Responding to IE Changes

I know this must have been blogged like crazy everywhere, and that there’s no one on earth who doesn’t know this already, but i thought i’d just piss you off and tell you again anyway 😛

Because of a lawsuit Microsoft lost, there will be some changes in the next version of IE.
In the future version of Internet Explorer, currently due out early next year, the browser will prompt visitors to confirm that they want to execute each active content item on a page (Flash, ActiveX, …etc. anything using the object/embed tags) which is a big pain in the neck (and a bunch of other places too, believe me).

However, there are several straightforward ways to update web pages so that the prompt no longer appears.

For more info: click here.

Fish are friends not food !

PETA (People of the Ethical Treatment of Animals) have won permission from Disney to adapt a film poster for Finding Nemo to help promote vegetarianism to youngsters.

The slogan “Fish are friends not food !” is being used everywhere, even on Finding Nemo pyjamas.

Well, i truly wish them good luck in this campaign, but i can’t help it, i’d rather eat a fish than talk to it 😛

Anyway, for more info about the campaign, go here.

SIB 2003

Just got home from SIB2003, a computer fair held these days in Charguia.
It’s always fun to go to such things, even if you come out with your hands empty, which you never do, you at least have to come out with a bunch of cards and flyers that end up on the back seat of your car or somewhere else for an eternity until someone throws them out.

There are computers, mobile phones, printers, scanners, small gadgets, plotters, software, pocket pcs, in short everything and anything, and that’s cool.

I don’t know if the prices are good or not because i’m not that up-to-date on hardware prices, and i didn’t really take much notice because i wasn’t planning on buying anything in the first place.
I just asked about a couple of pocket pcs, a 256MB compact flash card and a MP3 player, and well all were above my budget for the time being 😛

Anyway, it only costs 1TD to get in, so you guys in Tunisia, go check it out, you just might get a good deal for something cool you need.

Tarantino wants Bond

Moviemaker Quentin Tarantino says he wants to make a James Bond film (Casino Royale, the first James Bond novel) and believes he could “do it the right way”.

As someone who actually really likes Tarantino’s movies, ideas and directing style, i think he could pull off a very interesting and exciting Bond movie and something very different from what we got used to from the Bond franchise up to now, but it remains to be seen if the series producers would like to see a change in formula, and if the fans can take it.

I’m one of the Bond fans who thinks a Tarantino Bond would be a really cool experiment.

For more check the news article here.

Daredevil

After resisting watching it for a long time because of a prejudgment that it would suck, I finally saw Daredevil, and well I was proved wrong.
But how would I know ?
I just tried to imagine Ben Affleck playing the role of a blind superhero, and it just didn

Blogosphere statistics

A new report by Perseus has some interesting blogosphere statistics:

– Number of blogs online: 4.12 Million
– Abandoned blogs (updated less than once every two months): 66%
– Blogs updated once a day: 1.2%
– Active blogs (as defined as those which are updated more than once every two months) are updated on average every 14 days.
– 1.09 million blogs were one-day wonders, with no postings on subsequent days.
– Blogs are currently the province of the young, with 92.4% of blogs created by people under the age of 30.

For more click here.

Bush Question Time

This is a funny post i read on another blog (Raining Pleasure):

George W Bush goes to a primary school to talk about the war. After his talk he offers question time. One little boy puts up his hand and the President asks him his name.
“Billy!”
“And what is your question, Billy?”

“I have three questions:
Why did the USA invade Iraq without the support of the UN?
Why are you President when Al Gore got more votes?
And whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?”

Just then the bell rings for recess. Bush informs the kiddies that they will continue after recess. When they resume, the President says:
“Okay where were we? Oh that’s right – question time. Who has a question?”

A different little boy puts his hand up. George points him out and asks his
name.
“Steve!”
“And what is your question, Steve?”

“I have five questions:
Why did the USA invade Iraq without the support of the UN?
Why are you President when Al Gore got more votes?
Whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?
Why did the recess bell go 20 minutes early?
And my fifth question: what happened to Billy?”

Back to work

The vacation is over, and i have to face the painful reality that those 2 weeks of rest and beautiful laziness are over and gone, and that i have to go back to work if i plan to survive.

So, here i am back at the office, after having to wake up early again, getting back into the mood for work, and hoping some exciting projects come my way to make it more enjoyable.

What if Microsoft really acquired Macromedia ?

Well, it’s been a rumour that has gone on and off for ages, and just recently i re-heard it from someone who barely has anything to do with IT, and everytime it turns out to be a load of crap.

But i was just thinking, what if Microsoft really does acquire Macromedia ?
What would happen to all the goodies we got used to from Macromedia ?

Here is what i think would happen to the various Macromedia products:

– ColdFusion: This would be discontinued of course, the best they could do for it is to make a CF.NET language that is supported in the ASP.NET framework.
– JRun: This too would be discontinued, and instead of it J# would be promoted for the ASP.NET framework.
– Flash: This would go on of course and become even more developer oriented.
– Director: This too would stay, although MS could start thinking why have both Flash & Director, why not make them one product that works for both purposes, and instead of ActionScript & Lingo you