build a blog that I can use to store links and articles of interest, share opinions and maybe even write some of the tutorials/how-tos that I’ve been planning for a long time.
I’m not sure how often this will be updated, and whilst an RSS feed will be available should you wish to stay informed, it’s not there just yet. I will post using the site category to update you on any changes relating to this blog.
Comments are currently not implemented, and there’s no contact form just yet either…
...so much for throwing together a simple blog, it would appear the to-do list has become rather extensive!
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