May 2012
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The page flip effect for HTML5 →
Gotta play around with turn.js at some point. Looks fun
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Yahoo confirms misleading info on new CEO's resume →
Wondering what the recently fired 2000 employees think about this now…
From AP
A disgruntled Yahoo shareholder questioned the qualifications and integrity of recently hired CEO Scott Thompson after exposing a misrepresentation about the executive’s education.
The fabrication confirmed Thursday by Yahoo Inc. gives New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb more artillery as he tries to...
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The first murder took place 5300 years ago →
From CBSNews:
The oldest red blood cells ever identified have been found in the body of Otzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old mummy found in the Alps in 1991. The bloody find is a first for Otzi’s mummy, which has been under scientific scrutiny since a pair of hikers stumbled over the body frozen in ice on the Austrian-Italian border. And the new research, published today (May 1) in the...
April 2012
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Ultimate cloud sync storage face-off →
Possibly the best comparison ever done. Kuddos to…
…The Verge
We’ll take a look at the top apps that let you sync files between all of your devices automatically, share files using password protection, pick which folders you want to sync, and do anything else you might want to do with a syncing app. While our evaluations of each app aren’t full-on reviews, they are...
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Take that, Dropbox!
Let me copy here the last message I posted in Dropbox’s forum :
So it had become obvious that just like Apple, Microsoft probably tried to buy Dropbox.
And just as they turned down Apple Dropbox probably refused to sell.
So Microsoft cloned it and they did it quite well.
For years people have been waiting for cheaper storage plans and quite amazingly, nothing has shown up.
And...
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SkyDrive is getting pretty cool with sync features →
So few hours ago, the SkyDrive team has announced new features and most notably a client which will allows you to sync your files on your Windows or Mac machines.
Yes it’s like Dropbox, but with more storage and cheaper plans. Obviously, just like Apple, Microsoft probably tried to buy Dropbox and upon denial, decided to created a clone app. And it works great so far.
Now let’s see...
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Ways to Make Your Mac's Dashboard More Useful →
I never use this feature. now in case i might, here is a useful boorkmark.
From Lifehacker:
The Mac Dashboard doesn’t seem to get much love these days and a decrease in the amount of widgets being made for it means people have likely moved on to dedicated apps for most of their widget purposes. Still, it’s an extra screen on your Mac and that means there must be something you can do...
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Yahoo product head Blake Irving resigns →
OK it’s pretty nasty but I have to say I’m quite happy he’ll be replaced. I personally did not buy his strategies. Let’s see if Yahoo! can actually appeal to geek again.
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For all the Indiana Jones fans out there... →
So I usually have my little crises. Don’t worry, they generally last for a week. After my day in Disneyland I thought about Indiana Jones and I realized there are several websites devoted to the hero.
I found one though which lists all the stores where to find the original items : hat, trousers, shoes, shirts, jacket, whip… The site, which is in French, mentions links to the...
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Dropbox referrals are now twice as nice! →
Wow! My fav online service has launched the nicest campaign on my birthday. I’m now at 22,3 GB of free online storage. What else could I have hoped for ?
Once upon a time, we noticed that Dropbox spread fastest via word of mouth. We’ve always believed that sharing is caring, so we rolled out this referral program to make recommending Dropbox an even sweeter deal. Back then, we...
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March 2012
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Few ideas for tomorrow's webmails
Some say email is nearly dead. Other say that email is still a very important means in online communications. I guess this is just a service that needs to evolve with its time, and as far as I am concerned, I’m not really ready to give up on it just now. After all, webmails were the first true SaaS offering. In fact they also were the first true Software+Service solution when coupled with a...
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Yahoo! to give up completely on search →
Yahoo! is about to give up completely on search. The company will most certainly only show a Google search box
From AllThingsD
Also up for debate is the best course of a two-pronged effort to renegotiate its search and advertising partnership deal with Microsoft, while also engaging in active discussions with Google about it taking over Yahoo’s search business.
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The changes being...
