I came across the MIX 10k Coding Challenge on the weekend, and on a whim I decided to submit one of my old SVG demos to the contest. The 10k challenge's tagline is "What could you create for the Web if you had only 10 kilobytes of code?". The rules didn't explicitly say I could use pure SVG, they mention SVG/Canvas in the context of HTML5 only, but I thought I'd give it a shot. It's in the spirit of the contest, after all. At the very least it would encourage Microsoft to clarify the rules and at the very best it would be accepted and the rules updated to allow pure SVG applications. Looks like it was my lucky day. Read the rest of this entry ...
I'm not a big fan of Eclipse from a UI perspective, but I do acknowledge that it's pervasive in the industry and some big projects are using it extensively. Plus it's better than 'vi' and the command-line. I guess 😉 Anyway, I'm sure I'll get used to it. Here's a really simple tip on using Eclipse with Android : Read the rest of this entry ...
I recently got ahold of a nice MacBook Pro and I'm using it as my primary Windows box at work. It's nice and snappy and I like it, but I'm having trouble getting used to the keyboard, let alone the one-button mousepad. I thought I'd use this post to collapse several google searches into one location. I'll likely add to this list as I learn more tricks. Read the rest of this entry ...
I added some Environment Variables to my Windows operating system recently (right-click on My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Environment Variables). I was wondering if there is any way from an existing Command Prompt to pick those up. I know that all Command Prompt instances after this point will have those new environment variables defined, but I was just curious if there was an easy way to get an existing Command Prompt instance to "re-source" its environment variables.
On the other hand, is there any way to add a System Environment Variable to Windows from the command prompt?