Ghodmode Development

I Have a Really Big ‘m’

Ghodmode — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:16:09 +0000

Contemporary wisdom says that we should use the relative unit ‘em‘ for most, if not all, element measurements in web design. So, how big is an ‘em’? I set up a small experiment to tell me just that. The ‘em’ … Continue reading →

No Firefox 9 for Ubuntu!

Ghodmode — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:59:25 +0000

Update: Apparently, this was all an error. When I use Ubuntu’s package manager, all I get is Firefox version 8, but I checked Ubuntu’s original repository (archive.ubuntu.com) and they have version 9… it’s time for me to change mirrors Thanks … Continue reading →

Problems with Patent and Copyright Law

Ghodmode — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:04:12 +0000

The term patent usually refers to an exclusive right granted to anyone who invents any new, useful, and non-obvious process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, and claims that right in … Continue reading →

WordPress Automatic Update on Linux NTFS Partition

Ghodmode — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:29:25 +0000

My primary development box runs Kubuntu Linux and Windows 7 in a dual-boot configuration. NTFS works with Linux, but ext4 doesn’t work with Windows, so most of my hard drive is formatted as NTFS. Due to this unusual setup, I … Continue reading →

The HostGator Lie

Ghodmode — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:52:28 +0000

I’m in the market for a new hosting provider for Ghodmode Development. I acted rashly when chose GoDaddy years ago. I’ve often had billing problems and I found out recently that their support team are wholly incompetent. So, I’ve been … Continue reading →

Don’t buy hosting from us!

Ghodmode — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:52:33 +0000

When I was searching for a hosting provider for Ghodmode Development, I was looking for a well-known provider with stable business. In addition to the top-quality development and design that I already provide, I also wanted to offer hosting, email, … Continue reading →

CSS3 Jumping Icons Revisited

Ghodmode — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:39:14 +0000

When I wrote about the Icon Jump Effect with CSS3, I was inspired by Gabriele Romanato’s CSS: jump effect on icons. I added CSS3 translation and scaling to the jumping icons, but I wanted to take it a bit further. … Continue reading →

Icon Jump Effect with CSS3

Ghodmode — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:23:28 +0000

I just read an article about how to create a “Jump Effect” with only CSS. It’s a good article, but I want to take advantage of the animation capabilities of CSS3. So, I wrote my own version and added a … Continue reading →

A Better Linux Startup

Ghodmode — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:53:08 +0000

Do you want to start a program when you boot or startup your Linux system? Okay, look in /etc/rc.local or /etc/rc.d or /etc/rc#.d or /etc/inittab or /etc/init.d or /etc/X11/Xsession or /etc/X11/xinitrc or $HOME/.xinitrc or $HOME/.kde/env or $HOME/.config/autostart or $HOME/.kde/Autostart or … Continue reading →

“Default” Applications Obstacle to Desktop Linux Adoption

Ghodmode — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:23:20 +0000

KDE/Qt applications and Gnome/GTK applications read default system settings from two different places. I use KDE and I don’t have the Gnome desktop environment installed, but I ran into this problem while running a GTK application that wanted to open … Continue reading →