Comments for Data Circle http://www.datacircle.org Technology news, tips and tricks Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:01:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Editing files over SSH in OS X by Paul http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2008/07/19/editing-files-over-ssh-in-os-x/#comment-129069 Paul Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:42:20 +0000 http://www.datacircle.org/?p=186#comment-129069 I'm not sure what you mean by the terminal - I start TextWrangler by clicking the icon in the dock, then open the file through the usual menus. I believe TextWrangler does come with some command line tools, but I've never used them directly from a terminal. I’m not sure what you mean by the terminal – I start TextWrangler by clicking the icon in the dock, then open the file through the usual menus. I believe TextWrangler does come with some command line tools, but I’ve never used them directly from a terminal.

]]> Comment on Editing files over SSH in OS X by Matthew http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2008/07/19/editing-files-over-ssh-in-os-x/#comment-128403 Matthew Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:53:35 +0000 http://www.datacircle.org/?p=186#comment-128403 How do you get the terminal to open the html file in TextWrangler? How do you get the terminal to open the html file in TextWrangler?

]]> Comment on 37signals waves goodbye to IE6 by Ozan's blog » This blog is broken on IE6 and I don’t care http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2008/07/12/37signals-waves-goodbye-to-ie6/#comment-126011 Ozan's blog » This blog is broken on IE6 and I don’t care Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:33:03 +0000 http://www.datacircle.org/?p=170#comment-126011 [...] On the other hand, supporting old IE versions isn’t entirely straightforward. They’re difficult to debug for (particularly on a mac) and standards non-compliance means that otherwise simple fixes become unpredictable. The expense was enough, for instance, for 37signals to cease supporting IE6. Furthermore, I believe that non-compliant browsers should be opposed as a matter of principle, as many others have argued before me. [...] [...] On the other hand, supporting old IE versions isn’t entirely straightforward. They’re difficult to debug for (particularly on a mac) and standards non-compliance means that otherwise simple fixes become unpredictable. The expense was enough, for instance, for 37signals to cease supporting IE6. Furthermore, I believe that non-compliant browsers should be opposed as a matter of principle, as many others have argued before me. [...]

]]> Comment on Technology predictions for 2008 by Paul http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2007/12/28/technology-predictions-for-2008/#comment-107467 Paul Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:13:55 +0000 http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2007/12/28/technology-predictions-for-2008/#comment-107467 Overtaking Vista is hardly an achievement though, as no one seems to be in a rush to upgrade from XP. Compared to the market share of Windows overall, Linux is pretty insignificant. Overtaking Vista is hardly an achievement though, as no one seems to be in a rush to upgrade from XP. Compared to the market share of Windows overall, Linux is pretty insignificant.

]]> Comment on Technology predictions for 2008 by Tim Dobson http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2007/12/28/technology-predictions-for-2008/#comment-107342 Tim Dobson Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:16:26 +0000 http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2007/12/28/technology-predictions-for-2008/#comment-107342 I think the idea that there will be a year of GNU/Linux on desktop is misguided. The Percentage of GNU/Linux users in the desktop market grew last year by 0.5%. that's nothing you say. Not quite. If GNU/Linux users were to grow at the same rate, it would not be long until vista had been left behind. I don't think 2008 will be know as the year of GNU/Linux on desktop, because i think the idea that there is just one year is a myth. I suspect it will enter a golden age with increased publicity and adoption. I *do* think some people will drop DRM. but sadly I think kangaroo will fail to make this a sound victory. I think the idea that there will be a year of GNU/Linux on desktop is misguided.
The Percentage of GNU/Linux users in the desktop market grew last year by 0.5%.
that’s nothing you say.
Not quite. If GNU/Linux users were to grow at the same rate, it would not be long until vista had been left behind.
I don’t think 2008 will be know as the year of GNU/Linux on desktop, because i think the idea that there is just one year is a myth. I suspect it will enter a golden age with increased publicity and adoption.
I do think some people will drop DRM. but sadly I think kangaroo will fail to make this a sound victory.

]]> Comment on Royal Web 2.0 Christmas by Paul http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2007/12/24/royal-web-20-christmas/#comment-107074 Paul Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:36:35 +0000 http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2007/12/24/royal-web-20-christmas/#comment-107074 I think I missed that news item about the Queen texting her message, though I'm not sure how that would work anyway given that you only have 160 characters for SMS. :) I think I missed that news item about the Queen texting her message, though I’m not sure how that would work anyway given that you only have 160 characters for SMS. :)

]]> Comment on Royal Web 2.0 Christmas by Dan http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2007/12/24/royal-web-20-christmas/#comment-106922 Dan Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:35:54 +0000 http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2007/12/24/royal-web-20-christmas/#comment-106922 "I’m impressed that such an old and traditional institution as the Royal Family has finally grasped modern technology and used it in a simple but effective way." Meh, there is something similar every year: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/uk/1707903.stm ;) I found it useful to show my gran after the event she missed. So yay for that “I’m impressed that such an old and traditional institution as the Royal Family has finally grasped modern technology and used it in a simple but effective way.”

Meh, there is something similar every year: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/uk/1707903.stm ;)

I found it useful to show my gran after the event she missed. So yay for that

]]> Comment on Support for PHP 4 to be dropped by Paul http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2007/07/14/support-for-php-4-to-be-dropped/#comment-92840 Paul Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:35:11 +0000 http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2007/07/14/support-for-php-4-to-be-dropped/#comment-92840 That is quite aggressive, although personally I push people to always upgrade to the latest stable version of any piece of software (unless there's a serious backwards-compatibility issue) because most releases fix important bugs or security holes. I suppose if you're going to upgrade from PHP 4 to PHP 5 you might as well go for 5.2 anyway (I can't seriously see many people going from the latest 4.x release to something like 5.0.2). BTW, that's a very nice portfolio site you have there. :) That is quite aggressive, although personally I push people to always upgrade to the latest stable version of any piece of software (unless there’s a serious backwards-compatibility issue) because most releases fix important bugs or security holes. I suppose if you’re going to upgrade from PHP 4 to PHP 5 you might as well go for 5.2 anyway (I can’t seriously see many people going from the latest 4.x release to something like 5.0.2).

BTW, that’s a very nice portfolio site you have there. :)

]]> Comment on Support for PHP 4 to be dropped by David Strauss http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2007/07/14/support-for-php-4-to-be-dropped/#comment-92714 David Strauss Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:34:35 +0000 http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2007/07/14/support-for-php-4-to-be-dropped/#comment-92714 GoPHP5 supports dropping support for anything less than PHP 5.2. That's quite a bit more aggressive than PHP itself. GoPHP5 supports dropping support for anything less than PHP 5.2. That’s quite a bit more aggressive than PHP itself.

]]> Comment on Smash my PS3 by Matt http://www.datacircle.org/archives/2006/11/21/smash-my-ps3/#comment-92032 Matt Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:07:17 +0000 http://datacircle.org/archives/2006/11/21/smash-my-ps3/#comment-92032 Awww no:( that really hurt to watch. I cant belive it either, what morons! <a href="http://www.consoleauction.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Matt</a> Awww no:( that really hurt to watch. I cant belive it either, what morons!

Matt

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