Tech Talk
Windows 11 introduces a significant visual overhaul with a centered taskbar and Start menu, which I quickly changed to left-aligned. I noticed a faster wake from sleep and reduced disk space usage. However, Windows 11's stricter hardware requirements, including TPM 2.0 and newer CPU generations, meant that many Windows 10 users couldn't upgrade immediately. I was able to upgrade my MS Surface Pro, but not a windows machine I put together in 2012. So... I had to build a new machine, of course! I like Win 11, no crashes and Windows Update is on top of things.
Jan 3 , 2022
Windows 10, I love it! Despite the naysayers, I never had a Windows OS upgrade go as swimmingly as Win10. I personally upgraded from both Win7 and Win8, on seperate machines. The start screen with its customizable tiles is most welcome. The “God Mode” feature makes deep changes easy. My only beef of Win10 is that the Windows Update feature seems to have a mind of its own—hopefully a future service pack will give us more control. Apart from that, I like the speed and compatibility of this better than any other Windows OS.
Sep 20 , 2015
Responsive web
What is all the noise about responsive websites lately? My site is responsive, just resize your browser. The technology makes way for frameworks using HTML5, CSS3 media queries and Javascript to provide alternate versions of your website to resize and fit the web pages into the viewports on mobile devices. Responsive frameworks like Twitter Bootstrap and Foundation are making a lot of headway these days. Your site can look great on a 1920x1080 resolution and fit nicely in a cell phone 480px viewport. No need for multple versions of your website anymore!
Jan 25, 2014
Is Flash Dead?
When I received my Flash MX certification in 2003 I thought Flash was indeed the future of the web. Motion graphics were robust and smooth. Flash's dominance in online video streaming, through its FLV and F4V formats, positioned it as an industry standard. However, this trajectory changed dramatically with Apple's strategic decision to exclude Flash support from the iPhone's launch, reportedly driven by Steve Jobs's preference for QuickTime as the primary video streaming platform. Google/Android then dropped support (as of Jelly Bean OS 4.1). The rise of mobile computing, now accounting for approximately 50% of web traffic further validated the move from Flash. It now made sense to abandon Flash. I am saddened by the loss of Flash, a technology I deeply loved!
Dec 13, 2013