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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Build with Chrome
Over the last few months we’ve been working with LEGO Australia, thinking about what would happen if we brought bricks to the browser. Build is the result: our latest Chrome Experiment which lets you explore and build a new world of LEGO creations together online. With 8 trillion bricks, think of Build as the largest …
Google Map Maker
Information Overload
Monsters University (Trailer)
Junior – Firefox on iPad (Prototype)
Junior — an iPad browser that makes browsing more fun, more ergonomic and re-thinks browser user experience from the ground up. Like the fact that the browser is runnning fullscreen with only two buttons overlayed: a back button and a “go somewhere” button. The latter brings up a screen where you can change tabs, load …
PHP CLI, The Other SAPI
Most developers use PHP in a web context and run their code via Apache. The command line interface (CLI) is another approach to run PHP without the overhead of your webserver. This talk not only illustrates the usage of the PHP binary, but also some use cases for which the CLI is the better tool. …
Surface by Microsoft
USE-IT Twitter Split-flap Display
Proof of concept of the USE-IT Twitter Split-flap Display, a project issued by USE-IT and built by a few of my students Professional Bachelor ICT The whole installation is connected via a Netduino board to Twitter and monitors a certain (configurable) hashtag. Tweets found are then displayed on the split-flap display. Heart of the installation …
The unfortunate math behind consulting companies
A very solid read on billing and doing business in general. Consulting can be a great way to fund a startup or make a bunch of cash. It’s easy to start; Just pick an hourly rate and jump in. But someday soon you’ll notice there’s only so many billable hours in the day, and you’ll …
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