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Tape Mode
For the 57th anniversary of commercial videotape recording, Youtube gives you the option to watch select online videos in "tape mode". Ah, memories.
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Lessons from Forecast.io
Forecast.io shares a collection of things they've learned throughout the development process.
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Delay, Dilute, or Defeat
New Canadian wireless entrants - Wind Mobile, Public Mobile, and Mobilicity - withdrew from the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association because "The incumbents [Bell Mobility, TELUS and Rogers], having created the deplorable consumer conditions in the marketplace which has forced some Provinces to step in and provide a basic level of consumer protection, are seeking to use this Proceeding as a tool to stop these legislative initiatives."W3C Drops HGroup Tag
I get what it was supposed to do, but I couldn't find a justifiable reason to use it instead of a DIV :/Daily Links
Selfless Portraits
Get an original image of your Facebook profile pic by a complete stranger in exchange for you doing the same for someone else.Michael Geist, Access Copyright, and Fair Dealing
"To suggest that a modest fair dealing policy based on Supreme Court jurisprudence and legislative reforms is 'arbitrary and unsupported' is more than just rhetoric masquerading as legal argument. It is a declaration of war against fair dealing."Zero TV
Broadcasters have been fighting this tooth and nail, but that doesn't mean it isn't coming anyway… just like it happened to CD sales and phone landlines.URLs are for People, not Computers
"They should be clean, understandable, semantic, hierarchical and not excessively long." Yes, this.Your Logo as a Web Font Ligature
This is pretty clever. We have seen this already in some social media font sets, so I suppose there is no reason it cannot be used for any logo. Looking forward to giving this a try!Daily Links
What to expect form IE11
Here is a writeup about new features and changes in IE11.These are just rumours based on a leaked version of the next Windows OS, but nevertheless worth going through.Daily Links
App.Net for conversations
Matt Gemmell writes about what happening over at App.Net and why you show join him over there. He even has a limited amount of free invitations if you're interested.Tempo Smart Calendar now live in Canada
Next generation personal assistant centred on your day.Media Queries are a Hack
Ian Storm Taylor points out the tools we're using for modular and responsive designs are actually not the ones we need. "What we actually need is a tool that doesn't exist yet: Element Queries."FESS your CSS
"Is the CSS syntax way too simple for you? Do you think preprocessors are for losers? Are you paid per line of code? Do you need big stylesheets?"App Data Folders and Custom Properties in Google Drive
This is a nice set of new features targeted directly to app developers. Gears are already turning. Hmm… :)Daily Links
Arrested Development Season 4 will debut May 26th on Netflix
Does anyone know if this will be available in Canada? If so, I might need to re-up my Netflix account.How Far is it to Mars?
Fun little site.Facebook Home
Facebook introduces a new home screen experience for Android devices on April 12th, and is collaborating on an "HTC First" device.Quick, grab a pencil and paper!
We are big fans of sketchbooks and pencils here at Visual Lizard, and we have to agree with Kevin Sharon here: best place to start an idea is away from your computer.Central Canada Pop Culture Expo
Adam West, Burt Ward, and Yvonne Craig are the guests at the 2013 expo, being held at the Winnipeg Convention Centre this weekend!RIP Roger Ebert
Two thumbs down to cancer :(Daily Links
The 12 Most Influential Cell Phones
Turns out cellphones turned 40 with me today. Wired has a nice write up about the 12 most influential cell phones over the years.China announces two new bird flu cases, including one death
H7N9 sounds super similar to what I named one of my Pandemic viruses the other day on my iPhone. So far no human-to-human transmission. One to watch though.Blink
Google's Chromium project introduces a new open source rendering engine based on WebKit. No word on which definition of "open source" Google will be employing in this case...Mozilla and Samsung Collaborate on Next Generation Web Browser Engine
TodayMozilla has announced it’s working with Samsung on a new web browser engine called Servo for ARM-based multi-core processors and powerful graphics processors.HTML9 Responsive Boilerstrap JS
Now with cross-universe support!
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Amazon Cloud Drive with Desktop Syncing
Previously regulated to a web interface, Amazon Cloud Drive now has desktop syncing functionality for Windows and OS X, joining the likes of Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft SkyDrive.
Finding Dory
Coming from Disney and Pixar November 25th, 2015, with Albert Brooks and Ellen Degeneres back in their roles, and Andrew Stanton directing again.
Manitoba Camp Sites Now Taking Reservations
Access Winnipeg reminds us that Manitoba Camp Sites has begin taking reservations for the 2013 spring and summer season. Act fast, campers!
Samoa Air First to Charge Passengers by Weight
I'm OK with this. Others are not.Chrome Google Analytics Debugger
Super helpful when you're working with Google Analytics code.