Archive for June, 2009



links for 2009-06-29

Published on June 30, 2009

21 Beautiful And Creative Navigation Menus | Web Design Tutorials | Creating a Website | Learn Adobe Flash, Photoshop and Dreamweaver
(tags: webdesign css HTML tutorial tutorials)

Ubuntu in NGOs
(tags: ubuntu Linux activist blogs)


Another Goonanism website

Published on June 25, 2009

The Latest Goonanism-developed website just went live: http://dinnygoonan.com.au/ (yes, there might be some nepotism here)


ABC Newcastle from 4:40

Published on June 23, 2009

If anyone is interested, I’ll be talking on ABC Radio Newcastle from about 4:40 tomorrow (Wed 24th). I’ll be discussing protest and whether or not people of a higher socio-economic status are more effective advocates.
Interesting topic – let’s just hope I can say something interesting.
You should be able to stream it here.


links for 2009-06-17

Published on June 18, 2009

Clay Shirky: How cellphones, Twitter, Facebook can make history | Video on TED.com


Jerk of the Week: ABCC

Published on June 17, 2009

It’s simple, the Australia Building and Construction Commission is an abomination. It victimises a group of workers unfairly. You can’t have one set of Industrial Laws for the construction industry, and another set for everyone else. Surely, we should all be afforded the same rights in our respective workplaces and be free from the coercive [...]


links for 2009-06-16

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Check All Checkboxes with JQuery
The JQuery option is excellent
(tags: javascript webdesign tutorial jquery)


links for 2009-06-14

Published on June 15, 2009

JavaScript Detection using CSS
(tags: css detection javascript)

No javascript detection
(tags: javascript)


links for 2009-06-10

Published on June 11, 2009

Open Source Flash
(tags: tutorial Linux flash)

SWFTOOLS
Open Source Flash Creation Tools
(tags: Linux flash swf)

Psdtuts
Photoshop Tutorials
(tags: tutorials photoshop design graphics tutorial)

AutoCompleter Tutorial – jQuery(Ajax)
(tags: ajax autocomplete javascript tutorial css webdesign jquery)

Demo: FireFox 3.5 Treats Videos Like Web Pages. Why Can’t Flash Do That?


Jerk of the Week: Peter Garrett (aka PG)

Published on June 10, 2009

PG takes out Jerk of the Week this time. This paragraph in this morning’s paper summed it all up for me:
Environment Minister Peter Garrett blamed the sudden move [ending the rebate on solar panels] on a cost blow-out, from an original estimate of $150 million to $750 million a year, due to its unexpected popularity.
Let’s [...]


I hate Flash

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I have always hated flash. I’m a Linux user so I simply cannot create flash files and using them can be problematic. I hate it because it is closed source and therefore lacking the interoperability that is essential to the Internet.
Moreover, I love ogg file formats. Always have. Far superior to mp3 and accessible [...]