QDetroBro: Experimenting with Qt on S60

The best way to learn a new language or a new framework is to find an idea and implement it. So I’m doing for Qt on S60. So I decided to implement a dummy browser that has some smart/attractive/peculiar/interesting/funny bits. QDetroBro Because I’m lazy to package and attach code, and because is always good the evolution of a project from the ground-up, I decided to post it on my GitHub account. You can find it at: http://github.com/detronizator/QDetroBro/tree/master. ...

August 13, 2009 Â· 1 min Â· 183 words

Browser Adaptive CSS with AppEngine

As I said, I’m doing some stuff with Google AppEngine. And, of course, I’m facing the usual problem of Browser Incompatibility: Browser Incompatibility ;-) =Browser Incompatibilities: the Most Common Problem= The most common problem for Web Site developers is the fact that every browser treats HTML Tags, CSS and Javascript in it’s own way. This Recipe tries to address one of the problem I faced the most: having a slightly different CSS for every Browser. =The Usual Solution= The usual solution is to load every time a different CSS depending on the Browser. But this solution has some side effects: ...

September 21, 2008 Â· 1 min Â· 190 words

Google Chrome: Is it the next generation of Browsers?

I don’t have an answer to this, it’s too early (we don’t even have a screenshot of it). But I strongly suggest to take a look a the Google Chrome Comic Book: a very new, fresh, funny and precise (!!!) way to introduce an incoming software. They discuss a lot of different topics: * Problems they wanted to solve * Performance * Process Isolation * Javascript VM and Performance * Sandboxing * Phishing and Malware * UI principles Very interesting. And, again, very innovative. Ah, the Rendering Engine they chosen is… WebKit (what a surprise!!! ;-) ) and… it’s fully open source. An early leaked screenshot follows. ...

September 2, 2008 Â· 1 min Â· 107 words

Cooliris releases PicLens 1.7

I have already highlighted in the past this project. Now I’m delighted to report that version 1.7 is out, and… it’s a great one!!! We are thrilled to announce the launch of PicLens Version 1.7 with three exciting additions: Shop Amazon– The 3D Wall transformed image search. Now PicLens launches online shopping into the 21st century. Browse and buy seamlessly just like window shopping! Discover– MSNBC, ESPN, movie trailers…Get the latest news, photos, and video feeds. ...

June 19, 2008 Â· 1 min Â· 193 words