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Fixing up ICS on Samsung Galaxy S II

Fixing up ICS on Samsung Galaxy S II

Last night, Australia's biggest telco released its Android Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy S II, but it comes out backwards and ugly. We can fix that.

April 27th, 2012 in Samsung by Chris Duckett 2 Comments Vote
Microsoft's Azure leap-year bug detailed

Microsoft's Azure leap-year bug detailed

Microsoft has detailed the root causes of its Windows Azure service interruption that occurred on 29 February — and I'm not sure whether I'm reading a report from a three-person service desk, or a multinational computing platform.

March 14th, 2012 in Microsoft by Chris Duckett Comment 1 Vote
Microsoft opens up Messenger

Microsoft opens up Messenger

An XMPP interface has been exposed for Windows Live Messenger, allowing standards-compliant communication clients to make use of the MSN protocol.

December 15th, 2011 in Microsoft by Chris Duckett Comment 3 Votes
LinkedIn turns presentation to dust.js

LinkedIn turns presentation to dust.js

The social network for professionals has moved its presentation layer from the server to the client via the dust.js library, saying that a code-sharing problem was behind the move.

December 14th, 2011 in Social Networking by Chris Duckett Comment 1 Vote
Forget Firefox vs. Chrome: IE8's the issue

Forget Firefox vs. Chrome: IE8's the issue

It doesn't matter whether Chrome or Firefox is more widely used, as long as IE8 continues to be the newest Internet Explorer available for Windows XP.

December 5th, 2011 in Microsoft by Chris Duckett 8 Comments 2 Votes
Linux Aus's Rusty Wrench award returns

Linux Aus's Rusty Wrench award returns

After an absence of four years, Linux Australia's award for outstanding service to the FOSS community is back.

November 29th, 2011 in Open Source by Chris Duckett 1 Comment Vote
Google's love/hate approach to JavaScript

Google's love/hate approach to JavaScript

For a company that claims to be a champion of online and the web platform, Google's approach to JavaScript is far from consistent.

November 22nd, 2011 in Google by Chris Duckett Comment 4 Votes
All bets off as Flex put out to pasture

All bets off as Flex put out to pasture

Adobe's Flex framework is to be guided via an open-source governance model, with Flex's current roadmap to be replaced by the as-yet-unformed governance committee.

November 14th, 2011 in Open Source by Chris Duckett 1 Comment Vote
Aussie opens up WebGL on iOS

Aussie opens up WebGL on iOS

An Australian developer poked around in Apple's private iOS API collection and returned with a canvas that allows developers to take a sneak peak at WebGL running on iOS.

November 10th, 2011 in Apple by Chris Duckett Comment Vote
Time zone database axed by astrology

Time zone database axed by astrology

The venerable time zone database, tz, which powers the majority of Unix-derived software across the globe, has been shut down following a civil suit filed by astrology software makers Astrolabe.

October 7th, 2011 in Unix by Chris Duckett 2 Comments 3 Votes

Chris Duckett

Chris Duckett

Some would say that it is a long way from software engineering to journalism, others would correctly argue that it is a mere 10 metres according to the floor plan.

In 2005, Chris escaped his repressed programming past in Newcastle and began as a code monkey at CBS Interactive Australia, where he would transition to writing editorial and eventually become Editor of Builder AU. A cherished highlight of that time was the Club Builder video series, where he specialised in excessive sarcasm, funny skits and wearing hats.

After hours you will not find Chris taking long walks on the beach, discussing 17th Century Russian poetry or being adorable in photos of puppies with too much skin.

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