Monthly Archives: January 2006

ActionScript 3: Void is now void

Posted on January 31, 2006 by admin

One small gotcha in the Flex 2 Beta 1 build that a lot of ActionScript coders may get caught up on. Make sure your Void’s, usually used at the end of a function that returns squat, are changed to void. … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Flex | 5 Comments

Promote Firefox, Pick Up Chicks

Posted on January 31, 2006 by admin

Playa playa I work with has this Firefox T-shirt. It’s a nice dark blue with the Firefox logo clearly recognizable, chest level. He gets more girls approaching him at clubs wearing this shirt. “Oh, nice shirt!” And my favorite: “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet Fads | 2 Comments

Sparkle is Neat

Posted on January 30, 2006 by admin

I gave Microsoft’s Sparkle a quick test drive this weekend. Sparkle is Microsoft’s tool to design (not necessarely code) applications on the new Windows (Vista, was Avalon) operating system. Let me preface this entry with I’ve only given her a … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | 5 Comments

Firefox 1.5 & The Free Dictionary vs. Dictionary.com

Posted on January 26, 2006 by admin

Pre-Firefox 1.5 had this really cool option in the top right quick search. You could type in a word, select the Dictionary.com from the drop down, hit enter, and within seconds confirm if the word you typed was spelled correctly … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | 10 Comments

Fake Story? Cingular Patents the Emoticon

Posted on January 26, 2006 by admin

Via Cellular News. Just to debunk this story before the blogs take off with it, searching for the number provided by Cellular News at the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s online search does not come up any results. Can … Continue reading →

Posted in News | 2 Comments