July, 2007

"Abandoned Home"

"Abandoned Home"

I took this photograph in one of those circumstances when you go to shoot something specific, but then find something else which gets your attention. This photograph was taken one the stairs to an old castle (maybe I'll post some photos with it later) - as we were returning from our visit, I noticed this snail shell on the ground.

Under Construction

Under Construction

Bánffy Castle from Bon?ida is an architectonic monument built by the Bánffy family at Bon?ida, in Cluj county.

Internet Explorer 7 and the Holy Hack

Internet Explorer 7 fixed the "* html" bug (also known as the "mysterious container bug"). The W3C specifications say that "* html" should select no elements, but browsers older than IE7 used to select a mysterious container at the root of all elements.

Make a Flash Clip Scale to a Web Page Container

Having a table layout page (not very great, I know), I wanted to make a Flash clip scale on the entire surface of one table cell; I also wanted to preserve the scale ratio and to align the clip content nicely with the rest of the page, making a smooth integration with the HTML elements.

Haller Castle from Coplean, Romania

Haller Castle from Coplean, Romania

The Haller Castle from Coplean, Cluj, Romania was built between 1721-1771, designed in a baroque style. Forgotten for decades, it currently stands on the verge of collapse.

Flock 0.9 released

A new version of Flock, the social web browser has been released! It adds some major improvements compared to the previous version, a brand new interface and integration with services like ma.gnolia and YouTube. Together with the new version of the browser, a new design of the official Flock web page has been launched.

Forest madness

Forest madness

The photo was taken a few months ago, in a small mountain pass. One of the first things that I noticed when I looked at the trees were their roots, which seemed to stretch on a wide surface, almost like they will soon start to walk (they reminded me of Tolkien's Ents).

Blog Indexed by Google

Google finally indexed this blog, yay! Having your own domain name (and not some hidden folder on a free hosting service) does help a bit - make it a lot. I did have to make a few links to the blog, but it seems that Google didn't see them - or at least didn't manage to gather up all the data together yet.

Trademarks: Nissan vs. Nissan

Today I came across an interesting article on a trade mark case: Nissan vs. Nissan. I have to admit that I never heard of this dispute before - and even when I visited Nissan.com I was surprised not to see the Nissan Motors website.