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Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by larsberg »

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 assume the reason they're on a ThinkPad/Lenovo is that there is a well-deserved reputation there for running Linux well.

I recently picked up one of the new Toshiba Portege models to run Linux, and stock Ubuntu is giving me flashbacks to the circa-1999 Linux experience -- it doesn't detect when a monitor appears over HDMI, randomly will run up to 100% and freeze (kernel patch coming soon!), power management settings seem basically ignored with the display dimming when that is both disabled and I'm typing... and the worst part? Mentioned it to the local department Linux people, and they just said, "oh, yeah, you should've bought Thinkpad."

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by dwiel »

larsberg wrote: post #71
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 assume the reason they're on a ThinkPad/Lenovo is that there is a well-deserved reputation there for running Linux well. I recently picked up one of the new Toshiba Portege models to run Linux, and stock Ubuntu is giving me flashbacks to the circa-1999 Linux experience -- it doesn't detect when a monitor appears over HDMI, randomly will run up to 100% and freeze (kernel patch coming soon!), power management setting…

I just got a Thinkpad T420s and almost everything worked right out of the box (Ubuntu 10.04) despite some people having trouble on the forums a few months ago.

Sometimes I have problems getting the display connected to the docking station to detect if I suspend while not connected, then connect, then resume. This is a pretty minor flaw that is fairly easily worked around.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by angryasian »

larsberg wrote: post #71
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 assume the reason they're on a ThinkPad/Lenovo is that there is a well-deserved reputation there for running Linux well. I recently picked up one of the new Toshiba Portege models to run Linux, and stock Ubuntu is giving me flashbacks to the circa-1999 Linux experience -- it doesn't detect when a monitor appears over HDMI, randomly will run up to 100% and freeze (kernel patch coming soon!), power management setting…

if you're looking for a mac book like experience with Ubuntu you should buy approved hardware, or from vendors that offer pre built machines like http://www.system76.com/ or http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by icebraining »

etherealG wrote: post #55
romey wrote: post #53

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I suppose it's mostly layout/look&feel. I actually didn't realize how powerful the built in Chrome developer tools were. Little things, like showing the color or image when you mouse over the hex or link are what make Firebug nicer to use, I think. Is there a way to persist the network tab or console across page loads in Chrome?

yep, they have a persistence button like firebug these days. on the network panel it's the black circle, and the console seems to have it in a settings panel (although I'm on a dev build, I think it's also a button on release build. agreed about the little things like hovers. I still find that double clicks on image resources in css not opening them in a new tab drives me mad :) I do love chromes timings panel, with…

Have you tried YSlow for Firebug?

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by vvnraman »

jeresig wrote: post #12
look_lookatme wrote: post #6

Pretty good, but: "I wish Chrome was a better browser" John can you elaborate on this?

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…

Well if you use a ton of tabs in Chrome, you can try Vertical Tabs. You would have to add the following to your Chrome shortcut:

   -enable-apps -enable-vertical-tabs
Open Chrome, Right Click on a Tab and check on Use Side Tabs.

It eats up a little of your screen real estate but I guess that should be okay as you have a 27" iMac. And you will be able to see the names of every tabs then !!!

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by corin_ »

cormullion wrote: post #24

"I wish Boxee didn't crash so much." Sadly true. And Plex, the main alternative, crashes as much, but in different ways. No more Front Row in Lion. I think Apple want us to buy Apple Tv...

Also agree about Boxee, though I still love it. Not least because it's the only device in the UK (PS3 with US PS Store account excepted) that offers access to MLB.TV subscription.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by ConstantineXVI »

rimantas wrote: post #69
robin_reala wrote: post #23

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I don’t use Quicksilver. Spotlight since Leopard has done everything I used to use Quicksilver for.

I went Quicksilver -> Launchbar(paid)->Alfred.

Alfred is my launcher of choice these days as well. Even paid for it, though it's super-rare that I (knowingly) actually use the paid features.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by kayoone »

When i was young i wanted to know every detail of the configs pro gamers used in quake, tried their settings, bought the mice they used, etc. Today its the same with top coders, only difference is that i know now that tools alone dont make you great, but still i can always take a thing or two away from such a list.
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