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Vector images in the iPhone SDK

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I’m interested in using vector images for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch apps. As Apple keeps adding different screen sizes and form factors, scalable vector images would seem to be the way to go (rather than bitmaps that don’t scale well). With vector images, it wouldn’t matter what the resolution of the device’s screen was, the images would scale to whatever was needed. Here are some misc links and info related to vector graphics in the Apple iPhone SDK: Apple iPhone Tech Talk

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How to optimize WordPress for iPhone?

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Q. What’s a good and easy way to optimize WordPress for the iPhone/Ipod touch etc. ??? A. WPtouch :-). Here’s some more info: WPtouch iPhone Theme Ā« WordPress Plugins http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wptouch/With a single click, WPtouch transforms your WordPress blog into an iPhone application-style theme, complete with ajax loading articles and effects, when viewed from an iPhone,ā€¦ To use the plugin with Weblogs.us hosting: download it unzip it upload it via FTP to: /wp-content/plugins/wptouch/ active the plugin from your WordPress administrative interface

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American Airlines killed our Kindle

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Alternative title:Ā What to do if your Kindle breaks after warranty coverage has expired. What happened: last night we found out our Amazon Kindle was dead. It had been killed by American Airlines. What we’re doing: We are getting a replacement Kindle from Amazon (see below). What we will do differently: We will be even more careful with carry-on items that may get “valet checked” when we’re boarding the plane. We will try to check all of our valuables before leaving

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The new facebook (Feb 2010 edition)

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Some people (me included) have been switched over to a new facebook. Others haven’t gotten it yet. So if you haven’t been switched over and you’re wondering what it looks like, here you go: And facebook’s new “guide to the home page”: Top Search Terms:new facebook (197)facebook home (181)new+facebook (87)facebook home page (74)facebook+home (69)facebook+home+page (59)facebook (55)facebook new (47)facebook ui (43)new+facebook+homepage+2010 (27)

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Snazzy Archives Error [solved]

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TheĀ  Snazzy Archives plugin is a cool WordPress plugin for outputting snazzy archives. However, it seems that something in the latest update of the plugin (or possibly of wordpress) is causing some problems: Just allowed the latest plugin update this morning. My archive still displays… but shows this message above it… Help ! Don’t know why I’m receiving the following error message, after the latest upgrade: Don’t know why I’m receiving the following error message, all of a sudden, after

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Alienware M11x Netbook Specs

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Photo of ports and basic features (scroll down for full specs) Updated: 2010.Feb.2nd with SIM card info and revised port list. Full specifications: OS: Windows 7 Processor: IntelĀ® PentiumĀ® Dual Core – SU4100 1.3Ghz 2MB Cache – 800 MHz FSB [base model] IntelĀ® Coreā„¢ 2 Duo Processor – SU7300 – 1.3Ghz 3MB Cache – 800 MHz FSB [upgrade] Chipset: Mobile IntelĀ® GS45 Express Chipset Memory: DDR3 1066 MHz SODIMMs – 2Gb min and 8Gb max (thus 2 SODIMM slots) Hard

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Roundup of ISAPI rewrite filters for IIS

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Here is a roundup of ISAPI rewrite filters for IIS, they let the webserver take a human friendly request like http://www.jdhodges.com/photos/1002 and rewrite it to a url that a dynamic scripting engine (such as ASP) can understands like http://www.jdhodges.com/photos.asp?photoID=1002 This benefits users who now have a legible URL and especially search engines like Google which are much more likely to index a page which appears to be static than a dynamic looking URL string: Reasons your site may not be

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Simplicity and Photography. It’s not about the gadgets.

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Two links to Ken Rockwell’s site, both of these articles resonant with me. Regarding the first article, as a somewhat gadget obsessed dude that also like photography I can empathize. I know that some of my best photographs were with relatively ancient cameras; and some of my worst photos have been with the “latest and greatest”. The second article is similar to the first one,Ā  except going into a bit more of what really makes for good photography. Article #1

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