http://fourshapes.com Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:46:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Apple released it's SDK yesterday, including a full development implementation of the iPhone platform, with mobile safari using exactly the same rendering engine (not a webkit wrapper of a local safari install). We tested it on the iPlayer development site, but as Aspen uses a different user agent to the iPhone ... http://fourshapes.com/articles/2008/03/07/iphone-aspen-simulator-on-iplayer-site/ Below is a list of historical results from the Acid 3 test. Acid test User agent checking Firefox 2 50/100 - Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11 52/100 - Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11 Differences between Mac & PC platform; Test 26: e2 - parent element doesn't ... http://fourshapes.com/articles/2008/01/30/acid-3-test-cross-browser-results/ Although still perplexing why apple chose to deactivate this feature in Leopard by default, it's very easy to re-enable. Goto the finder preferences. In the 'General' tab there's a 'Connected servers ' selection box. Tick it and the previous OS X functionality will be back. Happy mounting... http://fourshapes.com/articles/2007/12/18/mounting-network-volume-on-leopard-desktop/ BBC iPlayer quitely introduced streaming content today, allowing mac users to catch-up on the last 30 days of TV programmes. The service is expected to be heavily marketed during the Christmas period [1]. With around 400 hours of TV shows from the last 7 days, it aims to revolutionise the ... http://fourshapes.com/articles/2007/12/12/iplayer-on-the-mac-streaming-launched/ A problem we often run into when converting AI to PSD is the file becomes flattened and no longer has editable layers in photoshop. It occurs when the PSD conversion engine hits a layer with an attribute setting called 'Overprint fill'. It's a rarely useful setting that in many cases ... http://fourshapes.com/articles/2007/07/29/some-containers-in-the-ai-document-have-been-flattened-illustrator-to-psd-problem/ When ordering my MacBook Pro last month, I unintentionally stumbled upon way of a getting a free leather case. At the start of the month I went to the Apple store on Regent Street, London, to buy a MacBook Pro. After about 20 minutes of deliberation, the store clerk informed me ... http://fourshapes.com/articles/2007/07/29/get-free-stuff-when-ordering-your-mac/ Safari has been released for windows today. Surprising in itself, but what comes as more of a shock, is its speed. Safari has existed for over 4 years. It has enjoyed a small, increasing, market share nearing 5% of all browsers, and up until now, has been available only for the ... http://fourshapes.com/articles/2007/06/11/safari-the-fastest-windows-based-browser/ The last six months have seen some consolidation of existing online companies in exchange for rather large figures. The most notable of these was Google's acquisition of YouTube for $1.65 billion, a deal in which Google won over rivals Yahoo. YouTube claims more than 100 million ... http://fourshapes.com/articles/2007/05/16/money-in-the-internet/ Last week marked the launch of Ben Sherman's four global sites. Working with Cimex Media, I developed the highly browser compatible HTML & CSS throughout the site. It marks a coming of age for many international brands, who are beginning to take accessibility, modern technologies and social networking as a serious part ... http://fourshapes.com/articles/2007/03/20/news-in-brief-ben-sherman-site-launches/ I Won This Car, a new online competition giving visitors the chance to Win a car by sending a text message (£1.50), was launched earlier this month. Our job was to brand, design, implement and host the site - Providing total support for a company who are new to the web. Being ... http://fourshapes.com/articles/2007/02/24/i-won-this-car-launched/