Zirro

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by Zirro 14y ago
"Touchscreens, and by extension tablets, are not useful for desktop computing. It ranges from amusing to mildly annoying when people in online comment threads believe otherwise..." I can't tell for sure if it's what you are implying, but I
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by Zirro 14y ago
That people are no longer purchasing new computers every two years sounds very likely, but I think Microsoft (though not their partners) has realised this already. That's why they've been pushing the new "design language" so hard, to the po
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by Zirro 14y ago
"An expert in technical design, she also led the introduction of the novel, much copied “ribbon” interface for Microsoft Office..." I'm not claiming it isn't true, but I can't say that I've seen it used outside of Microsoft-products either.
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by Zirro 14y ago
"I read on Wikipedia that in Japan it had "luke-warm" reception" Japan and South Korea doesn't have the best of relations, which may explain why it hasn't taken off there the way it has in many other parts of the world.
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by Zirro 14y ago
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by Zirro 14y ago
Should you prefer to whitelist sites yourself instead, I can recommend: https://www.requestpolicy.com
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by Zirro 14y ago
"A worldwide app store with over 1 billion potential users!" That would be a "potential" amount of Windows 8 users. Not now, but in the future. I can't say that them having to resort to using imaginary amounts of future users would make me
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by Zirro 14y ago
I realise that it may not seem very important in this context, but for being a site aimed towards developers, and after all the HTML5-touting that the IE-team has been doing, I was pretty disappointed to find that the site in question ( htt
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by Zirro 14y ago
"I would shoot the IE6 lead twice.." That's a little bit harsh, isn't it? While I would never defend it's usage today, it wasn't that horrible at the time it was released. However, as Microsoft decided to kill off development it soon grew t
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by Zirro 14y ago
As I understand it the problem they're trying to tackle here is the opposite. That is, that some people still give too much of "a damn" about their browser and convince normal users to move away from it.
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Facebook tackles groups membership glitch(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by Zirro 14y ago|0 comments
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by Zirro 14y ago
Are they just urging people to switch, or do they actually move them over without the user having a say in it?
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by Zirro 14y ago
That makes sense, and would also explain why they chose to put it in a <textarea>, I suppose. Still, it feels as if the apparent intended audience would be aware of the risks without them having to go through the trouble.
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by Zirro 14y ago
"window.top.location.href = "httx://www.jqueryc.com" Is the "httx" a mistake by the malware-authors or Sucuri Malware Labs? I find the second option more likely.
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by Zirro 14y ago
"So, if you're a power user and want to stay away from all of that nonsense..." But the people in the usability study were no power users. They were the intended audience. Besides, I don't think the performance issues OP describes would be
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by Zirro 14y ago
I use StreamToMe ( http://projectswithlove.com/streamtome ) on iOS, and there are a number of similar apps.
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by Zirro 14y ago
Thank you (and you too, DeepDuh)! I must get around to learning more keyboard-shortcuts :)
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by Zirro 14y ago
I must say I agree. I'm not sure if it's because I've used OS X long enough (a couple of years) to no longer notice its flaws, or if I've simply found "the way you're supposed to use it". The only thing I find myself missing is a way to mov
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by Zirro 14y ago
Nightly is the equivalent for Firefox and it can be found here: http://nightly.mozilla.org
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Social API with Facebook Messenger for Firefox(blog.mozilla.org)
1 points by Zirro 14y ago|0 comments
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by Zirro 14y ago
While the point you make is certainly something to think about when travelling to developing countries, there are many developed countries out there as well where an app like this could be useful. The example given in the blogpost was Japan
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by Zirro 14y ago
What has Internet Explorer on Mac, which was discontinued in 2003, to do with Internet Explorer 9? Or for that matter, the Office paper clip? Or a site that won't load? It makes no sense to me. I am certain that IE9 has many flaws when comp
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UN IP group tells Pirate Party: You can't even watch(arstechnica.com)
2 points by Zirro 14y ago|0 comments
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by Zirro 14y ago
Never make such claims without providing sources.
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by Zirro 14y ago
Here's one for Sweden (passenger-trains only): http://www.tagkartan.se - It's also based off on schedules but updates with delays as soon as they are announced.
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by Zirro 14y ago
I don't see that being said anywhere. Rather, it seems that these employees are looking for a challenge, that being on the Google Maps team can not currently provide.
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by Zirro 14y ago
"Well in this case the person accidentally made the invitation public." Doesn't Facebook make it possible to change the status or remove it, once she realized her mistake?
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by Zirro 14y ago
I haven't had time to explore it very much yet, but I was a bit disappointed when I first launched it and found that the only overhead imagery available for my area is in black and white. It's hardly a remote location. I suppose they will b
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by Zirro 14y ago
I get it in my native language, Swedish, which means that they are doing some kind of detection based on the requests your browser is sending, or based on your IP. If you don't live anywhere near Japan, nor have configured your OS/Browser f
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by Zirro 14y ago
Since DDG uses results from other search engines, and one of their main selling points is the "unbiased, unfiltered search results", I fail to see what Facebook would be buying in that case.

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