Category Archives: The Web
Moscow-Vladivostok: A virtual trip thanks to Google
While planning our trip to Moscow (by car) later this year, I came across a virtual trip from Moscow to Vladivostok with the help of Google Maps and YouTube. The virtual trip consists of a video stream showing the view … Continue reading
Vici Project support has moved to StackExchange
We all love Stack Overflow, so when Joel Spolsky told the world that the platform would be made publicity available we move the Vici Project support to StackExchange. All questions regarding Vici MVC, Vici CoolStorage, Vici Parser, Vici WinService and … Continue reading
Developer Evangelism
Yesterday I attended the StackOverflow DevDays in Amsterdam. Some minor attempts were made to put out the word of the Vici Project (and in particular Vici MVC). A reply to a tweet of @B_Virtual lead us to this website: Developer … Continue reading
Online SVG to PNG conversion
Sometimes you need a PNG/JPG/TIFF version of a SVG file. While there are lots of possible applications, this online tool will fit your needs most of the time: SVG to raster image conversion.
Improve website page loading with Page Speed
Thanks to a colleague I discovered Google’s Firefox add-on Page Speed. It helps you determine what you can do to improve the loading speed of you web pages. Page Speed needs to be used in combination with the well known … Continue reading
You want ASP.NET MVC? Choose Vici MVC!
Yesterday, Philippe Leybaert released Vici MVC 2.0. This full-blown MVC framework for building ASP.NET web applications without using WebForms is now part of the open-source Vici Project. Philippe describes Vici Project as follows: “The idea of the Vici Project is to provide … Continue reading
CSS, Font and OS
Which font is best supported across the main three operating systems (Linux, Mac and Windows)? A handy way to build a font stack for your website can be done with the Code Style Font Stack Builder. Although I don’t think … Continue reading
Internet Explorer 8 and ASP.NET MVC 1.0 released on MIX09
Well, well, well… Microsoft has released two new “things”… First, you can all enjoy the official 1.0 release of ASP.NET MVC by downloading it from the Microsoft Download Center. I must say that I’m not really thrilled about it, because … Continue reading
Site Compatibility and IE8
It’s always pain in the cock to get your (X)HTML/CSS design right in as many browsers as possible. On the IEBlog, there is an article about IE8 and it’s Compatibility Mode. Main subject is of course the problems and differences … Continue reading
Pixels to Ems Conversion Table for CSS
This one comes in handy when you’re CSSing: http://jontangerine.com/silo/css/pixels-to-ems/