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Gibbon - Indonesia and Malaysia (Borneo) Rain forest

Posted by Sibran - 08/07/08 at 09:07:10 am

Last moments of a singing or is it talking ‘White Handed Gibbon’. Indonesia and Malaysia (Borneo) destroy about 51 square kilometers of Gibbons habitat every day, equivalent to 300 football fields every hour. The world’s fastest destroyer of forests including these Gibbons and many other apes, monkeys (Proboscis Monkey, Orang Utan), Pygmee Elephants, Birds and many more. I think this beautiful creature, talks with his far away neighbour ape.

By the way, “Vinnige gibbon” is my totem.

Five minutes of nearly destroyed nature. (+Gibbons) from Jan van der Meer on Vimeo.

Do you have some spare time?

Posted by Sibran - 26/06/08 at 09:06:02 am

Then have fun with this: www.cubeecraft.com

“Each toy features interlocking tabs for construction - eliminating the need for tape, glue or other messy adhesives. To download click on the model you would like then save the template image. Each toy is designed to be printed on a standard piece of 8 1/2 X 11 A4 letter paper.”

iPhone in Belgium

Posted by Sibran - 16/06/08 at 03:06:06 pm

Veerle is saying what I was thinking!

Apple + Mobistar = FAIL!

http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/apple_mobistar_fail/

Go Proximus, GO !
Go Apple, GO !

Slow motion is cool

Posted by Sibran - 29/05/08 at 09:05:29 am

The Highly Extrensible CSS Interface by Cameron Moll

Posted by Sibran - 05/04/08 at 10:04:17 am

The roundup. This might be the best showcase article of 2008!

Introducing “The Highly Extensible CSS Interface,” a four-part series of how-to’s and savvy conversation to be published in the coming weeks, with the first article debuting this week. The phrase “highly extensible” is in reference to designing and coding interfaces that are flexible enough to adapt in ways the designer or developer may not foresee when handing off coded templates, while still retaining the overall aesthetic integrity of the layout. I hope you come to discover extensibility as being broader than just “bulletproofing,” though bulletproofing is certainly a significant part of it.

- Part I: The Foundation
- Part II: CSS Selectors & jQuery
- Part III: Adding Ajax Interactivity
- Part IV: Testing for Extensibility

http://cameronmoll.com/articles/extensible-css/

Hello IE8 beta 1

Posted by Sibran - 10/03/08 at 11:03:20 am

So what about Windows Internet Explorer 8. The moment I was thinking about installing IE7, I noticed the beta version of IE8. So I installed IE8 and started some tests.

The installer takes his time (took me about 15 minutes to install IE8 beta version). First step was downloading, then a check for malicious software, installing Internet Explorer 8, installing updates, finishing setup. So, the installer was finally finished and of course… restart.

Ok, restart is finished, Launch Internet Explorer Browser… Yes, the first error message. Why didn’t they include it in the installer? Be careful when you install the beta, it overwrites your previous version of Internet Explorer.

Ok, I just clicked OK and the browser opened. After applying my personal settings I can finally start browsing.

The first thing I noticed was the Emulate IE7, a good thing for us front-end developers. Even better would be that you can emulate for IE6. No more multiple installations. And it would be great if they could make the emulation without restarting your browser.

I have only tested one site, apple.com, and I notices some strange things. I am not going to list them all, but I have added some screenshots from IE8, you can compare it with your own browser.

It’s still a beta version, and the biggest news is that they will be using the standards.

Don’t forget to read the article about IE8 beta from 456 Berea Street. They are talking a bit more about CSS 2.1, Built-in developer tools (that’s also a good update) and Zoom.

The screenshots

Links

- 456 Berea Street about IE8 beta 1
- IE 8 beta 1

And now

Before installing IE8 I made a system restore checkpoint. Luckily because after writing this article and testing a bit, I go back to my good old IE6…

Charterdream

Posted by Sibran - 05/03/08 at 04:03:31 pm

Charterdream is a website I had to develop with (x)html/css. The design was made by Dragonflame. The result is a small, efficient and fast navigating website about unique travelling. I have used Galleria for the photogallery, a Javascript Image Gallery from David’s kitchen. The only downside about this script is the loading time. If someone knows a way to speed it up, be my guest.

Charterdream is about a totally unique and exclusive travel concept born out of a traveler’s love affair with wilderness and open space, a world away from the established tourist circuits.

Check out the awesome pictures in the photo gallery and dream of a vacation like this! (be patient for loading time, hopefully I can get it fixed in the future)

www.charterdream.com

Siafu

Posted by Sibran - 28/02/08 at 03:02:58 pm

Siafu is a PC designed to give people with vision loss or impairment a more intuitive computer experience. It lays flat like a tablet and allows the user to fully interact with it by way of touch. The surface utilizes a conceptual material called magneclay or magnetized liquid. This material has the ability to morph upward into any shape via a controlled electromagnetic field enabling the device to create a braille surface for reading and even pictures in 3D relief.

The technology behind Siafu - Magneclay, is an oil based synthetic agent that possesses limitless morphing capabilities. Its loose molecular structure but can be infinitely rearranged when acted upon by electrical and magnetic charges. As long as the charges acting upon it remain stable, the magneclay will hold its structural rigidity, allowing it to be touched and groped without deformation.

This is one of the most impressive features:
Siafu utilizes 2-D to 3-D image conversion technology to process screen images. It then generates a 3-Dimensional digital wire frame which is then process through electrical currents into the magneclay. The end result is a highly accurate 3-Dimensional representation of the image.

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