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Ever wanted to be able to create boxes with rounded corners without using images or relying on CSS3? Well now you can with the xsnazzy method by Stu Nicholls.
Good software engineering practice dictates that we should always write tests for all of our modules and classes. These tests are called Unit Tests and allow us to perform regression tests every time we change a unit - so we can ensure we haven’t broken anything in the process. The problem is, it can be very time consuming and often regarded as ‘boring’ to write these tests. Thankfully, CPAN provides a number of modules to make this very easy in Perl.
In this tutorial, we go through the process of creating the simplest of test scrips and some easy extensions to make your tests more powerful.
One of my favourite tutorials which will show you how to take a fairly average / bad photo of a person of your choice and turn them into an airbrushed model.
This tutorial will cover the basics of face selection, blending, masking and explore briefly how burn and saturate can be used to bring out colours in a face.
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This tutorial will show you how to create realistic looking water which you can then apply to a tap, hose, or even with some tweaking, a waterfall.
We will learn how to use blend modes, the warp tool and how to create realistic textures using clouds and plastic wrapping.
Microsoft, IBM, Google and Yahoo have announced that they have all agreed to join the Open ID Foundation. OpenID, conceived by Google software engineer Brad Fitzpatrick, aims to reduce the need for multiple user accounts and troublesome password remembering.
The principal of the scheme is to allow users to nominate one identity which can then be used to access all sites that accept OpenID. However, questions are still to be answered in relation to how functionality like webmail will be accessed. In principal the idea is sound and with VeriSign backing the venture alongside the big 4, we should look forward to watching this one develop.
For all Apple Mac enthusiasts out there, the BBC has announced the release of its iPlayer for the Mac’s OS X by the end of 2008.
Director General Mark Thompson commented in a blog posting on the BBC’s website;
“I hope this good news is evidence of the hard work that the BBC is committing to supporting other platforms.”
Which quite frankly isnt good enough. As far as I am aware, UK Mac users are Television License payers too - so why should they be forced to wait an extra year for the service? The alternative of course is to pay upwards of 100GBP for a copy of Windows. From experience, i doubt this option will be popular with Mac users.
As for the ‘end of 2008′ date that is being suggested the BBC would seem to be putting little effort into rectifying the situation.
Too little - too late.
Stumbled across a fantastic Favicon generator today which is very simple and easy to use. Worth a look!
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