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Converting transparent PNGs for use with LaTeX
Aug 31, 2009 • alpha, latex, Mixed, png, transparency
I have recently discovered the power and ease of use of LaTeX and in my last report in included quite a few screenshots of the application I was writing. However OS X’s screenshot tool also saves the nice drop shadow that the UI produces around it’s windows.
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Changes to submitting measurements to Edd
Aug 29, 2009 • edd, measurements, Mixed
I have made some changes to how submitting measurements works in my spoke length calculator, Edd. Up until now submission was anonymous, which had the obvious drawbacks of verification and me being unable to ask for clarification if a submission was unclear. -
In praise of Netbeans (and how I learned to hate Eclipse)
The dark ages
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How to set OpenDNS as the DNS provider for your Speedtouch router
Jul 18, 2009 • dns opendns speedtouch router, Mixed
Here is a really neat trick on how to speed up your home internet quickly and for free.
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A fast and free Safari "plugin" for delicious.com
May 2, 2009 • delicious, delicious.com, html5, javascript, Mixed, overdrive, plug-in, safari, sql
Having changed over from Firefox to Safari recently, I sorely missed a free and fast delicious.com plugin. Then I spotted a new feature of WebKit, Safari's open-source underpinnings: HTML5 offline database storage. This allows Safari to have a local copy of all your public delicious bookmarks, which are superfast to search too.
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Converting transparent PNGs for use with LaTeX
I have recently discovered the power and ease of use of LaTeX and in my last report in included quite a few screenshots of the application I was writing. However OS X’s screenshot tool also saves the nice drop shadow that the UI produces around it’s windows.
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Changes to submitting measurements to Edd
I have made some changes to how submitting measurements works in my spoke length calculator, Edd. Up until now submission was anonymous, which had the obvious drawbacks of verification and me being unable to ask for clarification if a submission was unclear. -
In praise of Netbeans (and how I learned to hate Eclipse)
The dark ages
-
How to set OpenDNS as the DNS provider for your Speedtouch router
Here is a really neat trick on how to speed up your home internet quickly and for free.
-
A fast and free Safari "plugin" for delicious.com
Having changed over from Firefox to Safari recently, I sorely missed a free and fast delicious.com plugin. Then I spotted a new feature of WebKit, Safari's open-source underpinnings: HTML5 offline database storage. This allows Safari to have a local copy of all your public delicious bookmarks, which are superfast to search too.