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  1. ChrisHunt

    UTF8 Issue with Net::POP3

    I'm trying to read the "from" and "subject" fields from the messages in a POP3 mailbox (I don't care about the content of the messages), and have cobbled together the following code from online examples: use Net::POP3; # $MAILSERVER,$MAILUSER,$MAILPASS defined here! # Constructors $pop =...
  2. ChrisHunt

    The Current State of HTML5 Forms

    A useful summary of which features you can use in which browsers: http://wufoo.com/html5/ -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  3. ChrisHunt

    Piggy Apocalypse - NOT

    Correction of the Year" from Australia's Morning Bulletin: More info and comment at http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2951 -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  4. ChrisHunt

    If Web Browsers were Celebrities

    I don't know who half these "celebrities" are, but this is still pretty funny: http://walyou.com/if-web-browsers-were-celebrities-infographic/ -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  5. ChrisHunt

    HTML Periodic Table

    This is rather neat - the elements of HTML5 arranged in a periodic table: http://joshduck.com/periodic-table.html -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  6. ChrisHunt

    BBC CSS Standards

    Sensible standards for the use of CSS on one of the "big beasts" of the internet: http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/futuremedia/technical/css.shtml Worth following on our own more humble projects. -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  7. ChrisHunt

    Is there a word for this?

    Inspired by Thadeus' thread thread1256-1613926 , here's a similar one. I was wrestling with this when writing a blog post a few days back: Is there a word which describes the property of "having a good view", as applied to a building. There are words like scenic and picturesque - but those...
  8. ChrisHunt

    Byte order is not compatible

    I'm having trouble retrieving the contents of a Storable file after (I assume) my hosts have upgraded Perl. The error message I get is: Some googling suggests that this can be fixed by setting $Storable::interwork_56_64bit, but this doesn't seem to be helping. Here's what I tried...
  9. ChrisHunt

    Feedback on new design

    I'm reworking the layout of one of my sites, I'd be interested to hear any feedback anyone might have. The link below is broken to keep it out of search engines: http://www.leicesteryha.org.uk / newdesign.htm -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  10. ChrisHunt

    Font Squirrel

    Better than your average free font site, this one will download all the files you need to embed a custom font in a web page - including the CSS. You can also upload your own fonts and they'll generate the files you need. Very useful site http://www.fontsquirrel.com/ -- Chris Hunt Webmaster &...
  11. ChrisHunt

    I always knew this was true...

    http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2009/12/02/microsoft-admits-windows-updates-principally-created-to-annoy/ -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  12. ChrisHunt

    Clients from Hell

    Plenty more at http://clientsfromhell.tumblr.com/ -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  13. ChrisHunt

    Clients From Hell

    Plenty more at http://clientsfromhell.tumblr.com/ -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  14. ChrisHunt

    Meep!

    I can't help thinking of Principal Skinner when I read this (somewhat bizarre) story: http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_313233045.html -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  15. ChrisHunt

    LESS - Leaner CSS

    This looks interesting - a Ruby program that allows you to use variables and other useful goodies in your style sheets. See http://lesscss.org -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  16. ChrisHunt

    Screenreader Survey

    An interesting survey has been published by WebAIM which asks screenreader users what they find difficult, or easy, to deal with on web pages. Their answers don't always concur with received wisdom on accessibility good practice, so it might cause you to re-think what you're doing on your...
  17. ChrisHunt

    Coming to a cinema near you...

    I SO want to go and see this movie: http://imaginary-review.blogspot.com/2008/07/film-review-eats-shoots-and-leaves.html -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  18. ChrisHunt

    Feedback on my new site

    I'd be interested to hear any comments you guys might have about my latest website. As the url probably makes clear, it's another personal project... http://chrishuntphotography.co.uk -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd
  19. ChrisHunt

    Colour Palette Tool

    Sometimes it can be useful to derive a palette of colours from a photograph, maybe because you need to use that picture on your page, maybe just for inspiration Here's a tool that automates the process - give it the URL of an image, it comes back with a set of colours...
  20. ChrisHunt

    RIP Netscape

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7270583.stm -- Chris Hunt Webmaster & Tragedian Extra Connections Ltd

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