As a developer, forms are one of my biggest grievances whenever I am building a Web application. Why? Well, for one, there is nothing pretty about creating a form. Even the best Web designers, with all of their fancy CSS wizardy, struggle to build clean, consistent, and reusable form layers that can be used anywhere within an application. To complicate matters, nothing in the HTML 4 spec (though, this will change with HTML 5) provide any sort of functionality around form elements.
Today I consider myself a computer techie; I’m a developer by trade, a “technologist” in my free time, and a gamer at heart.
All of that had to start somewhere, right? Well, for me, it did when, at the age of 13, my father came home talking about a PC game he saw at our [...]
Sony recently announced the long rumored Playstation 3 Slim at the GamesCom conference in Germany, as well as a (much needed) price drop to $299. The new PS3 Slim has gotten rid of the shiny, fingerprint laden exterior and replaced it with a matte black casing, removed the Spiderman 3 font, changed the power button, [...]
I recently came across an article on Elder Game regarding World of Warcraft and how many of Blizzard’s employees had shifted onto new projects (Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, Unannounced MMO), while a newer and less experienced team was handling the current live content for WoW (dubbed the B Squad). Being a longtime (and current) player [...]
The day is finally upon us as the Lich King is being added into Icecrown Citadel. This encounter will finally give players the chance to confront and defeat the villain that has plagued players throughout Wrath of the Lich King, and is the sole obstacle in my path to retiring from World of Warcraft. … Continue Reading
Coming from a PC FPS background, I found myself lamenting the loss of headphones when I purchased CoD:Modern Warfare 2. Doing some research on headphones I could use with my Xbox, I came across the Turtle Beach x41 and the Astro A40. The consensus seemed to be that though the Turtle Beach x41 was more practical due to it being wireless, the Astro A40 had better overall sound. In the end I decided to go with the Astro A40 as I figured the wires were a small price to pay for better sound. … Continue Reading
This trailer found on GameTrailers.com perfectly mixes scenes from Mass Effect
to the backdrop of the awesome Terminator Salvation
trailer. Kudos to the author, “Rarthus”, who has done a wonderful job putting this together.
Check out the video here: Mass Effect: Salvation Trailer at GameTrailers.com
And check out the original Terminator: Salvation HD trailer.
Please note: There are Amazon affiliate links above.
It seems clear now that Apple will announce their new “creation” next week, January 27th, 2010. Will it showcase a new direction for Apple (doubtful) or a follow-up to their hit products like the iPhone, iPod Touch, an iMac. One thing is for probably certain – the product will start with an “i”.
More information at gizmodo.
This is worth a look; if you have been following the rumors about Apple’s iPhone/MacBook/iPod tablet combination, then this sweepstakes is for you. Sponsored by Gawker/gizmodo, supposedly by completing the survey you will entered to win Apple’s new product – whatever it may be.
Continue: gizmodo’s Apple Tablet survey
I found this excellent resource on what Apple won’t let you get away with – based on actual submission experiences – but won’t necessarily tell you upfront.
Here are some examples:
Click here to visit the Application Submission Feedback page.
Alright, I’ve found it – I don’t know why I hadn’t been using this combination all along. Unless you’re talking about using the nuke option, this is by far the best killstreak setup you will find.
Once you’re seasoned at MW2, a 5 kill streak will be an every game occurrence. With the Predator Missile killstreak reward, you’re guaranteed at least one – in some cases two or three – additional kills via the missile. You’ll find that you’re immediately able to call in the Harrier Strike – which, unless your enemies are quick on their launchers, you’ll find will grant you at at least another three or four kills. And just like that, you’ve got a match-altering killstreak waiting for your command. I personally prefer the AC-130 because of its devastating rockets and coolness factor; but I do know that many prefer the Chopper Gunner.
Sincerely,
chingtastical (proud of my 1.24 K/D ratio and 23 killstreak record)
If you grew up watching “Transformers” then this is for you.
Right, GOG is having a 40% sale off some classic old-school PC games. Here is a preview of the sale titles:
Check out all of the titles on sale here.
We use JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Java IDE and love its features, functionality, and price point. Dealing with its performance is another matter, however. When developing Seam 2.x applications, IDEA can just crawl – and this is when sticking to just one project or SVN branch at a time. … Continue Reading
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As a developer, forms are one of my biggest grievances whenever I am building a Web application. Why? Well, for one, there is nothing pretty about creating a form. Even the best Web designers, with all of their fancy CSS wizardy, struggle to build clean, consistent, and reusable form layers that can be used anywhere within an application. To complicate matters, nothing in the HTML 4 spec (though, this will change with HTML 5) provide any sort of functionality around form elements.
Today I consider myself a computer techie; I’m a developer by trade, a “technologist” in my free time, and a gamer at heart.
All of that had to start somewhere, right? Well, for me, it did when, at the age of 13, my father came home talking about a PC game he saw at our [...]
Sony recently announced the long rumored Playstation 3 Slim at the GamesCom conference in Germany, as well as a (much needed) price drop to $299. The new PS3 Slim has gotten rid of the shiny, fingerprint laden exterior and replaced it with a matte black casing, removed the Spiderman 3 font, changed the power button, [...]
I recently came across an article on Elder Game regarding World of Warcraft and how many of Blizzard’s employees had shifted onto new projects (Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, Unannounced MMO), while a newer and less experienced team was handling the current live content for WoW (dubbed the B Squad). Being a longtime (and current) player [...]
At my company, we have been using the Seam Framework for over two years to develop large-scale Java EE applications for our customers. It has been a rough ride at times but I firmly believe Seam requires every Java developer’s close look; even if you must ultimately choose one of the other numerous Java [...]
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