February 2012
2 posts
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
– Epictetus
January 2012
4 posts
Making Love to WebKit — Acko.net →
How cool is this: the website features a 3D header (which moves) using only WebKit (CSS3) techniques and no images.
Watch on a WebKit-browser like Chrome, Safari or iPad
December 2011
11 posts
Coupling asynchronous scripts | High Performance... →
Nice (older) article on how asynchronous JavaScripts work an can/should be implemented.
The basics of the article are a must read for anyone implementing the Google Analytics asynchronous tracking code and wondering what the most optimal place for the tracking code within the source code of the website is.
The bitter taste of good quality lingers long after the sweetness of the low...
– Unknown
How to make coffee when your house’s electricity... →
I guess this post is a (unintended) reality check for lifehacker.com?
You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf
– Where is the cool
HTML5 Rocks! (Presentation) →
Presentation on all new possibilities with HTML5 (build with HTML5).. also interesting for those no so in to code (take a look at device orientation for instance)
The act of typing doesn’t turn one into a writer any more than sleeping in a...
– Dave Caolo
I didn’t fail 700 times. “I found out 700 ways, how not to make a lightbulb
– Thomas Edison
Super awesome 404 page →
First time ever I have seen the Spotify 404 page, but it’s hilarious.
Yes, everything was done in-house. Unless there’s something you absolutely...
– booneoakley.com - Oh, by the way their Youtube corporate website is a must-watch
DNS update is er door, Tumblr is (weer) de digitale thuis geworden.
May 2011
1 post
July 2010
2 posts
The Holy Grail Of Ubiquitous Plain-Text Capture |... →
minimalmac:
Ubiquitous capture — that is, the ability to snag any thought or idea any time and anywhere it happens to crop up — is a key component to nearly every productivity philosophy. You want to capture those fleeting ideas before they’re gone, and you don’t want to waste brain power obsessing over remembering it until you can write it down somewhere. Below, I’ll walk you through the best...
June 2010
1 post
Great read on UI problems faced by touchscreen... →
via Daring Fireball
May 2010
2 posts
More choices regarding privacy and Google...
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
To provide more freedom of choice to Internet users regarding the collection of data by Google Analytics Google released the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. This Add-on provides users with the ability to stop websites using Google Analytics tracking from collection data about their visit to the website.
The Add-on stops data (regarding your...
Lorem Ipsum vanuit het OSx dashboard →
January 2010
1 post
1 tag
Starting lifestreaming my thoughts and projects to...
After deciding my roelwillems.com domain should be an business/project only domain (not to self: recover after the server hacking a few months ago) I needed some place to get my thoughts and projects placed.
So starting today I will be blogging on roelwillems.com over at tumblr on all personal and work related stuff.