Firefox 1.5! November 30, 2005
Posted by Robin in : Uncategorized , 1 comment so farLots, and lots and lots and lots of news about the new Firefox 1.5, but they all boil down to one thing….
But wait! Don’t go to mozilla.org quite yet! The older Firefox’s can update themselves remember 
. Just go into Tools -> Options… and look under the updates stuff. You’ll find a button to check for new updates which will get you the new version from the Automatic Update Service.
The great news for developers and testers, is that more focus will now go on trunk and the nightlies, get ready for new features galore! (I hope)
Free Software Magazine Issue 9 is Out! November 28, 2005
Posted by Robin in : Free Software Magazine, Writings , add a commentCome and get it while it’s hot!
Bill Gates leaked the wrong memo… November 23, 2005
Posted by Robin in : Uncategorized , add a commentAd-supported applications: just say no by ZDNet’s Phil Wainewright — The CEOs of NetSuite, WebSideStory and WebEx all agree with the majority of TalkBack posters — ad-funded on-demand business applications make no sense at all.
Sounds like Microsoft would have some opposition to it’s plans….again. Really, who would think a business would want it’s work force looking at ads, instead of working?
RSS extensions, not really simple
Posted by Robin in : Email and RSS, Standards , add a commentAnyone that’s heard the hype (C|Net, eWeek, BetaNews), or read the sepc on Microsoft’s “Simple Sharing Extensions for RSS and OPML”, aka. SSE, will realize that it also adds lots of complexity to RSS.The real question is, why RSS? Microsoft’s “extension” is more like a whole new XML beast than RSS.
Why? Publicity. RSS is fairly well known, so why say something like XML-SSE, when you can say “extended RSS”, or fib and call it just “RSS”? The fact is, THIS ISN’T RSS, it might somehow be based on it, but it’s not Really Simple Syndication in any way.
This is just marketing hype by Microsoft, and I hope people won’t get sucked into saying “Microsoft is supporting RSS standards now”…JScript…need I say more?
Not making left turns saves money? November 22, 2005
Posted by Robin in : Saving Money , 2 commentsOK, I’m intrigued. I just read this, UPS: Driving cost savings by eliminating left-hand turns:
The package flow optimization includes constant wireless communications via the DIADs, smart labels (including RFID in the future) and preloading vehicles and directing drivers according to advanced analytics that calculate the most efficient routes, including avoiding left-hand turns, based on the package load.
Now the question is, can removing left turns really save that much money for the average Joe? Probably not. This supposedly works for UPS in cities because, when making a left hand turn, you need to cross opposing traffic. I personally don’t see how this would work because, at least in Canada, a left turn signal is given, then the full green on traffic lights.
Have I missed something here? I’d be interested in someone more knowledgeable then myself having a peek at this.
November 1, 2005
Posted by Robin in : Uncategorized , add a commentDon’t forget to send in bugs and regressions I’ve missed. It’s humanly impossible for one person to find every bug to list here, so your help is very appriciated.
The following issues were fixed:
Form API select type generates errors for some options arrays filed by ccourtne (regression of 29465) [Closed in 6 days]
Comment pager not working in cvs? filed and patched by leafish_dylan [Fixed in 4 days; Needs verification]
permissions page broken filed and patched by asimmonds (regression of 35630) [Fixed in 2 days]
Form API change introduced input format fieldset even when only 1 input format filed and patched by ccourtne (regression of 29465) [Fixed in 3 days]
Can’t save roles in admin/filters/… filed and patched by asimmonds [Fixed in 5 days]
Broken links in comment theming filed and patched by hunmonk [Fixed in 2 days]
Typo in file_directory_temp fieldname filed and patched by mikeryan [Fixed in 2 days]
Add CVS tags to form.inc and legacy.inc filed and patched by asimmonds [Fixed in 1 day]
URL path settings on node/add/* does not work filed by Tobias Maier and patched asimmonds [Fixed in 4 days]
use upload_tmp_dir as default for FILE_DIRECTORY_TEMP filed by danielc and patched by Junyor [Fixed in 4 months]
Poll “Add More Choices” feature not working filed and fixed by javanaut (regression of 29465) [Fixed in 6 days]
The following features were added:
Poll results aren’t themable filed and fixed by stefan nagtegaal [Fixed in 7 days]
Admin help in core modules filed by Robin Monks and patched by webchick [Fixed in 4 months]
The following regressions and bugs have been added or changed:
Only bugs with patches needing review are listed.
Editing a Forum Node results in Cannot use string offset as an array in form.inc line 262 Error filed by Thomas Sewell (regression of 29465) [1 day old]
Default on theme no longer changes existing users filed and patch (needs review) by ccourtne (regression of 29465) [4 days old; New Patch]
Pending Patches/In Progress:
Only ready to commit patches and “needs review” patches of high community interest are listed.
Drupal gets a trashbin, and other delete goodies! - hunmonk (Needs review)
Fix and enhance postgres and mysql support in updates.inc - Cvbge (Needs Review; new patch)
Modifications for protection against relay spam exploits - kbahey (Needs Review)
Better node_access API, for example, OG work with TA - robb (Needs review)
