Hello!
The comments on this profile are unclaimed and thus are unverified.
Do they belong to you? Claim these comments.
Ben
Is this you? Claim Profile »
1 year ago
in ySlow on Life is grand
Discovered YSlow recently myself and wrote a quick, rails-specific guide for improving scores using a combination of asset packager (as you mentioned) and Nginx configuration.
http://www.slashdotdash.net/articles/2007/07/31...
http://www.slashdotdash.net/articles/2007/07/31...
2 years ago
in Sys-Con: The Most Annoying Web Site, Ever? on The Marketing Technology Blog
It's slightly better when using Firefox with a combination of Adblock (with Filterset.G) and Flashblock. Only the very annoying popup div still appears (all the other ads are gone).
2 years ago
in Why doesn’t Microsoft Maps get the hype? on Scobleizer
> It’s a shame as there’s some cracking products and technologies… Max and Photosynth come to mind, and Windows Local...
Ummh, Microsoft Max is dead! (http://www.microsoft.com/max/)
Ummh, Microsoft Max is dead! (http://www.microsoft.com/max/)
2 years ago
in Ajax Spy in Rails on Sean Mountcastle's Blog
Thanks for the guide Sean, it is exactly what I was looking for. This will really help me to code up a "Digg Spy" type feature for my own Rails app (http://www.trawlr.com).
2 years ago
in The war over your start page on Scobleizer
It's got to be a super fast homepage for me; either about:blank or Google.
I like the idea of pageflakes type sites, I just can't stand the load time. Instead I use www.trawlr.com for my online RSS feeds and fix of tech news in a river-of-news style view (with various tags to filter the feeds).
I like the idea of pageflakes type sites, I just can't stand the load time. Instead I use www.trawlr.com for my online RSS feeds and fix of tech news in a river-of-news style view (with various tags to filter the feeds).
2 years ago
in The Fattest RSS Feeds on Scobleizer
I find the "river of news" style view preferable when reading syndicated RSS feeds. It allows me to dip in and out of the latest news and importantly also lets the feeds 'flow' past when I'm away. With the right amount of feed tagging I have different views depending on how much spare time I have available (and so that I don't miss important stuff).
For instance, to view the my 'favourite' feeds: http://www.trawlr.com/users/ben/items/Favourite
For instance, to view the my 'favourite' feeds: http://www.trawlr.com/users/ben/items/Favourite
2 years ago
in Richard tells me to explain my view on Google Calendar on Scobleizer
Robert,
My situation is that I am 'forced' to use Outlook at work (company policy) and choose to use Google Calendar at home. The benefits of Google calendar for me are that I can access it from anywhere with an internet connection and have the exact same user experience, I have always found it to be extremely quick.
As for the 'offline' problem, I use iCal on my Mac with a read-only Calendar that is subscribed to my Google Calendar private ical feed. It is set to update daily, so if I really need to check my Calendar offline I can fire up iCal and voila. Another plus for this method is that iCal can automatically sync with my iPod - so if I really need to check my Calendar with no PC I can use my iPod. Awesome! Obviously the draw-back here is that it is read-only, but it meets my needs perfectly.
My situation is that I am 'forced' to use Outlook at work (company policy) and choose to use Google Calendar at home. The benefits of Google calendar for me are that I can access it from anywhere with an internet connection and have the exact same user experience, I have always found it to be extremely quick.
As for the 'offline' problem, I use iCal on my Mac with a read-only Calendar that is subscribed to my Google Calendar private ical feed. It is set to update daily, so if I really need to check my Calendar offline I can fire up iCal and voila. Another plus for this method is that iCal can automatically sync with my iPod - so if I really need to check my Calendar with no PC I can use my iPod. Awesome! Obviously the draw-back here is that it is read-only, but it meets my needs perfectly.
