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From The Front End - ZDNet Edition

My ZDNet version of my blog. Will feature news my mad opinions and relevant posts or partial quotes from my blog - <a href="http://www.fromthefrontend.co.uk" rel="external">http://www.fromthefrontend.

David Long David

<p>Professional Web Designer/Producer/Developer currently working at BSkyB </p>

Latest Posts

Mafia Spammers (the cheekiest spammer ever?)

I received the cheekiest spam comment on my blog today.Quote:hello , my name is Richard and I know you get a lot of spammy comments ,I can help you with this problem .

October 10, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

Microsoft make a desperate push for IE7

With uptake of the latest Internet Explorer browser being slow compared to that of main rival Firefox, Microsoft have started a big push to encourage more users to make the change.The first big advantage Microsoft had was having it pre-installed on it's latest OS - Vista and not allowing the obsolete Internet Explorer 6 to be installed (which would undermine vista security anyway).

October 10, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

The iPhone price not an issue

To correspond with the launch of the "Pricey" £269 iPhone O2 will be releasing 3 new tariffs.1) £35 for 200mins and 200 texts per month2) £45 for 600 mins and 500 texts per month and3) £55 for 1200 mins and 500 textsPretty reasonable tariffs but on top of that you are given free voicemail and unlimited data access via EDGE/GPRS or Wifi Hotspots (subject to fair use).

September 27, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

Holiday Gadgets

Every year I seem to have more or newer and cooler gadgets to take with me on holiday. This weekend was no exception.

May 21, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

To Dongle, or not To Dongle? Wireless mice for laptops

I recently got a laptop and have fallen completely in love with it. The power of my PC on the move.

May 21, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

Vishing: Phising goes VoIP

Most of us have heard of "Phising". Scammers send out mass emails pretending to be from a bank or other financial institution advising of a problem with your account and providing a link to where you can login and rectify the issue.

April 3, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

Crazy Microsoft Office Pricing

Am I missing something or is it cheaper to buy Microsoft Office components seperately rather bundled in one package?Office Home and Student edition for £119 (£96 on amazon) contains the main office suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote.

February 20, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

Dreamweaver breaks Vista help and support

If you are installing a web design tool such as Dreamweaver be vary wary over making it your default editor for certain file types.When I installed Dreamweaver it, by default, becomes the default editor for xml files.

February 19, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

Windows Vista: DreamScene Preview released for Ultimate users

If you've seen the Microsoft CES 2007 presentation you'll have noticed the cool new video desktop feature. This available as free update for Vista Ultimate users.

February 19, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

The Vista Experience

I've had Vista Ultimate installed for about a week now and feel ready to give feedback on the new Microsoft OS.InstallationHaving the full Ultimate 32-bit edition I had 3 install options -1) Upgrade,2) Clean install from within windows3) Clean install booting from CD.

February 14, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

Which Windows Vista (if any) is right for me?

The UK windows Vista launch is nearly upon us. The 30th of January 2007 will see the first new operating system from Microsoft in 5-6years.

January 29, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

Firefox 3 on the horizon

You can download this blog post in audio format here (right-click and save target/link as..) or play it using the podcast player on the right.

January 23, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

Rip-off Ryanair take it a step too far!

Although off topic this issue got me so fired up I had to post it. This was motivated by a plain-text email that I received from Ryanair this afternoon.

January 22, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

Map APIs a comparison

Since been back at work after the Crimbo break I've had the chance to work on interactive maps for the first time. Having avoided javascript as much as possible during my time as a front-end designer I suddenly found myself wading in with Ajax.

January 17, 2007 by David Long David in After Hours

Rumours of a Intel/AMD competitor

AMD's recent acquisition of ATI means that they are now able to offer CPUs with built in GPU. This means you main processor may also have some serious graphic muscle built in.

December 20, 2006 by David Long David in After Hours