Under My Hat

Moved to a new host, better performance

Posted on 8 January 2010 | 2 responses

Just to let you know: the blog is active again (you may have noticed that for a few months there were no updates). The reason was simple: it was hosted on a thin line and needed upgrading. It took a long while to find a reliable hosting provider, not too expensive, and with enough flexibility… read article

Visual Studio 2010 roadmap: final release dates now known

Posted on 19 October 2009 | 3 responses

Visual Studio 2010 is yet to become full beta 2, but employees already saw the preview and the final release date is announced. In a few days, it’ll finally hit the market. Be ready to download this cool new version packed with new features. A little article on an estimated roadmap until the final release date — read article

Beginners guide: install and configure Pinax on Windows

Posted on 5 October 2009 | No responses

Let’s try something new, let’s try Pinax! That’s one of the very few rather mature CMS’s around that have been developed completely in Python, with the Django framework as its basis. This article talks the non-Pythoneer through the installation process step by step. It only takes a few minutes! — read article

Tip: Run KDE Konqueror natively from Windows in three easy steps

Posted on 1 October 2009 | 6 responses

From all browsers, Konqueror has always been the one that proves hardest to install on a Windows environment, if not only because of the lack of Linux / Unix knowledge amongst Windows users and developers. But not anymore. Just follow these simple instructions and you are up and running with Konqeror natively on Windows, without switching to another OS (dual boot, virtual machine or cygwin), using andLinux — read article

In depth: Understanding font resolution and glyph substitution in browsers

Posted on 29 September 2009 | 1 response

Webfonts are the new buzz since Firefox 3.5 reintroduced downloadable fonts, but if a browser does not have the font or if it cannot download a font, what happens with the rendering of the page? Many characters simply display even if they are not in the selected font, how come? This article dives into the font selection and glyph substitution process of the common browsers and explains what goes on under the surface — read article

Install Firefox 3.5 side by side with Firefox 3.0 on Windows

Posted on 28 September 2009 | 5 responses

Installing Firefox 3.5 alongside an older version, like Firefox 3.0 or 2.0 is really not that hard. This post puts the necessary steps in a simple and quick overview for easy reference — read article

CSS font-family monospace renders inconsistently in Firefox and Chrome

Posted on 25 September 2009 | No responses

The CSS font family monospace renders to small in Firefox, Chrome and Safari, about 75% of the original size. This bug introduces a number of strange behaviors, as font-family:monospace,monospace renders differently then just monospace. Weird? Indeed, and it’s there since 2002… — read article

Notification: unattended offline due to problems at provider

Posted on 23 September 2009 | No responses

From about 20:30 to 23:35, my site has not been reachable. You either got a timeout or you got nothing at all. The cause of all this lies in a problem with my provider in Amsterdam and I found out too late to create an alternate route to my server. Apologies to everyone — read article

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