SamRayner.com // Posts + Quicklinks

[QL] RGBa and Text-Shadow in Safari and Firefox

2009-07-13T17:56:00+00:00

Tim Brown points out a frustrating inconsistency in the implementations of the RGBa and the text-shadow properties in Safari and Firefox. Despite using both a lot recently, I hadn’t noticed it until now.

[QL] Decoding the HTML 5 Video Codec Debate

2009-07-10T10:56:00+00:00

Ars Technica covers the battle that’s raging over how video will be served in HTML 5: the Apple- and Google-backed H.264 vs. the Mozilla- and Opera-supported Ogg Theora. Looks like we’re stuck offering both for now.

[QL] This Made My Day

2009-06-16T17:35:00+00:00

One post every day for as long as I can manage. Follow along via RSS if you like.

[QL] Ivana ♥ Wireframes

2009-06-16T16:07:00+00:00

I ♥ wireframes too.

[QL] Honda Insight - Let It Shine

2009-04-28T16:03:00+00:00

The latest ad from Honda is, in itself, a great idea but Vimeo’s Casey Pugh has transformed it into a magical viewing experience with some wonderful Flash trickery.

[QL] Rebranding Squared Eye

2009-04-04T12:20:00+00:00

Just fantastic. Great use of Archer.

[QL] ThruYOU

2009-03-09T17:29:00+00:00

Unrelated YouTube clips edited together by Kutiman to make a top mash-up album. Great stuff.

[QL] Readability Bookmarklet

2009-03-04T16:39:00+00:00

A handy, customisable bookmarklet that removes all the clutter from a page and lets you focus on the content.

[QL] Keywurl 1.4 Beta 3

2009-02-26T16:53:00+00:00

The fantastic Keywurl plugin has been updated to work with the Safari 4 beta. I’ve really missed it since upgrading.

[QL] Half-Life: Escape from City 17

2009-02-15T09:25:00+00:00

Seemingly out of nowhere, the Purchase Brothers have released a teaser of their low-budget Half-Life movie. From the looks of it, the attention to detail is astonishing! If you loved Half-Life 2 as much as I did, you’ll find it hard not to get excited over this.

[QL] Branislav Kropilak’s Photography

2009-02-15T09:24:00+00:00

I love Branislav Kropilak’s minimalist style and fantastic eye for colour and geometry. Really satisfying photos.

[QL] 1,474-Megapixel Photo of Obama’s Inaugural Address

2009-01-25T17:08:01+00:00

“My final photo is made up of 220 Canon G10 images and the file is 59,783 X 24,658 pixels or 1,474 megapixels. It took more than six and a half hours for the Gigapan software to put together all of the images on my Macbook Pro and the completed TIF file is almost 2 gigabytes.” Wow. Zooming around looking at far-off people’s expressions is great fun.

[QL] Adjustable Water-Lens Glasses

2009-01-23T17:17:00+00:00

What a wonderful idea.

[QL] Fontcase

2009-01-21T17:40:00+00:00

Bohemian Coding’s Fontcase has been released. Having used the app since the first beta I can safely say it is worth every penny. A big thankyou to Pieter for fixing every bug I reported, no matter how small. Make sure you grab a copy quickly for a discounted €35!

[QL] Rewriting Twitter for Web Best Practices

2009-01-04T11:59:00+00:00

”TwitterFE.com is a fully-functional read-only clone of Twitter.com designed to make your web browser sing. I created the site as an example of web development best practices anyone can integrate into their web presence.” Some really useful tips, clearly explained and demonstrated.