Rarely a launch of new service, let alone new search engine get this much expectation and then ridicule. Even badly done search engines are seen as attempts to improve and enhance our experience of the internet and as I said, are rarely ridiculed. However, when ex-Googlers leave search giant and try to one-up it, then [...]
July 31, 2008
Categories: Digital Life . . Author: Zeljko Dakic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Since Rails started, InstantRails was really super easy way to get yourself up to speed. When I want to continue to work on the project on new laptop, just download InstantRails and check out project from svn, run migrations and that is it.
Now I realized, however that might sound strange, I don’t need InstantRails any [...]
July 23, 2008
Categories: RubyOnRails . . Author: Zeljko Dakic . Comments: 1 Comment
I came across really neat service called RescueTime which tracks everything you do on your computer and provides nicely formatted graphs and analytics that gives you insight into how you are using your time with idea that by using this insight we can better understand where our day has gone.
I just started, so aside [...]
July 23, 2008
Categories: Digital Life, Personal Productivity . . Author: Zeljko Dakic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Jonathan sent me these rhymes.
<http402> Time to bend over and apply a patch,<http402> Your brain’s throwing static like a CD with a scratch.<http402> Your connection got nuked and you’ve met your match.<http402> You run a single process like a VAX with a batch.<http402> I’d pass the torch to a real winner<http402> But it’d just scorch [...]
July 16, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . . Author: Zeljko Dakic . Comments: Leave a Comment
One great thing about me, well one of many is that I would complain but do it. To me complaining is more a question then firm stance.
I kept Enso, learned a bit more about it. Again it doesn’t seem that it will stick but I will try to use it and see if it [...]
July 12, 2008
Categories: Personal Productivity, Rants . . Author: Zeljko Dakic . Comments: Leave a Comment
I am really excited by prospect of Google App Engine and what they are bringing. As soon as they were announced I jumped on it and applied for developer account. I got it a little later then I was expecting but I did got it. Now I figured it is time to give it a [...]
July 12, 2008
Categories: AppEngine, Computing, Rants, Web2.0 . . Author: Zeljko Dakic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Dakic OnLine is fairly close to Humanized offices. They are really neat small company. Their Humanized Reader is totally awesome. I wanted to try their Enso again and see if I could be more productive with it, as developer I use keyboard for extensive amounts of time, so if I could avoid using mouse at [...]
July 11, 2008
Categories: Computing, Personal Productivity . . Author: Zeljko Dakic . Comments: Leave a Comment
Everyone is trying to be green, to offer less impact or more recycle. I just went to change the oil in my car and realized that we probably kick ass and can wipe the floor with all those companies.
It has been 6 months since I changed the oil, and if there was not that trip [...]
July 11, 2008
Categories: Computing, Digital Life . . Author: Zeljko Dakic . Comments: Leave a Comment
I came across interesting site and initiative. In essence it asks users to upgrade their browsers and spare developers from supporting obsolete technology. Issues I had recently are nothing what developers face when they have to support older browsers. Current browsers are much safer and have better support for standards, which is not perfect (support [...]
July 11, 2008
Categories: Digital Life . . Author: Zeljko Dakic . Comments: Leave a Comment
It seems I don’t know enough CSS. This is really funny as I tend to do css really good. Only one better is Emil who usually does CSS. However sometimes there are some small or not so small project that required tweak here and there.
What really got me confused is that aside from handling margins [...]
July 7, 2008
Categories: CSS, Rants, Web Design . . Author: Zeljko Dakic . Comments: Leave a Comment