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AppCache and SSL
UPDATED POST: Tues 12 Mar 2013 We have just hit a bit of an issue with AppCache whilst we were deploying a new version of a client site. It’s not really a bug, but more a lack of clarity in the current documentation and different implementations in the browsers. It has taken me sometime to [...]
Looking for new things to do
From this Friday I am looking for new things to do. I have pulled out of working full time at the company I co-founded. I will remain a director and major shareholder, and no Madgex is not in trouble in fact the opposite, it has just had its most profitable quarter in its history. After [...]
Beyond the page – Fullfrontal 2011
Well what an amazing experience fullfrontal was this year. Had lots of fun doing the talk once I got my computer to display the slides (sorry about that). Big thank you to Remy for giving me the opportunity to speak and for putting on Fullfrontal. View more presentations from Glenn Jones. Drag and drop demo’s [...]
To quarters four hallo – 4000 year old hello world
The text below is “hello world” translated into Akkadian written in cuneiform script. Cuneiform is one of the earliest known forms of written expression, created on clay tablets using a blunt reed to create wedge shaped marks. T Q 4 H I while ago Brain Suda did a great little post called “Welcome, the entire [...]
Collecting favicons
Icons will help users quickly scan lists of social media sites. However, pulling favicons directly from sites is a lot more challenging than you may first think. Google have provided a simple API to do this. http://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=flickr.com The only draw back I have found with using Google’s favicons API is that all the icons are [...]