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The top 20 mobile apps for web designers →
From NetMagazine.com:
Since the original iPad’s release, the device has come under fire from, frankly, died-in-the-wool PC fans, claiming it’s for consumption only. Anyone who’s used an iPad – or, for that matter, a capable smartphone or alternative tablet – knows that’s hogwash. Sure, few designers want to set fire to their PCs or Macs and go mobile-only, but when you are away from your set-up,...
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Tumblr, why do you hate web standards ?
Granted, my website may not totally respect web standards but Tumblr is not really helping us here. I usually make use of the W3C validator whenever developing a website or a template and I try to tweak my HTML as much as I can. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Tumblr platform which is both very easy but also very customizable as well.
However Tumblr is sneakily adding not just one - as they...
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Microsoft's Secret Weapon Against Google Maps --... →
A nice analysis which is still missing a point: the Bing Maps brand will be eclipsed by Nokia Maps. The real winner might actually be more Nokia than Microsoft.
From PC World :
One of the many areas where Google is far ahead of Microsoft is mapping, with Google Maps by far the dominant map service on the Internet. Microsoft is employing an under-the-radar approach to fighting back, lending big...
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Google to Launch 3rd-Party Commenting Platform →
Google is about to revive Friend Connect with a Google+ integration. From what I understand I’ll be able to actually embed this over here. Can’t wait to try out :)
From the Next Web
Google is about to launch a new commenting system that will tie into the search giant’s Google platform, web services and web search, a source close to the product’s development confirmed with The Next...
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How to recover your Tumblr theme →
Good to know!
From HowToTumblr:
Sometimes when you customize somethings on tumblr, wrong things happen and your tumblr page unconfigure, or apper all blank page. In other case, you doesn’t like some custom things made and you want to back your previous theme. Learn in the steps below to reverse the custom things made on your theme on tumblr.
Step 1) Login on tumblr and check this site...
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Responsive Content Navigator with CSS3 →
The slide effect is actually pretty cool and very dynamic.
From tympanus.net:
Today we’ll show you how to create a content navigator with CSS only. The idea is to have several slides or content layers that we’ll show or hide using the :target pseudo-class. With CSS transitions we can make the slides appear in a fancy way. We’ll also make the whole thing responsive.
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Moving out of the Parisian madness
They say it’s the city of Love. Well, it’s not. At least not when you actually live in it. Sure Paris is beautiful but it’s over crowded with too many people, too many polluting cars. It’s noisy and way too big for the average human being. I’m moving.[[MORE]]
My wife and I have decided to move to Lyon. It’s still quite big but way less than Paris. Living...
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Time for a theme upgrade (updated 2)
I’m on holidays and as most of the time on holidays, I’m geeking with my Tumblr template :) This one was actually developed some times ago but not really adopted over here.[[MORE]]
The previous theme, bearing wood-like graphics, was probably one of the templates that required most work. It did work perfectly as I wanted but again… the taint would change depending on screen...
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February 2012
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Attending the Mobile World Congress
I’m currently in Paris airport waiting for my flight to Barcelona. For the third time I will be attending MWC which looks to be quite of an event this year. [[MORE]]The coverage will be done in French over at Clubic.com but i’ll try to post updates over here or on my Twitter (@guillaumeb). While my co-workers will be attending the HTC conference tonight, I will be at the Sony Mobile...
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GetJar's virtual currency is really smart →
I won’t get back on Android before Google finally make the OS at least as smooth and stable as iOS or Windows Phone but should I be an Android user, I’d go for GetJar.
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Anti-RIM propaganda caught in the wild & punished →
ReadWriteWeb usually have good articles but one bearing the sensational title “Sorry, RIM: The Playbook Still Sucks” is yet another piece of craps written by a most incompetent journalist blogger.
If you would like to see what RIM is currently victim of, head over this article and do pay attention to the comments.
That’s what happens when a Canadian company is depicted by an...
