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Flash in the Pan: Adobe finally kills Flash

Adobe has finally announced what has been inevitable, and for most of us thoroughly welcome: as of the […]

July 25, 2017 Macs, Technology

Why doesn’t Mail size fonts correctly?

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One perhaps cosmetic bug gives insight into some bigger problems in Mail.

July 22, 2017 Macs, Technology

QuarkXPress 2016, Storyspace/Tinderbox, and HTML5

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The task: a simple, clickable interactive plan of paintings of Piazza San Marco in Venice, using HTML5.

June 2, 2016 General, Language, Macs, Painting, Technology

Endtime for QuickTime?

In 1996, QuickTime had no serious competition, was very cross-platform, elegant, and highly practical. Yet now it is dying.

April 22, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Which came last: Flash or the BBC?

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Sooner or later, either the BBC or Adobe are going to have to chicken out of this, or Flash will still be going strong in 2020.

March 26, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Open Government UK

Most Central Government departments still depend on Microsoft Office. How will they and we cope with new official open standards?

June 2, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Wishes almost granted

What happens when you ask for electronic publishing tools? You end up with products which bind you into constraints, charge royalties, or have to be leased.

May 1, 2015 General, Macs, Technology
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