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Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by jamesgeck0 » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 3:16 PM UTC

purephase wrote: post #14

jeresig wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Off the top of my head, three things that've bugged me: I use a ton of tabs in my browser, in Firefox the tabs go off to the side and allow me to scroll through them (while still allowing me to read the title) whereas Chrome squishes the tabs into tiny micro-sized pills that are completely unreadable. Additionally I use App Tabs in both browsers - but only in Firefox does it highlight when I've received an update (su…

The "tiny micro-sized pills" in Chrome are a headache. I've never tried the App Tabs extension though, thanks for mentioning it.

I prefer them to scrolling when there are a lot of tabs open. Although Firefox's expose-style tab candy feature is nice enough that I don't get as many tabs stacking up as I might otherwise.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by MatthewPhillips » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 3:18 PM UTC

ecaron wrote: post #19

thirsteh wrote: post #2

Short version: Apple! Apple! Apple!

That's pretty much 95% of the posts on UsesThis. Which I wrote off at first as being elitist, but the more top tier developers you meet the more you realize that it is actually the norm. The interesting thing is that for those not using a Apple laptop are always on a Lenovo. I'm working on a infographic, or something along those lines, that shows a breakdown of what it used on UsesThis, but the pie charts are going t…

I'd like to see a geographical and occupational breakdown, I'm sensing selection bias here.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by etherealG » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 3:23 PM UTC

romey wrote: post #26

jeresig wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Off the top of my head, three things that've bugged me: I use a ton of tabs in my browser, in Firefox the tabs go off to the side and allow me to scroll through them (while still allowing me to read the title) whereas Chrome squishes the tabs into tiny micro-sized pills that are completely unreadable. Additionally I use App Tabs in both browsers - but only in Firefox does it highlight when I've received an update (su…

Have you tried using tree tabs in Chrome? It isn't quite as slick as the Firefox tree tabs, but still nicer than the little nubs that are the default. That's interesting though, I always do dev stuff in Firefox because of how anemic firebug is in Chrome, and casual surfing in Chrome because it feels faster.

I find the developer tools in chrome actually better than firebug these days. Do you have any specific features that you miss with the current builds of both?

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by sltkr » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 3:30 PM UTC

thirsteh wrote: post #8

throwaway240 wrote: post #3

> Specifically for Usenet I use SABnzbd+, running on one of my Mac Minis, connecting to Giganews, and pulling from NZBs.org or Newzbin Did he just openly admit to illegally downloading media via Usenet?

No, just like saying you like µTorrent doesn't implicate you for piracy.

BitTorrent does have many legal uses (it is used to distribute World of Warcract, Linux distros, independent music/movies, et cetera) but there are also many private trackers designed specifically for the illegal distribution of copyrighted materials. If you admit you are a heavy user of one of those, you practically admit to participating in this.

Similarly, USENET is completely legal, and there isn't anything intrinsically wrong with binary newsgroups either, but NZBs.org and Newzbin specialize in illegal content distribution. If you have a subscription to a site like Giganews and need a tool like SABnzbd+ to automate the downloading process then you aren't an incidental user either.

So let's not play games; we both know how the internet works. "There might be one or two legal-to-distribute files on that site." or "Filesharing may not be illegal in his jurisdiction." are good points to bring up in a court case, but in reality we both know what it means when you are "running SABnzbd+ [..] connecting to Giganews [..] pulling from NZBs.org or Newzbin". It's sad that that throwaway240 is downvoted for just explicitly stating it.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by mhb » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 3:31 PM UTC

bronson wrote: post #9

"I wish my car accepted audio input." I just used a Grom adapter to add bluetooth to my 1999 daily driver. It doesn't have whizzy features like voice dialing and A2DP audio quality is not excellent but, for podcasts, pop music, and phone calls, it's great. http://www.gromaudio.com/

There are all kinds of kits for adding an iPod input to Honda Accords. I installed one and it does a good job. Isn't the solution pretty heavily contingent on knowing what kind of car he has though?

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by thecoffman » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 3:33 PM UTC

jeresig wrote: post #10

bronson wrote: post #9

"I wish my car accepted audio input." I just used a Grom adapter to add bluetooth to my 1999 daily driver. It doesn't have whizzy features like voice dialing and A2DP audio quality is not excellent but, for podcasts, pop music, and phone calls, it's great. http://www.gromaudio.com/

Very interesting, I'll have to check into that! I use a Griffin FM transmitter right now, works OK, but has frequent problems with competing radio stations. http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Griffin-RoadTrip-iPhone...

I have a Griffin device and you can set them into "international mode" which lets you transmit on frequencies that aren't used by US radio. It works great for me, this review appears to contain instructions for your particular device: http://www.amazon.com/review/R26BNQ42BQKKE9/ref=cm_cr_rdp_pe...

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by Symmetry » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 3:35 PM UTC

I was surprised at how lightweight his .vimrc was: https://gist.github.com/955547

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by jsvaughan » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 3:37 PM UTC

MatthewPhillips wrote: post #32

ecaron wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's pretty much 95% of the posts on UsesThis. Which I wrote off at first as being elitist, but the more top tier developers you meet the more you realize that it is actually the norm. The interesting thing is that for those not using a Apple laptop are always on a Lenovo. I'm working on a infographic, or something along those lines, that shows a breakdown of what it used on UsesThis, but the pie charts are going t…

I'd like to see a geographical and occupational breakdown, I'm sensing selection bias here.

certainly the vast majority of people interviewed on UsesThis are not developers

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by smackfu » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 3:39 PM UTC

bronson wrote: post #9

"I wish my car accepted audio input." I just used a Grom adapter to add bluetooth to my 1999 daily driver. It doesn't have whizzy features like voice dialing and A2DP audio quality is not excellent but, for podcasts, pop music, and phone calls, it's great. http://www.gromaudio.com/

I used a cheapo Grom unit just to add the aux audio, although this depends on the car model. The instructions were terrible, but the internet provided.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by wh-uws » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 3:40 PM UTC

jeresig wrote: post #10

bronson wrote: post #9

"I wish my car accepted audio input." I just used a Grom adapter to add bluetooth to my 1999 daily driver. It doesn't have whizzy features like voice dialing and A2DP audio quality is not excellent but, for podcasts, pop music, and phone calls, it's great. http://www.gromaudio.com/

Very interesting, I'll have to check into that! I use a Griffin FM transmitter right now, works OK, but has frequent problems with competing radio stations. http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Griffin-RoadTrip-iPhone...

Definitely get yourself a car radio that has Bluetooth audio man.

Once you hear the music from your device coming on your car speakers with out the need for wires you'll never go back.

Whats interesting that I learned about it once I got one came from the way I bought it. I made sure that it had a usb, a 3.5 mm jack, and bluetooth.

USB - sound quality is best but you have to use the radio user interface to interact with your device and play music, a ui which is terrible. Also on my HTC EVO the USB port doesn't stay connected reliably

3.5mm - not noticeably above radio quality still needs another cord

Bluetooth - better than radio quality audio (though not quite as good as the usb), no interference and no wires. I use this most of the time as not having to hassle with wires or the usb disconnecting interrupting the music is great.

ipod - Also almost forgot, if you use an ipod for your music most car radios nowadays have a special mode for them and the audio quality is awesome. (Like crazy almost CD if not CD quality awesome)

I use a Sony xplod personally.