News by Dave Spurr

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Code: CFStatShot Yahoo Widget

3 Aug 05:00
I'm releasing a Yahoo Widget that I created a long time ago and have been meaning to release for quite a while too. The story all begins when I took over the Coldfusion platform support for, I started to find myself spending a bit of time watching cfstat on the servers to get a feel for [...

Pseudo Code Insult

12 Jun 19:51
A recent tradition in our inter-office messenger chat has been to talk in pseudo-code, usually just because it makes a statement a lot more funnier. Yes it's a little (ok, a lot) geeky. Today I received this message: Display code as plain text PHP: if( time() == $dave->getBirthday() ) {     $dave->setAge( $dave->getAge() + 1 );       if( $dave->getAge()> $michael->getAge() [...

Safari for Windows

12 Jun 16:32
Now I didn't expect to hear this when I came into work this morning: "Dude, look Safari on Windows" I was a little incredulous at first, but it turns out it's true you can now get Safari for Windows. While this is interesting I think I'll be sticking with Firefox, as I've never got on with Safari [...

RIAA Accused of Extortion and Conspiracy

5 Jun 16:50
I've read a few stories about people who having been sued by the RIAA for downloading music have stood up and counter-sued or at least fought it in court; but this one looks like it could be one of the best. It looks like they've really put some thought (and legal council) into the issue [...

Sometimes I Don’t Realise I’m Missing Things

4 Jun 23:45
Every so often, in pretty much any field, something comes out or is released that I don't realise I've been missing until it's pointed out to me. Today it is a little proof of concept for toggling multiple check boxes by click-hold-drag. This is something that I've become familiar and comfortable with in desktop programs, [...

(Not) Styling Form Controls

25 May 17:27
I decided quite a while ago, probably about 18 months ago, that I wasn't going to attempt to style form controls any more. This was based on my personal experience and my personal preference - I think your average user appreciates being able to easily identify a text box, a form button etc. - as [...

Great Interview With Trent Reznor

24 May 17:48
I've just read this great little interview with Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails). It doesn't give much insight into his music and new album etc. but it's another great slice of artist's views on the music industry and the record labels continued resistance, and stupidity, to the changes in the way in which we consume [...

Quiet Times

22 May 21:03
I've been very quiet recently due to two things, firstly I had been working pretty much ever spare hour my new project (more details to come soon) and then 3 almost weeks ago I got the keys to my first house. It's needed quite a bit of work (OK it didn't need it, but it [...
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