Read the New York Times Article
"Microsoft was the first company in 50 years of E.U. competition policy that the commission has had to fine for failure to comply with an antitrust decision," the European competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes, said in a statement.
I've been working on an event calendar/cms recently, so I figured I'd share a screenshot. Let me know what you think.
And for something a little more fun, check this out...
I posted this from my cell phone!
That first part, anyway. Typing on those things is no fun. So now I've switched to a real keyboard.
With images and JavaScript turned off, the pages are only about 6k each. Which matters if, like me, you have a provider that puts ridiculous limits on your transfer. I get 10MB/month for $10 from Rogers, the biggest plan they offer. (Don't even talk to me about the overage charges.) It's certainly enough if the pages you're visiting are small, but one poorly designed page can take a big chunk out of your allowance.
Lately I've been leaving my laptop at home, and just bringing my new Palm e2, which connects to my phone (and the Internet) via Bluetooth. My back loves me for it, but I'm still a little nervous about what it might do to my wallet...
For me, the first step in getting a successful, agile project off the ground is to make sure the administrators will have everything they need at their fingertips. With that in mind, I've gone a different route with the administration for this site. Rather than having a separate "backend", I use links on the public pages that can only be seen after logging in.
Click here to take a peak. You'll also notice that I've built in links to useful sites outside my application, such as Google Analytics and my hosting provider.
If you hunt around this page, you'll find a hidden link to the login page. Of course, even if you find it, you won't be able to do anything. I'm using some wicked password encryption and custom authentication filters.
