Links from 2010

"If you want email your code sends to actually arrive in someone's AOL mailbox, to the dulcet tones of "You've Got Mail!", there are a few things you must do first. And most of them are only peripherally related to writing code."

SolarBeat

Early days but good to see.

Mini-applications that run within Google Maps. You can create Mapplets that add new features or overlay your data on Google Maps.

"Based on your biomechanical evaluation, your qualified technician will hand craft your insoles (orthotics) while you wait and integrate them into the correct running shoe, ski boot or other footwear." Hot foot tech.

The current Facebook privacy policy already allows your “publicly available information,” which includes your name, gender, geographic region, friends list, fan pages, and your content marked “everyone,” to be automatically shared with external web sites when you visit them. The only thing apparently preventing this from happening right now is technology – Facebook has not yet rolled out an official means for Facebook Connect sites to automatically access such data. Apparently they soon plan on adding that technology for certain “pre-approved” sites, an update which the newer governing documents make more explicit.

(via jessandnick)

Cup. Of. Tea.

Because web type renders differently with only subtle CSS adjustments, seeing it exercised in a variety of ways can help web designers typeset—and also help them decide which typefaces to purchase for their projects.

An active web application security reconnaissance tool. It prepares an interactive sitemap for the targeted site by carrying out a recursive crawl and dictionary-based probes. The resulting map is then annotated with the output from a number of active (but hopefully non-disruptive) security checks. The final report generated by the tool is meant to serve as a foundation for professional web application security assessments.

Last week, I met a disabled pensioner, who told me that fundamentalist atheists were just getting far too uppity.

Grand Union, the full-service digital advertising agency, has completed its sale to the digital network FullSIX in a deal estimated to be worth £15 million.

Never warp your brain with time zone math again.

A .NET port of the ruby LESS libary

Speed of Light celebrates the tenth anniversary of broadband in the UK with a series of installations by United Visual Artists commissioned by Virgin Media. The installations explore the themes of communication and modernity.

Allows you to share images, links, music, videos and files. Here is how it works: choose a file, drag it to the menubar and let us take care of the rest. We provide you with a short link automatically copied to your clipboard that you can use to share your upload with co-workers and friends.

Miniature railway operates on Sunday afternoons in the summer

How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online?

"Jane was studying product design at RCA London when she had an idea: "I don't want to buy new stuff all the time. I want to hack the stuff I already have so it works better for me." So she phoned some clever materials scientists called Ian and Steve and together they invented an interesting new material for hacking things better."

Small, USB-powered, reasonably-priced scanner.

Boutique bed & breakfast hotel in Lyme Regis.

"Mattel said there would be no hard and fast rule over whether a proper noun was correct or not." Had to double-check the date on this. April 6th.

xkcd April Fool shell.

Fast mini application that opens a Terminal.app window cd'd to the front most finder window. This app is designed (including it's icon) to placed in the finder window's toolbar.

Our recent testing combined with the research others are doing indicates that the Outlook 2010 renderer is actually exactly the same as the one in Outlook 2007. This means you won't need to make any significant changes to your current email templates or learn any new tricks of the trade.

Wordpress back-up for self-hosted installs from Automattic.

A compact, faceless (it has no interface per se) application to help with moving files and folders via 2 symmetrical Finder windows.

"Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are sold with an included Pokéwalker, which is a pedometer that can provide neat extras in the Pokémon games. Pokéfans can put Pokémon in the device and also use it to find items along certain "routes." According to Bulbapedia, unlocking every route in the Pokéwalker can only be done by walking a minimum of 1,000 miles."

Canoeing in London. Canoe clubs for paddlers, racers and tourists. Canoeing and kayaking for all levels, river touring and wild water racing