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Mac OS X speed FAQ

The Mac OS X speed FAQ is impressive in its comprehensive glory. I need to look through it to see if I can speed up Sarah’s Powerbook which has been running slow of late.

Posted in OS X, Quick Links

Drag & Drop Sortable Lists with JavaScript and CSS

Drag & Drop Sortable Lists with JavaScript and CSS - including the option to save the list. Tasty!

Posted in CSS, Design & UI, JavaScript, Quick Links

Polarity

ThinkGeek is selling a new board game called Polarity, a strategy game that utilizes hovering magnetic discs. While I have a natural inclination to compare it to Pente or Othello, the game play promises a unique experience:

Utilizing the forces of magnetism, players take turns placing hovering magnetic discs on the board in order to impose chaos on their opponent. This chaos, which causes discs that are in play to come together in a flash of magnetic frenzy, results in scoring opportunities. Stacks of more than one disc (towers) are counted as points and the player with the most points at the end of a game wins. Those are the basics.

Posted in General

Migrate apps from Internet Explorer to Mozilla

Migrate apps from Internet Explorer to Mozilla

Posted in Quick Links, Web Development

Hat Tip

Pamela, thanks for the heads-up. Time to batten down the hatches.

Posted in General

OS X Web Development Editors

Jeff Croft asks “Which GUI OS X text editor do you prefer for HTML/CSS/JS development?” I’m noting it for the day that I get a home computer that is strong enough for development work.

Posted in OS X, Web Development

Cooking For Engineers - Recipe File: Creme Brulee (Cr�me Br�l�e)

Cooking For Engineers - Recipe File: Creme Brulee

Posted in Food & Drink, Quick Links

Django

Django | The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines - “Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.”

Posted in Web Development

Boing Boing: Glowing temperature-sensitive sink-fixtures

Glowing temperature-sensitive sink-fixtures - via Boing Boing

Posted in Architecture & Furniture, Quick Links

PHP Filters

PHP Filters - “A collection of easy to include PHP functions that sanitize user inputs.”

Posted in PHP & MySQL, Quick Links