eLessar
This week I discovered LESS, a Ruby gem allowing variables, mixins, nested rules and operations to be used in CSS. Variables are something I've wanted in CSS for years. Having to use search and replace tools to change a colour in a stylesheet is less than ideal – in fact it can be a nightmare if the colour is defined both as an RGB and hex value in different places. LESS allows you to parse a .less file containing LESS's syntax and save it as .css file. This is incredibly handy and is... more »
Using Gmail as a Spam Filter
For some months now I've been running Exim4 as a mail server on a linux box. It's been running well since I set it up but I never managed to set up a spam filter. My knowledge of Exim4, and mail server config in general, is limited, so I've been avoiding changing anything unless I have to. Of course, the constant run of spam (in the region of thirty or forty emails per day) finally annoyed me enough to do something about it. I didn't want to set up and configure SpamAssassin, or similar... more »
URL Shortening
Many people have commented on URL shortening services lately, mainly because of the rise of Twitter and its 140 character limit. There are a lot of problems with shortening services but the biggest problem I find is you don't know where the URL will take you. As a regular user I find this frustrating. Getting people to follow links to unsavoury sites is a time honoured tradition with hilarious consequences if you're really lucky, or, more likely, an opening for any number of phishing attacks... more »
Welcome
Welcome to the we evolve blog. This will mainly be focused on programming, web development, usability and technology in general. That's the plan, but other subjects I'm interested in (such as music, beer, movies, books and writing) may creep in to. Enjoy. more »
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