I don’t believe it. My current favorite Internet browser has been seemingly out-performed. (more…)
Category: Technology
Direct X 9, Visual Basic.Net, HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Blu Ray, DVD, HDTV, OLED, YouTube, Google, Yahoo, Internet, Terminators, and lightsabers. All dat.
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PNGcrush and JPEGtran image compression tests
Lossless Image Compression with PNGcrush and JPEGtran, What Fun!
By Chongchen Saelee
www.eastfist.com
Originally published Nov. 12, 2009While working on my own website, I was doing research on increasing the speed of webpage downloads and naturally the topic of image optimization came into play. Like most graphic designers who have easy access to Photoshop, I’ve found it sufficient to use it’s "Save For Web" feature to optimize images for the Internet. However, after reading some claims by more reputable web designers (I assume they are) that two programs could greatly reduce the filesizes of images while retaining lossless quality, I had to see it for myself. Here are the results:
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Learning c++ via vb.net and object-oriented programming
In most cases, the idea of programming is all the same. What makes it difficult is learning a particular language with all its different syntax, commands, etc. Like real-world cultures, people speak different languages, but everyone needs to eat and poop, except the words for those might differ from culture to culture. Even if there were no language differences, I’m sure one could still gesture, if considered obscene but still get the point across. If you could pick up those cues, then you’ll see that most cultures are the same. So let’s take a look at similarities between c++ and vb.net… (more…)
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Accessing content from Google Chrome cache
If you want to know how Google Chrome stores files in its cache on your computer, the code is open source and you can look it up here: http://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/network-stack/disk-cache
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Gran Turismo 5 Early Review and Photo Pics
I’m not even 10 hours into gameplay yet, but I am impressed by the graphics. (more…)
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Hostgator Cheap Shared, VPS, or Dedicated Adult Webhosting
If you guys need cheap webhosting, dedicated servers, or something in between, give Hostgator a try. For as low as $4.95 a month, you can have a shared account up and running in no time. Heck, you can sign up for a relatively free month with the right discount code. You can use HG10OffWebhosting to get $9.94 off your first month. And you have no obligation to stay on after the first month.
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Internet is new past time (addiction) replaces television
Before we mindless drones consumed hours on the Internet, we sat in front of the television set. Before the TV, there was radio. Before that, those who could afford it attended baseball games. Before that, etc.
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Scrolling Game Development Kit/BMDXCtls patch for Widescreen Monitors
Here we go:
http://www.eastfist.com/sgdkBMDXCtlsPatch.html
Ancient in digital trend years, but still VERY functional in Windows XP and Vista. By adding a few more lines of code to the drawing engine, SGDK games will display correctly on widescreen monitors. (more…)
