links for 2009-04-03
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The following article is a list of AJAX Cheat Sheets & Quick Reference Guides for AJAX Web Designers, Web Programmers, Coders & for Web developers for Quick coding with AJAX. These are very helpful for those of us who haven’t memorized all of the AJAX functions, classes, properties, etc.
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WA switched over last weekend, but now it’s the turn of the other daylight saving states, with clocks going back an hour at 3am on Sunday. No more curtain fading! –>
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I received an email today from someone who has recently immigrated to Australia from the UK and is renting a house in the Adelaide hills. They would like to grow some food and wonder how on earth they get started, when, in his own words, Neil says he has never grown anything in his life. Having myself recently spent some time in France, with an Englishman, trying to grow vegetables, I feel I can perhaps understand how daunting it must be to attempt to grow anything in such a different climate, without some help. So, Neil and family, here is something to help you make a start.
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When it comes to cheap mobile broadband access, nobody beats 3. But the problem is that their coverage map isn't exactly extensive, and as soon as you roam off onto Telstra's 2G network, you start paying through the nose (and every other orifice you have). We knew that they had cut a deal with Telstra to improve that figure (and their effective network coverage) last year, but Whirlpool has just gotten its hands on some leaked pricing and while it's an improvement, it still doesn't quite fit the "affordable" ethos we've come to expect from 3.
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While its merger process with Vodafone rumbles along, 3 is still pushing ahead with plans to allow roaming onto Telstra’s Next G network. If a leaked price list is to be believed, that change will also make its data services somewhat more affordable.
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DiggBar, which launched today, is a fantastic Digg utility that travels with you when you click external links from Digg. Additionally, when you’re browsing the Web, you can just type in “digg.com/” in front of any page URL and it will reload with a short Digg URL and show the feature-rich DiggBar.
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With all the different ways to present a news story online, many often ask how they should select the multimedia tool that is best for a particular story. There is never any concrete answer, but with the multimedia picker embedded below, you can at least have an idea of which technology will work best to showcase a story or idea.
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One of the main reasons to use Gmail (Gmail reviews) over competitive webmail products or a client like Outlook is because of its lightning fast search capabilities. Today, those capabilities are getting a bit of an upgrade, in the form of auto-complete when searching, plus easier options for finding emails with specific attributes like file attachments.
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When we first reviewed Glue, the browser plugin that connects people looking at similar Web content, I wrote that “even moreso than many other services, to be really useful, Glue is going to need to have a big-time user base.”
That’s because in order for Glue to be useful, you need multiple people in your Glue network to have stumbled upon or reviewed similar content online, like a book or movie.
Today, Glue is taking a big step in addressing this problem, allowing users to import their Twitter and Facebook contacts
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Everything about Jupiter is super-sized, including its colorful, turbulent atmosphere. But there's fresh evidence that one of the planet's most recognizable features, the Great Red Spot, is shrinking.
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With more and more social sites popping up on the Web, your preferred username is becoming directly entangled with your social identify. The reality is that it’s becoming a priority to claim your username everywhere.
So how do you know if your username is available on most social sites? You could try each site individually, or you could check 76 of them all at the same site with namechk
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They're back; Google has restored the tethering applications pulled from the Android Market earlier this week. What, can't you see them? That's because you live in the US.
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Open Culture has a comprehensive list of totally free resources for anyone looking to learn a language though audio files. Whether you’re brushing up your Yiddish or delving into Dutch, you’ll find a free feed here.
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I'm of two minds about K-9, Doctor Who's robot dog: on the one hand, I love him. On the other, his advent signaled Who's massive decline. Both sides of me hate this K-9 spinoff trailer.
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The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, has begun distancing himself from his controversial internet censorship policy in what one internet industry engineer has dubbed "the great walkback of 2009".
