I missed this one but it’s an important one.
Outlook 2007 uses Word as the HTML/CSS rendering engine instead of Internet Explorer.
This is possibly semi-smart for Microsoft to help them deal deal with security in a uniform manner, but it really sucks for the web developer since Word is more crippled than Internet Explorer which is now the the hardest browser to develop for.
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As I was nitpicking a historical inaccuracy in a recent Wired article, Holly wondered if I ever took a Myer-Briggs.
I always felt I’d score an introvert, but nearly everyone who ever took Myer-Briggs said I’d score a heavy extrovert. I had never took one so I didn’t know.
Olympus released a whole slew of new cameras today, but I thought I’d pick up two because they have interesting approaches worth mentioning.
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I finally got around to looking at Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard site. The videos are interesting.
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Dave sent me an article noting the end of the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York.
I’m half tempted to SkypeOut 212-736-5000 just to listen to the song.
I received a slightly over-direct e-mail from Nicholas at Copper Hill Images concerning a recent post I made about sensor cleaning.
I won’t post a private e-mail here without permission. The gist of it I’ll get into below but this is as good a place as any to leave some room to talk about sensor cleaning.
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I was reading Presentation Zen, when I happened upon this James Blount/Apple homage:
I’m not too sure what to think.
A while back, Stuart quoted:
“You will always be known for the people you’ve hired.”
—Rikk Carey, 2006
It’s a great quote. It’s amazingly insightful. It’s also a very dangerous one because it has horrible consequences that are fundamental if ignored:
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Mildly amusing play on this.
I don’t play Second Life, but I definitely need to get a first life.
Last week, Trevor sent me a link to Geni, which is a ajaxified family tree website.
Trevor noted that the API they’re using is html which is rendered through document.getElementById().innerHTML calls. They are missing an opportunity to release a real API which would allow mashups with Flickr and Plaxo.
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