http://www.benjoffe.com/code/games/torus/
Dubbed “Circular Tetris”, it uses javascript and HTML5’s canvas element. Very simple, but a good sample of what can be done with the up and coming web standards.. a few of his other projects (http://www.benjoffe.com/code/) are interesting as well, although most of them require installing a custom build of Opera.
It seems like Opera has a [...]
Author Archive > Andrew
Game of the Day: Torus
Trying Something Different
Well,
I’ve pretty well proved that I’m not capable of writing long posts on any sort of regular basis given my current life situation, so we’re going to try something different… I’m going to try and post shorter things more frequently… I think this will be more worthwhile for everyone involved.
The Pros and Cons of a Partial Web Feature Rollout
When TechCrunch’s article about new Google Analytics features http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/07/google-analytics-gets-an-upgrade-with-annotations-new-api-and-more/ came across my RSS feed, with interest I logged into the Geeks on Coffee Google Analytics account. We just did some testing at work, and I wanted to put in the annotation that the traffic spike we had that day was related to that testing. Sadly, [...]
The Apple Enterprise Barrier
Apple Computers, Inc. is trying (although they don’t always admit it) to gain adoption in the enterprise. They don’t seem to be having a lot of luck. From my perspective, there are a few reasons for this:
The throwaway computer: As long as there are computer manufacturers making computers for 1/3 to 1/2 the price of [...]
IE8 is Released
Download Now
Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8 and is now listing it as the main download.
More information coming later.
Gmail Introduces Themes
It appears that Gmail is rolling out themes… The themes available (on a tab in the Settings menu) are:
Default
Classic
New Blue
Cold Shower
Steel
Minimalist
Green Sky
Bubblegum
Cherry Blossom
Night Shade
Marina
Dusk
Sunset
Silver Lining
Contrast Black
Shiny
Desk
Tree
Beach
Mountains
Pebbles
Summer Ocean
Phantasea
Graffiti
Planets
Zoozimps
Candy
Bus Stop
Ninja
Tea House
Terminal
Some of the thumbnails are too small to really give a good indication, but they will give you a general idea. Some of the themes are also [...]
The Value of Open Source Software
The original creator of Ruby on Rails didn’t believe in the necessity of RoR being threadsafe. Josh disagreed, and took things into his own hands.
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/8/16/josh-peek-officially-joins-the-rails-core
The world (or at least Rails developers) is a better place because of it.
Bringing New Geeks Into the Fold
Registering for the site now gives you “Contributer” Status. This will allow you to write posts. They will, of course, be moderated, but worthwhile content will not be unreasonably refused or brutally edited. So, Sign Up, and give us your opinions, website/product reviews, favorite coffee recipes, etc.
Geeks on Coffee To Go
Thanks to a Wonderful Plugin (http://imthi.com/wp-pda) the Geeks now display nicely on PDA’s and the iPhone. Other mobile environments may have a varying experience.
We are trying to provide the most flexible reading experience for our friends, so if there are other syndication methods that you would like to see supported, comment back or tweet us.
Another Reason (not) to avoid the iPhone 3G
Paul posted about one of the arguments in the Free Software Foundation’s article 5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G ‘. I’m going to talk about several of their other points.
iPhone completely blocks free software. Developers must pay a tax to Apple, who becomes the sole authority over what can and can’t be on everyone’s phones.
The [...]
