If you're familiar with http://tinyurl.com/ then you are probably wondering how the concept can be improved. Well, it can. Check this out:
http://www.hugeurl.com/
I used it to create this huge link:
http://www.hugeurl.com/?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
Hoo-ray for the internet!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The annoyance of PDFs
Whenever I follow a link on the web and it becomes apparent that I am being sent to a PDF file, my heart sinks. That isn't to saythat I have anything against PDF as a format. In fact, it's a great idea: a portable way to share documents in such a way that the reader sees exactly what the auther intended them to. No problems there.
No, the problem is Abobe Acrobat Reader, which now takes an age to load. How long? Too long. Most web pages load within a second so if Acrobat Reader wants to take 10 seconds to load up, that's at least 9 seconds too long. The sad thing is that it used to be much faster many years ago but it seems like every release has been slower than the last. It would be easier to swallow if the slowness was the price that you pay for tons of useful new features but there don't seem to be any, at least, not any that I care about.
I tried Foxit Reader a while back and it was much faster. Unfortunately, I found that there were quite a few PDF documents that it could not cope with so I'm back to Acrobat. Sigh.
My sincere hope is that either Adobe sort themselves out or that someone else makes a PDF reader that doesn't suck.
No, the problem is Abobe Acrobat Reader, which now takes an age to load. How long? Too long. Most web pages load within a second so if Acrobat Reader wants to take 10 seconds to load up, that's at least 9 seconds too long. The sad thing is that it used to be much faster many years ago but it seems like every release has been slower than the last. It would be easier to swallow if the slowness was the price that you pay for tons of useful new features but there don't seem to be any, at least, not any that I care about.
I tried Foxit Reader a while back and it was much faster. Unfortunately, I found that there were quite a few PDF documents that it could not cope with so I'm back to Acrobat. Sigh.
My sincere hope is that either Adobe sort themselves out or that someone else makes a PDF reader that doesn't suck.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Thursday, March 05, 2009
iDoNotLike
I just got an email from the iLike application on Facebook. The subject intrigued me:
"Chris Cornell posted a concert near you!"
How exciting! I naturally read the email for more details, hopeful that Chris Cornell might actually be playing in the UK. The email said:
" CHRIS CORNELL POSTED EVENTS NEAR YOU:
======================================
The Grand Ballroom At the Regency Center in San Francisco on Friday, May 1 @ 9:00 PM"
I checked the application, and I had set my location to be UK, so it looks like the app got it wrong. This angered me so much that I removed the application and will never use it again.
"Chris Cornell posted a concert near you!"
How exciting! I naturally read the email for more details, hopeful that Chris Cornell might actually be playing in the UK. The email said:
" CHRIS CORNELL POSTED EVENTS NEAR YOU:
==============================
The Grand Ballroom At the Regency Center in San Francisco on Friday, May 1 @ 9:00 PM"
I checked the application, and I had set my location to be UK, so it looks like the app got it wrong. This angered me so much that I removed the application and will never use it again.
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