I know I am probably preaching to the choir here, but maybe, just maybe, if we sing loud enough, the branding firms that make these decisions will hear our song of reason and make the right decision. If we are going to redesign a classic logo (or design a new one for that matter), let’s stand up for good design and actually do something innovative instead of relying on bevels and drop shadows applied to someone else’s genius.
Category: Web
Pluvo, a new programming language written in Python. The syntax is a little strange, but having a “uri” datatype for file I/O is a ridiculously good idea. (*cough* Ruby 2 feature request *cough*)
I might well be insane, but I cannot seem to find a Firefox extension that can do what Saft and SafariStand both do for Safari: sort downloads into folders named by date. This doesn’t seem like it should be that hard. Does such a thing exist?
Flock 0.7 is out. It might end up becoming my primary browser for one reason: it gives me everything I love about Firefox, but feels far less bloated on OS X. Flickr/del.icio.us integration is nice, but being able to use Firefox extensions is even nicer.
Overlooking Haifa
The Baha’i World Centre in the foreground; the city of Haifa in the distance.
Hot damn — Safari has a JavaScript debugger now. I’m really impressed with the WebKit project’s recent progress toward a better platform for JavaScript.
Herbert Samuel Street, Tel Aviv
Looking south down the street that demarcates the beach.
Using Ajax for HTTP Authentication within an HTML form. Clever use of Ajax that transcends the buzzword phenomenon.
I love the WebKit nightlies, but every so often my plugins stop working entirely (Flash, Quicktime, etc.), forcing me to trash my prefs file and relaunch. A minor hassle, yes, but I’m tired of setting my tabbed‐browsing preferences for the eleventh time. Shiira is, in many respects, fantastic, but I can’t seem to find an add‐on that’ll do find‐as‐you‐type. This is a deal‐breaker. Why does the OS X browser landscape have to be so frustrating?
Is Ballmer going to be another John Sculley, who nearly drove Apple into extinction because the board of directors thought that selling Pepsi was good preparation for running a computer company? The cult of the MBA likes to believe that you can run organizations that do things that you don’t understand.