2011-09-03
Echo version 0.8.1 beta, build 88
First public release
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The software that runs FileForum has a neat/annoying bug. When you type a review and use the word Shift (the modifier key starting with “S”), the forum software thinks you’re swearing and replaces the last 4 letters of the word with three (3!) asterisks. As in: “press Shift+Enter” becomes “press s***+Enter”. And no, I did not forget to include the letter “F” when typing the name of the key.
This is what you type:
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The original Walt Whitman wrote
Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)
and it’s a great quote both in and out of its original context. Who knows, maybe there’s a closet Whitman fan among the makers of CSE HTML Validator? They’ve just sent me an email asking why I did not upgrade to the latest version of the validator. Here’s a part of it (click to enlarge):
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Started Foobar today and got this:
Click OK, the program shuts down. Without an internet connection you get locked out of the application. I don’t care that it’s beta; it’s not like the code became stale overnight. Warn me, inform me, by all means, but never lock me out of your software for an arbitrary reason like this. It annoys me and breaks my flow.
(And no, when I ...
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A drop-down list to select priority from an otherwise fetching task management application. I don’t think a comment is necessary.
In the unlikely case the colors are throwing you off the scent, here’s the same design principle in its pure form – a list of risk levels:
Don’t do this!
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How the mighty have fallen. I was in awe of TuneUp Utilities when I first found it in 2006. It looked beautiful, was packed with useful functionality, and every tool was logically placed and easy to find. I’ve upgraded almost every year since then (skipped version 2008) but sadly, I regretted every upgrade more, as the product turned out progressively worse.
The original layout was clear and logical. In version 2009 the distribution of tools was rearranged in the control center, ...
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I am happy to announce that, as of 2009, further development of KeyNote has been taken up by Daniel Pradov, who has been releasing new versions under the name of KeyNote NF (New Features). The project page (at Google Code) is here.
Please note that I no longer maintain KeyNote. The last version I released here is the 1.6.9 update package.
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Here’s how to become a hero of these Internets, in one easy step: write a Better CMS.
Yes, really. Bear with me.
I can’t believe I’m so different from everyone else on the planet that there is no CMS made just for my needs. And yet there isn’t, which makes me think there’s a big, BIG niche to fill, because I cannot possibly be the only one. (One would hope!) Before I say why I think this would fly and why it ...
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A dot – not a word even, just a dot – of explanation.
World’s Smallest Political Quiz
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