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Snow-buried, he survived without food For 2 months →
The fascinating mysteries of the human body
From Gizmodo :
When a Swedish man drove down a deserted forest road near Umeaa, Sweden last December 19th, he was probably looking forward to Christmas. But that day, his car somehow became buried under a mountain of snow. He was trapped there for two months, suffering insanely low temperatures, with no access to food. Last Sunday, he was discovered....
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Concept : the MacPad Pro →
Looks very nice but is probably unusable..
From Yanko Design :
The evolution of the MacBook Pro, as imagined by designer Jules Moretti, is this hybrid design, the MacPad Pro, that integrates the touchscreen functionality of the iPad into both the keyboard and primary display. In other words, you basically have two super-iPads hinged together that work in tandem! Simply rotate the lightweight...
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RIM is not dead yet →
I have to say I quite agree. And the PlayBook is pretty cool. Makes me wanna switch back to BlackBerry again :)
From BlackBerry Cool:
The article, titled “BlackBerry Season”, doesn’t address any of the important indicators as to whether RIM is actually “dying” such as: its financials, its strategy with its new OS, the GLOBAL demand for smartphones (not just North America) or any indication as...
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Don't just optimize your site for WebKit →
…and I guess I’ll have to check my code as well
Call from Daniel Glazman :
Not so long ago, IE6 was the over-dominant browser on the Web. Technically, the Web was full of works-only-in-IE6 web sites and the other browsers, the users were crying. IE6 is dead, this time is gone, and all browsers vendors including Microsoft itself rejoice. Gone? Not entirely… IE6 is gone,...
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Canonical to stop Kubuntu support →
GNOME or KDE ? Canonical has decided to end the debate. After giving up on GNOME for Unity, Canonical is giving up on KDE as well… but then it’s not a bad thing. I never liked KDE anyways
Today I bring the disappointing news that Canonical will no longer be funding my work on Kubuntu after 12.04. Canonical wants to treat Kubuntu in the same way as the other community flavors such...
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Going to BlackBerry DevCon Europe →
This afternoon I shall be flying to Amsterdam for 2-3 days in order to attend the BlackBerry DevCon summit. Lots of great stuff should be presented to developers and journalists especially concerning Playbook OS 2.0.
Sounds pretty fun to me :)
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Man Arrested For Stealing a Glacier →
Something is rotten in Patagonia!
From Gizmodo:
Stop! Thief! That man has my glacier! Well, five tons of it, anyway. Police have arrested a man in Patagonia who was stealing a massive chunk of ice to sell as designer cubes for cocktails. How the hell do you steal a glacier, anyway?
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Google : let's be more evasive !!! →
Answering US senators about the new privacy policy. Concerning data retention
Retention periods for archived data vary depending on data source, technology type, and business requirements. Retention can be for a set period (such as 60 days) or for the life of the storage medium.
I hope they got cheap, breakable hard drive or SSD then.
January 2012
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Google : several accounts makes it simpler →
Google trying to back up they new confidential privacy policy. This is simply hilarious :
We’re making things simpler and we’re trying to be upfront about it. Period.
You can use as much or as little of Google as you want. For example, you can have a Google Account and choose to use Gmail, but not use Google . Or you could keep your data separate with different accounts — for example,...
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Apple : iTunes can't be use for nuclear weapons →
From iTunes terms and conditions
You also agree that you will not use these products for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture, or production of nuclear, missile, or chemical or biological weapons.
But then don’t worry, they don’t mention anything about C4….
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Google : Social Media enhances Privacy →
Stay sit because, as incredible as it may sound, in a study Google researcher says :
In this position paper, we argue that social media provides valuable support for the perception of one’s self and others, and in doing so, supports privacy. In addition we suggest that engagement, which reflects a certain degree of trust, can be facilitated by social information. We support our arguments...
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Scientists create first free-standing 3-D cloak →
Maybe we’ll get to try this out someday before we die. Would be fun
From Eurekalert.org
Researchers in the US have, for the first time, cloaked a three-dimensional object standing in free space, bringing the much-talked-about invisibility cloak one step closer to reality.
Whilst previous studies have either been theoretical in nature or limited to the cloaking of two-dimensional objects,...
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