avablog » Computer http://nicheplayer.net/avablog Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:22:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Fave quote of the day http://nicheplayer.net/avablog/2010/01/29/fave-quote-of-the-day/ http://nicheplayer.net/avablog/2010/01/29/fave-quote-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:03:38 +0000 map http://nicheplayer.net/avablog/2010/01/29/fave-quote-of-the-day/ From Christopher Oliphant in the comments to an iPad story in the WSJ:

"Flash is a crash happy resource hog full of security holes. It is a horribly bloated and slow crutch for lazy developers. If I come across a flash based site it is skipped and YouTube's HTML 5 offers better performance, higher reliability and lower CPU utilization. Even Silverlight is superior to Flash.

Flash is dying and the existence of Flashblock and Clicktoflash and other flash blocking plugins shows that people are getting sick of the bloat and horrible performance. I run Clicktoflash and >95% of the time, flash is used for advertising, Java is used for menus.

The faster flash dies, the better."

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email

She digs thje Zapf Dingbats, as you can plainly see. Also, please avoid paincones, if you’re able.

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]]> http://nicheplayer.net/avablog/2009/10/07/merged/feed/ 4 Hair apparent http://nicheplayer.net/avablog/2009/05/20/hair-apparent/ http://nicheplayer.net/avablog/2009/05/20/hair-apparent/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 03:27:10 +0000 map http://nicheplayer.net/avablog/?p=2056 Cynthia posted on her blog today about our mutual hair stylist Katie (and I’m using the royal “our” here; all my “styling” is done standing up in the laundry room with hair clippers). Katie’s great. Ava lights up for her like she does for few others. I had my videocam along this evening at the appointment so I could show you what Katie’s like:

You might also notice that the comments system here at avablog is new. Enjoy the power and flexibility that is DISQUS.

]]> http://nicheplayer.net/avablog/2009/05/20/hair-apparent/feed/ 10 Vado, Mino. Vado, Mino. And the winner is…. http://nicheplayer.net/avablog/2009/05/01/vado-mino-vado-mino-and-the-winner-is/ http://nicheplayer.net/avablog/2009/05/01/vado-mino-vado-mino-and-the-winner-is/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 17:07:43 +0000 map http://nicheplayer.net/avablog/?p=2025 The Creative Labs Vado HD.

Leah and I have been cogitating on this purchase for a while, but seeing Danny’s Mino last weekend brought us closer to action (well, that and all the contractions Leah’s been having recently). If you’re wondering, the better (IMO) specs of the Vado weren’t the only things pushing me in that direction; this video comparing the output side by side was very persuasive.

Guess this means you can “look forward” to more video here at avablog (and its sister/brother blog).

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