I have never been great at graphic design. Let’s just say my talent barely exceeds the expectations one would have from a groundhog. But I can appreciate a wonderful website conception when I see one, looking at it from a sheer aesthetic point of view, as well as from an interface design and structure point of view.

Sometimes, pixel by pixel, one can strive to make each and every one look great. And some are really good at it, like my friend Mihai here, whose website wowed me into writing this short piece of review. Starting with the good taste in choice of colors to a very practical and good choice in data structuring, I have been impressed at the impact this website has. The design of the upper part blew me away, while I retained just enough attention to also notice the information contained within. Without further ado, pixelcool.com. Great job!

Pixelcool | we make every pixel look great!

Another interesting happening from the awesome world of SharePoint errors and (i dare say) bugs is this weird error you can sometimes get when you try to open a page in the SharePoint Designer, particularly a WebPart page, even the Default.aspx. Starting from the beginning, I should remind you how SharePoint web part pages work. The fact of the matter is that while you can edit them and their code in SharePoint Designer, adding/closing/deleting web parts from within the browser interface also modifies the page’s code. Continue reading…

HTC HD2

Ok, this website is not about the latest news, but I was totally fascinated by this: every geek’s dream. Today, Microsoft officially unveiled their latest and (not so much) greatest Windows Mobile 6.5, an intermediate step between the aging WM6.1 and the future and all-so-talked-about future, touch friendly and utterly amazing WM7. And along with the new OS which is not much more than a cosmetization of the old UI, came the thing that simply blew my mind: the HTC HD2.

The HTC HD2 has been known for several months now, as it leaked slowly but surely on each and every mobile phone website, but now it is official, along with it’s mind boggling specifications. Physically speaking, the HD2 is a true monster. It is simply huge, and while no word on the actual dimensions it’s safe to assume that it will be very hard to pocket with its 4.3″ display which is just about one of the biggest displays in the mobile world (excluding a few models such as the HTC Athena or HTC Shift which tend to cross the mobile phone line). Another thing that is revolutionary about it is the fact that this is the first device to sport a capacitive touchscreen and run Windows Mobile at the same time. Thus it has been subtly branded “Windows Mobile 7 ready” giving us something to look forward to in Microsoft’s mobile future. The device is also supposed to support multitouch, albeit not natively, in windows, but rather in apps within the HTC Sense UI [formerly TouchFLO 3D].

This PDA’s internal spec sheet is nothing short of amazing. It’s powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and makes use of 448MBof RAM. This should provide a stable and fast enough platform for Windows (hopefully). As far as connectivity goes, the usual suspects are there such as WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS, with high-speed Internet access in the form of 7.2Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA completing the list. Of course, the device has a proximity sensor, a light sensor and an accelerometer, but these tend to become standard things in mobile phones, especially high-end ones such as the HTC HD2. As far as multimedia goes, a 5MP snapper and a 3.5mm audio jack complete the picture of the almost perfect PDA-phone.

The battery is quite big, though keeping in mind the quite long spec sheet, we have yet to see how well it will fare on the longevity front. It comes in a capacity of 1230mAh, while the old HTC Touch HD, with lower specs had a 1350mAh unit. There was no word on pricing, but we are about to find out, as the HD2 will be available to select carriers later this month.

Source: GSMArena

As part of their Open Screen Project, Adobe have rolled out the fresh new Flash Player 10.1 with a little twist: it’s multiplatform. Adobe claim that the new player will squeeze every bit of CPU and GPU power out of your handheld device running Android, Palm webOS, Windows Mobile, Symbian and Blackberry OS, along with running on computers sporting Linux, Mac OS and Windows. As part of the aforementioned Open Screen Project, the new player promises to allow the usage of Flash content directly from the OS’s file manager, web browser or streaming applications.

As far as interactivity goes, the browser-based runtime is going to allow viewing of just about any Flash content imaginable and support touch gestures (even going as far as multi-touch), accelerometer and stylus inputs. The new player will be available for Windows Mobile, Google Android, Palm webOS, Symbian and Blackberry OS, as well as for desktop Windows, Linux and Mac OS. No iPhone OS support, though. The beta is expected to arrive later this year.

Source: GSMArena