Monthly Archives: July 2008

Bitbucket, Hosted Mercurial Source Control

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Alistair

Bitbucket is the latest project by Jesper Nøhr. If the name looks familiar, it’s because I wrote about a Jesper in March when he used Django and Python as a rapid development environment for an indy advertising product named Indiego … Continue reading →

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Sun Java & Bundling Google Toolbar

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Alistair

Today the automatic update kicked in for Java on my notebook, which it does quite regularly. I love the fact that different products implement a relatively unobtrusive upgrade to their software to keep it up to date, I know if … Continue reading →

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Web Usability 101, Useful & Descriptive Link Text

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Alistair

I’m an advocate for sensible usability on web sites and fully support the usability guidelines that recommend descriptive link text. There are measurable improvements to a users browsing experience when a webmaster makes a conscious decision to use useful link … Continue reading →

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